Synopses & Reviews
Take two--they're small. And they perform miracles. Suffering a career-ending, potentially crippling injury to her back and right leg, a young dancer named Elaine Petrone tried everyone from orthopedists to yogis to turn her pain and prognosis around. Nothing worked--until she healed herself through a unique program of therapy and exercise based around the use of two small, squishy balls. From there she turned her passion into a mission hat is helping the thousands of people who visit her classes conquer pain, stress, and injury. Now, for relief for sufferers everywhere, comes THE MIRACLE BALL METHOD, a healing kit containing two miracle balls and a fully illustrated book, all packaged together in an attention-getting clear plastic cylinder. The work itself is simple. Take a sore back: By resting your aching back on the grapefruit-sized balls and letting your body sink into them, you're "unworking the muscles that hurt. Pain and tension drain out of the body. Petrone shows how proper breathing (which she demonstrates) works in conjunction with a range of "unexercises that call for placing the balls under the back, head, knees, hip, elbow--wherever relief can come in surprising ways: Lower back pain may be helped by placing the ball under your neck, or a bad knee might be helped by hip work. It's a revolutionary program of relief, from head to toe.
Review
"This is the book that could change your body and the way you live your life...Go get this book and start enjoying your life!"
--Fit Magazine
"Place the deceptively simple Miracle Ball under a trouble spot and sink into--aches actually melt away."
--Self
"Offers a no-impact routine."
--Parade
"You'll ease the pain and tension of injuries and alleviate soreness and stiffness in muscles and joints."
--Fitness
Review
“This is the book that could change your body and the way you live your life…Go get this book and start enjoying your life!”
—Fit Magazine
“Place the deceptively simple Miracle Ball under a trouble spot and sink into—aches actually melt away.”
—Self
“Offers a no-impact routine.”
—Parade
“You’ll ease the pain and tension of injuries and alleviate soreness and stiffness in muscles and joints.”
—Fitness
“Elaine’s method greatly relaxes my tight neck muscles and helps to elongate the spine. I highly recommend it.”
–Christine M. Metz, M.D., Internal Medicine, Gilmore Memorial Hospital, Armory, MS
“My patients have seen great results. I love it myself; I gave the balls to my husband, and he has finally stopped complaining about his back pain.”
–Sally Garhart, M.D., Occupational and Internal Medicine, Bedford Occupational and Acute Care, Bedford, NH“After taking just one of Elaine’s ball therapy classes, I was asymptomatic for the first time in 15 years. I now recommend it to all of my patients.”
– Fred Jones, D.C., Sunshine Chiropractic and Wellness, Merrick, nY“I highly recommend Elaine’s method to relieve back pain caused by stress and tension. My patients find it very helpful for self-management of their symptoms.”
–Janet Freedman, M.D., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Rehabilitation Center of Southwestern Connecticut at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT“After suffering a back injury while playing high-school sports, I spent the next 20 years experiencing episodes of severe back pain. Then I tried Elaine’s method, and I am happy to report I am free of pain.
–Elliot Zelevansky, Ph.D., Licensed psychologist, private practice, New Canaan, CT
Synopsis
Elaine Petrone was a dancer who badly injured her leg. She was told she might never walk again. So she went on a quest to heal herself starting with doctors and chiropractors, then with yogis and other bodywork professionals. In the end, she invented her own system of pain relief that not only worked to heal her leg, but also relieved stress and reshaped her body. Pain relief, stress relief, and a way to look thinner. Sounds too good to be true, but Elaine Petrone's miracle balls program really delivers. Her system has delivered relief to thousands of patients who have taken her classes in New York City, and now thousands more she is reaching through her work at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. Her work is endorsed by doctors and physical therapists there. The method is simple: Weight plus breathing equals relief. That is to say you put a ball under the part of your body that hurts, breath (sounds automatic, but in fact most of us hold our breath most of the time), and let the weight of your body be absorbed by the ball. In a way, you can think of the ball as a magnet for anxiety and pain--the stress is sucked out of your body and into the ball as your muscles release their tension. This book delivers a complete program for relief all over your body from head to toe.
Synopsis
Pain relief from head to toe.
The Miracle Ball Method is a proven, effective healing kit, including two balls and a fully illustrated book of exercises and techniques for pain and stress relief.
The Method. This revolutionary program uses controlled breathing, two squishy balls, and simple exercises of rolling and rotating to heal everything from a bad knee to a stressed-out back. The key is to let gravity do all the work.
The Balls. Take two--they're small. Made out of a durable, yielding, nontoxic PVC, the balls are sized to tuck under strategic parts of your body, including back, neck, head, knees, hip, and elbow. Like magnets, they draw out pain and tension.
Elaine Petrone. After suffering a career-ending, potentially crippling injury to her back and right leg, a young dancer named Elaine Petrone turned to everyone from orthopedists to yogis to heal her injuries. Nothing worked--until she developed her own program of therapy. Elaine's simple program and the classes she teaches in the Miracle Ball Method have helped thousands of people conquer pain, stress, and injury.
Synopsis
The life-changing pain relief kit--just lie on the balls
No pain, all gain. Get on the ball. Breathe deeply. And let the weight of your body do the rest. Based on one essential truth--you simply cannot help but get results when you reduce muscle tension--The Miracle Ball Method uses a carefully created program of "un-exercise" to heal an aching back, stiff neck, TMJ, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, headache, even carpal tunnel syndrome. Head to toe, it's a breakthrough program of relief.
About the Author
Elaine Petrone developed her Miracle Ball method out of her own experiences with chronic pain. In addition to her books, she's written for and been featured in
Fitness,
Vogue,
Woman's Day,
Glamour,
Redbook,
Self,
Elle,
Town & Country, and
Harper's Bazaar.&