Krista Bray Posture Therapy

My Experience with Chronic Pain

Not long ago, I was in chronic pain. I walked with a cane after a spinal fusion surgery failed to end searing back and sciatic pain. Over the years, my pain was diagnosed at various times as spondylolisthesis, fractured vertebra, herniated discs, arthritis, stenosis, degenerative disc disease, edema, bad luck and bad genes.

I was otherwise healthy and only in my 20s! I had tried every treatment I could find. I was dependent on a cocktail of mind numbing medications, some of which led to side effects and more medication to treat the side effects. And I was still hurting.

Instead of having a second surgery as advised, I took responsibility for and control of my health and well being—starting with correcting my posture. After one session of Egoscue, I no longer needed a cane. Within six visits, I was willing and able to touch my toes. Within six months, I could run again.

My Life Today

I am no longer in pain or living in fear. I make decisions without worrying about impending pain, disability, financial ruin or the dreaded uncertainty of whether I can put on my own socks without ending up in the hospital.

These days I am active, relaxed, and out of pain. When I’m not at the studio working with patients, you can find me putting my own shoes and socks on with ease, biking around town, hiking with my fiancé Casey, dancing, playing with my nephews, carrying my own groceries from the farmers’ market, and occasionally just relaxing at the beach reading a good book.

How I can help you

I help my clients empower themselves to take charge of their health through personalized programs of exercise and stretching. Together with simple techniques for how to sit, stand, bend, lift, and lie down in comfort, these approaches help restore your body to proper alignment and alleviate pain. When your body is in balance, you’ll be able to resume your normal activities, move freely and live a full life.

The exercise and stretching programs can easily be done without aid and in the comfort of your own home. Most require no equipment. Exercises that use equipment can often be done with everyday household items like a chair, stepladder or pillow. Guidelines for movement can be done immediately without equipment.

Education/Certifications

I hold advanced certification as a Posture Alignment Specialist II and Accredited Exercise Therapist through Egoscue University. I have trained and worked as an Exercise Therapist at Egoscue Clinics in San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and most recently in Denver, where I served as Lead Therapist and Clinic Director.

My primary focus in working with clients is based on the Egoscue Method. As an Approved Provider, I utilize the ePete software system developed in Egoscue clinics. I also incorporate techniques from the Balance Method into clients’ therapy programs.

I am eager to work with patients who are in pain, as I once was. If you have questions about how posture therapy can help you, please call.