New Book Uncovers the Cause of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

BOSTON - Jan. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Clinical Somatic Educator Sarah St. Pierre published a new book on January 23rd entitled Why We're in Pain. In the book, St. Pierre explains what causes most musculoskeletal pain and degeneration and how we can prevent, alleviate and eliminate our pain with Clinical Somatic Education.

St. Pierre, a co-owner of Somatic Movement Center, is passionate about helping people learn how to get out of pain. “Most people experience chronic pain and physical degeneration because of the way that they habitually use their bodies,” says St. Pierre. “The way that we stand and move is determined by deeply learned muscular patterns, and the best way to prevent pain and damage to our bodies is to change these patterns.”

The fact that the way we habitually use our bodies leads to pain and degeneration is not news. Many health professionals recognize this fact, yet they continue to try to fix musculoskeletal problems by manipulating the structure of the body instead of addressing the function—how the nervous system is telling the body to stand and move. When their techniques have limited success, they chalk it up to overuse or old age and assume that there is nothing that can be done.

The life-changing news that St. Pierre discusses in the book is the fact that we have the ability to change habitual muscular patterns through an active learning process. In Clinical Somatic Education lessons, students learn how to release chronically held muscular contraction by resetting the sensory-motor feedback loop which maintains our resting level of muscle tension. Next, students learn integrative full-body movements which teach natural, efficient movement patterns. Lastly, students are taught how to improve their posture and proprioception with sitting and standing exercises.

Clinical Somatic Education stands out among therapeutic modalities and pain relief techniques because it is built upon the principle that people must learn how to take care of themselves. At each lesson, students learn self-care exercises which are to be practiced at home daily. With regular practice of the self-care exercises, students are able to continue to make progress on their own at home without having to attend ongoing lessons.

Why We're in Pain is currently available for Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook.

Visit http://www.somaticmovementcenter.com to learn more about Why We're in Pain and Clinical Somatic Education.