Posture Alignment [Paperback]

Paul D'Arezzo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

A clear, easy-to-read book on the importance of posture or body alignment in maintaining appearance, physical function, and preventing muscle and joint pain and disability particularly as we grow older. Book includes postural self-assessment and over one hundred exercises in various short menus to correct and maintain proper body alignment.

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About the Author

Paul D'Arezzo, M.D. is a board-certified emergency physician having practiced in Virginia, Florida, Hawaii, and Colorado. Over many years after seeing countless patients with muscle and joint complaints, he became interested in the effects of body alignment on muscle and joint health and function. Combining his extensive medical background with yoga and other disciplines, he presents a clear case for the need for correcting and maintaining our posture. He is currently a postural alignment specialist residing in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Marcellina Mountain Press (July 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0972907904
• ISBN-13: 978-0972907903
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Noticed a Dramatic Diffrence in how I feel in just three weeks., July 19, 2006

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voldemae "want a kidney?" (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Posture Alignment (Paperback)

The Author of this book coaches you through everything in the simplest terms possible. The basic theory of the book is that our bones become misaligned (forward head or twisted pelvis for example) because our muscles become stiff and weak from lack of use. our bones actually shift when they are weak to acomodate the demands placed on our bodies.

To be more specific, we have pairs of muscles on either side of our joints that move them in opposite directions, whether it be our hips wrists, Knees shoulders ect. When we use our joints, the muscles on one side contract and the muscles on the other relax. Muscle imbalances on both side of a joint cause the bone to be pulled out of alignment.

I have seen many people-- even before I read this book--with forward heads, feet that were tilted outwards like a duck or excesivly inward and shoulders that were uneven. The goal of alignment is to get our bodies back into their proper sympatry and thus restore function and mobility to our joints.

a forward neck for example, puts strain on your shoulders, upper back and neck which limits its mobility, and requires greater energy to maintain. Every postural misalignment puts strain on other parts of the body, thus using unessesary energy. Arezo teaches you how to access yourself for misalignments and then tells you exactly how to fix them with exercises. He guides you through step by step with clear illustrations for every exercise. At most they will take you half an hour. He has different exercise menus for different postural misalignments. He even has short menus that help overall alignment.

The great thing about Posture Alignment is that the author tells you exactly how you will feel after doing the exercises and what to expect from them. This is really the least intensive and effective home solution for anyone with postural problems.

He makes good sense. This is the best sum of money I have ever spent in a personal effort to correct my own postural problems and back pain. I couldn't have asked for anything more.

The Posture Alignment theory, has proved its worth in working wonders for my posture and how I feel. I am very surprised that I can feel the difference, and others can see the difference in such a short time.

I cannot in good conscience give this anything but what it deserves. Five stars.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Posture Alignment, December 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Posture Alignment (Paperback)

The only book I have read that speaks to people in layman's terms regarding a very important health issue of our time. The author"tells it like it is" with humor& honesty. The last sections with "do it yourself" home exercise programs is a real bonus for people trying to figure out where to start in their quest to improve their health! tl, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASS'T.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coached in easy-to-follow lay reader's terms, November 15, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Posture Alignment (Paperback)

Certified emergency physician Paul D'Arezzo MD draws upon his many years of expertise and experience in Posture Alignment: The Missing Link In Health And Fitness, a self-help and fitness guide for improving the reader's posture to combat muscle or join pain and maintain maximum function and activity as one ages. Highly recommended reading for anyone having posture-based health problems, the simple exercises to correct and maintain personal posture, presented with medical knowledge and insight coached in easy-to-follow lay reader's terms fill the pages of this superb supplemental resource for healthy living.