Larger view, "Tucking the Tailbone" image
Left: “Condition III” as described by Pete Egoscue Right: Unnamed teacher with student
From: Healing through Motion by Pete Egoscue
Back and shoulders out of alignment = Neck & Shoulder pain Head juts forward and succumbs to the force of gravity Forward rounding/ dropping of shoulders Both hips tilted under Back of hands showing in front Sore feet and ankles
Tucking the tailbone = "satellite dish hips"
Condition III: As explained by Egoscue,
- Traditionally found mostly in women, but now also in more and more men
- Grows out of weakness –– body succumbs to pull of gravity
Peter Egoscue, from The Egoscue Method: Healing through Motion
