Why Postural alignment is important
The human body has an optimal “blueprint,” based on a normal standing anatomical position. The body’s load-bearing joints at the shoulders, hip, knee, and ankles are meant to be properly aligned on a vertical and horizontal plane. The ear should sit directly over these joints, and the spine should form an S-shaped curve. Symmetrical postural alignment allows for optimal joint mobility and correct absorption and distribution of force throughout the body, alleviating unnecessary stress on the musculoskeletal system. Deviations from this optimal design arise from muscular imbalances in strength and/or flexibility
What does Postural Alignment Therapy Treat?
• Back and neck pain
• Herniated or degenerative discs
• Sciatica
• Stenosis, scoliosis, joint pain
• Arthritis, tendonitis
• Shoulder, elbow, or wrist pain
• Hip, knee, leg, or ankle pain
• Foot pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions
• Carpel tunnel syndrome
• Headaches, migraines, TMJ pain
• Age-related aches, pains and more
About The Egoscue Method...
Founded by Pete Egoscue in 1978, there are now more than 25 clinics around the world and several hundred affiliate practitioners working in individual clinic settings. Similar to chiropractic adjustments which manually realign the musculoskeletal system, this posturally-aligning modality uses a series of gentle exercises and stretches to correct misalignments and reintroduce proper body mechanics. Through performing individually-designed daily routines, clients take personal responsibility during their road to recovery. And, once postural deviations are corrected – by strengthening weak muscles and elongating tight or atrophied muscles, chronic pain is generally alleviated as muscles learn to perform their proper functions and to hold the body in a posturally-sound position.
A reduction in pain is often felt after just one session of postural therapy, however, a client’s full recovery is dependent on adherence to his or her daily exercise menu.
About Gina Edge
Gina Edge is a hiker, fitness enthusiast, low-carb cook, and musician with a passion for healthy living. She discovered the Egoscue Method while dealing with chronic back pain in her early twenties. After traditional modalities, including surgery, proved to be ineffective, it was Egoscue that ended up being her pathway to full recovery and a return to an active lifestyle. Wanting to help others who deal with chronic pain, Gina pursued training in the Egoscue Method at the Egoscue Headquarters clinic in San Diego in 2007. She went on to become an Egoscue “Gait Analysis Specialist.” Gina has also undergone advanced training in Postural Restoration, another innovative posturally-aligning modality which she incorporates into her Postural Therapy practice.
In her seventeen years of practicing Postural Alignment Therapy, Gina receives great satisfaction assisting her clients in becoming pain-free. She encourages them to actively take charge of their own recovery by consistently performing the exercises that she provides for them, learning to gauge and modify their daily activities so as to not exacerbate their symptoms, and understanding how their musculoskeletal alignment and functionality affects their ability to live pain-free.
Gina is also trained as a Pilates Mat Instructor through Power Pilates, maintains massage therapy licensure through Oregon (LMT #13849), and has a Personal Trainer Certification and Corrective Exercise Specialist Certification through NASM. Also a singer-songwriter, Gina received her master’s degree in Music and Songwriting in Bath, England in 2011. A native Oregonian, she has traveled extensively throughout South and Southeast Asia and moved to Maui in 2023, where she currently resides.