• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Breaking Muscle

Breaking Muscle

Breaking Muscle

  • Fitness
  • Workouts
    • Best Shoulder Workouts
    • Best Chest Workouts
    • Best Leg Workouts
    • Best Leg Exercises
    • Best Biceps Exercises
    • Best Kettlebell Exercises
    • Best Back Workouts
    • Best HIIT Workouts
    • Best Triceps Exercises
    • Best Arm Workouts
  • Reviews
    • Supplements
      • Best Pre-Workout
      • Best BCAAs
      • Best Testosterone Boosters
      • Best Bodybuilding Supplements
      • Best Creatine
      • Best Supplements for Weight Loss
      • Best Multivitamins
      • Best Collagen Supplement
      • Best Probiotic
      • Best Non-Stim Pre-Workout
      • Best Greens Powder
      • Best Magnesium Supplements
    • Protein
      • Best Protein Powder
      • Best Whey Protein
      • Best Protein Powders for Muscle Gain
      • Best Tasting Protein Powder
      • Best Vegan Protein
      • Best Mass Gainer
      • Best Protein Shakes
      • Best Organic Protein Powder
      • Best Pea Protein Powder
      • Best Protein Bars
    • Strength Equipment
      • Best Home Gym Equipment
      • Best Squat Racks
      • Best Barbells
      • Best Weightlifting Belts
      • Best Weight Benches
      • Best Functional Trainers
      • Best Dumbbells
      • Best Adjustable Dumbbells
      • Best Kettlebells
      • Best Resistance Bands
      • Best Trap Bars
    • Cardio Equipment
      • Best Cardio Machines
      • Best Rowing Machines
      • Best Treadmills
      • Best Weighted Vests
      • Concept2 RowErg Review
      • Hydrow Wave Review
      • Best Jump Ropes
  • News
  • Exercise Guides
    • Legs
      • Back Squat
      • Bulgarian Split Squat
      • Goblet Squat
      • Zercher Squat
      • Standing Calf Raise
      • Hack Squat
    • Chest
      • Bench Press
      • Dumbbell Bench Press
      • Close-Grip Bench Press
      • Incline Bench Press
    • Shoulders
      • Overhead Dumbbell Press
      • Lateral Raise
    • Arms
      • Chin-Up
      • Weighted Pull-Up
      • Triceps Pushdown
    • Back
      • Deadlift
      • Trap Bar Deadlift
      • Lat Pulldown
      • Inverted Row
      • Bent-Over Barbell Row
      • Single-Arm Dumbbell Row
      • Pendlay Row
Fitness

Banish Pain Permanently: Correct Your Alignment

After being in a wheelchair for almost a year, I realized my problem was a simple alignment issue. Once this was corrected, my pain was gone.

Maryann Berry

Written by Maryann Berry Last updated on Nov 22, 2021

In the twelve years I have worked in the fitness industry, I have observed a lack of effectiveness in the techniques used by most athletes to combat chronic pain. Today I am on a mission to set some things straight with regard to what it takes to address pain issues effectively.

In the twelve years I have worked in the fitness industry, I have observed a lack of effectiveness in the techniques used by most athletes to combat chronic pain. Today I am on a mission to set some things straight with regard to what it takes to address pain issues effectively.

My training and background in pain relief is simple. I healed myself after being in a wheelchair for almost a year. After visiting over twenty health care practitioners, undergoing arthroscopic surgery to my hip, and still not getting better, I finally realized my problem was nothing other than a simple alignment issue. Once my alignment was corrected, my pain was gone. It was that simple. It was that mind-blowingly simple.

This perspective allows me to see the bigger picture of posture when working with myself and my clients. I don’t get caught up in the complicated details of the symptoms, which is a mistake I see many fitness and medical practitioners make today.

The Pain Stops Here

This real-life training was reinforced when I completed a course at Egoscue University in San Diego, California, after which I earned the title Posture Alignment Specialist. I attribute 100 percent of the techniques I practice to Pete Egoscue and his therapy technique, which literally saved my life.

In terms of formal education, I have a psychology degree and multiple fitness certifications. This is the foundation upon which I have built my knowledge base. But I do not attribute my practical understanding of how to rid the body of pain and improve physical function to any of this training or education.

By no means am I a physical therapist, chiropractor, or even a doctor. Yet, my clients have gone through all forms of chiropractic care, practiced mobility techniques on themselves, and even gone to sports medicine doctors and physical therapists before coming to see me without getting better. Many people come to me with resignation and maybe a glimmer of hope that this will be their last stop. Most of the time, it is.

Now Is the Time

My intention with every video that I create and every article I write is to spread the wealth, and to teach others the simple, easy-to-apply methodologies and practices that have gotten me out of severe pain. The better you can understand these simple principles, the more power you have in combating chronic pain with your clients and yourself.

This video demonstrates how to assess where the body is misaligned, and how different parts of the body work together. The main takeaway points are:

  • Even if you don’t have pain, now is the time to diagnose your posture. You most likely have misalignments that can be problematic later on and can quickly be corrected.
  • Posture can improve easily and quickly, as we see with immediate shifts in Lindsay’s balance and alignment after performing one simple exercise.

Maryann Berry Setting The Stage Part II from Breaking Muscle on Vimeo.

Physics and Pain

Stay tuned for the third installment of this series, where I will further explicate the relationship between physics and pain and show you how to get physics to work in your favor instead of against you.

More Like This: 

  • Banish Pain Permanently: 3 Self Assessment Tools
  • 3 Simple Exercises to Combat Slumped Shoulders
  • How You’re Sabotaging Your Posture and Your Time in the Gym
  • New on Breaking Muscle Today

Photo courtesy of Jorge Huerta Photography.

Maryann Berry

About Maryann Berry

At the age of 27, Maryann Berry suffered from chronic hip pain that left her in a wheelchair, even after consulting with over twenty healthcare professionals and undergoing invasive hip surgery. Today, Maryann is fully recovered and has been wheelchair free for years.

Currently, Maryann is an Egoscue Certified Posture Alignment Specialist. Her clients have had unprecedented breakthroughs in pain relief, as well as other unexpected improvements in overall health, respiratory health, weight loss, and increased fitness levels. To find out more about Maryann’s programs, please visit www.realigntherapy.com.

View All Articles

Related Posts

Fergus Crawley 5K Run Tips Photo
Fergus Crawley Shares 5 Tips For Running a Better 5K
Actor Chris Hemsworth in gym performing dumbbell row
Chris Hemsworth Diagrams a Killer Upper Body Workout Fit For an Action Star
Hugh Jackman Deadpool 3 Workouts Spring:Winter 2023
Hugh Jackman Returns to Wolverine Condition in Workouts for “Deadpool 3”
Method Man Incline Dumbbell Presses December 2022
Check Out Rapper Method Man Cruising Through 120-Pound Incline Dumbbell Presses for 10 Reps

Primary Sidebar

Latest Articles

New Year’s Fitness Sales (2025)

XWERKS Motion BCAA Review (2025): A Registered Dietitian’s Honest Thoughts

Assault Fitness AssaultBike Pro X Review (2025): Assault’s Best Bike Yet?

13 Best Exercise Bikes for Home Gyms (2025)

Transparent Labs BCAA Glutamine Review (2025): The Key to Post-Workout Recovery?

Latest Reviews

Element 26 Hybrid Leather Weightlifting Belt

Element 26 Hybrid Leather Weightlifting Belt Review (2025)

Omre NMN + Resveratrol, Lifeforce Peak NMN, and partiQlar NMN on a red background

Best NMN Supplement: Fountain of Youth in a Bottle? (2025)

The Titan Series Adjustable Bench on a red background

Titan Series Adjustable Bench Review (2025)

A photo of the NordicTrack Select-a-Weight Dumbbells on a red background

NordicTrack Adjustable Dumbbell Review (2025): Are These Value Dumbbells Worth It?

woman lifting barbell

Be the smartest person in your gym

The Breaking Muscle newsletter is everything you need to know about strength in a 3 minute read.

I WANT IN!

Breaking Muscle is the fitness world’s preeminent destination for timely, high-quality information on exercise, fitness, health, and nutrition. Our audience encompasses the entire spectrum of the fitness community: consumers, aficionados, fitness professionals, and business owners. We seek to inform, educate and advocate for this community.

  • Reviews
  • Healthy Eating
  • Workouts
  • Fitness
  • News

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS Feed

© 2025 · Breaking Muscle · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy · Affiliate Disclaimer · Accessibility · About