Core Balance TrainingReviews of corebalancetraining.com

This program delivered something that decades of searching did not. Chiro in particular was my only out with chronic back pain. A band aid at best as anyone who has relied on this method knows. Chiro has its place but knowledge is key. This program provides key info that transformed my relationship with my back problems.

I no longer have back pain because I spent 3 months doing exactly what was taught. I'm 64 years old and compete in ski racing and golf, I also spend a lot of time on mountain bikes. I have now started using my new understanding and strength in my sports with success.

Very well organized (progressive) lesson plan that is easy to follow. I could not believe that spending 15 mindful minutes in the morning would translate into all day awareness and habits, but it absolutely did for me. I highly recommend the core balance program.

The videos are always informative, easy to understand and delivered with kindness. I very much liked the pace and the careful step by step progression. I've tried a lot of other back pain training classes and this is the only one that has worked. The extra support is also wonderful, I really liked the ability to ask questions directly in the live Q&A sessions. Plus the customer support is real people who care.

I've had chronic C and T spine pain for nearly a decade. It's arthritis and stenosis way too early in life. While low back pain has not been my primary source of pain, I realize hip flexors and the low back are also connected to the upper spine, so I gave CBT a shot! Having gone through all back pain treatments imaginable in the past 10 years (including two C spine surgeries), I cannot thank Dr. Ryan enough for sharing his knowledge with me through CBT. He makes it feel so personal to each person in CBT. I would encourage anyone with back pain (even if it's cervical or thoracic) to consider CBT. The body is all inter-related, and Dr. Ryan seems to know the body better than any. CBT is life changing for sure! Thanks to Dr. Ryan and his entire team!

I was very enthusiastic about starting his course and had signed up with my CC for the 14day trial- with $197.00 to be charged after (although at first it wasn't clear to me it would be every three months after initial charge). I got to module 4 and then the daily module emails stopped coming, curiously, the day before my CC was to be charged. There was a note on the site that indicated there was a problem and that now you would only get the next module after completion of the previous (by clicking on "Lesson Complete"). I did this but for the last two days a message would appear "coming soon" for the next mod. Finally, I decided to cancel- the convoluted website that sent me in circles and change in the email delivery made me wary. It's a shame, as I get the vibe he's sincere- and I think the movements were beginning to help. I just don't want to be taken for $197. **UPDATE: In addition to the feedback below I received an email from Austie at CBT and we have cleared things up. I'm amazed at the excellent communication and concern displayed by the staff and will start the process over.

I just posted the following to the CBT Student Hub, where members can ask questions and share experience with the program. Hi Friends, I wrote a lot in the beginning, then fell out of the habit, and now here I am in my final week of the program. Just an update and status report. The timing is very good to complete the first pass, because just yesterday I experienced what was a miracle for me. Four months ago I had to cancel participation in my first attempted half marathon run. I had trained too hard in too short a time, had a solid history of anterior pelvic tilt (which I always thought was normal), and a horrible record of no core strengthening or stretching. Running and beach muscle had gotten all the attention. This I believe added up to a lumbar disk herniation and branch nerve pinch that left me unable to stand or lay flat for more than 1 minute or so. More or less paralyzed for a solid month. It really took most of that month for the diagnosis, then I got some steroidal relief, the herniation began to self rectify, and I began Core Balance Training to correct all the things that weren't there to support my normal training. The way I initially felt, I fully expected a whole year to go by before running again, or as many suggested, that at age 66, my running days were over. Well, about a month into CBT, two months after injury, I took my first light steps on a treadmill. And yesterday, I completed my first ever half marathon with a time of 2:03:27. For my age, that is a reasonable time for a full length, 12 or more weeks, of hard optimal training. So really, this seems amazing to me, and I wish all here similar good healing fortune. I can't give CBT full credit for the body's wonderful ability to heal itself. But I am convinced that from the first week, CBT put my spine into an environment where it could heal itself the fastest, and withstand training forces which would otherwise slow or reverse that healing. I enthusiastically look forward to repeating the program at least once. I will appreciate the elementary details more, having experienced the entire program, and I definitely still have spots to focus on where I have significant difficulty. Will try to stay in touch better too! - Doug

Following the CBT program exceeds - in quality and in outcomes - all the other efforts I have made in the last two years to overcome my sciatic-like issues. I had no real back pain but crippling stiffness— coupled with insanely painful thigh muscle contractions that made life impossible to manage by any standards. I've had two years of sleep-deprived nights, awakening every hour (sometimes even more often) with excruciating cramping pain. Straightening out my legs took 20 minutes when I got out of bed and also every time I sat down for more than 15 minutes. I daresay the idea of dying (I am 67) seemed to pull at me during the darkest hours of this 2 year ordeal... MRI's showed bursitis and tendonitis in the groin area plus severe stenosis at L-3, L-4 but not severe enough for any neurologist (I saw 4) to suggest a laminectomy or any back surgery, at least not before trying everything else... which I did. I tried Chriropractic, Orthobionomy, Feldencrais, Kineseology, acupuncture, PT, including one specialized in pelvic floor issues — The results were always two steps forward, followed by one and and 9/10th steps back! The more I improved, the worse the immediate relapse and increase in pain. My legs were so sensitive they often responded to touch with spasms. I was at my wits end. Within the first four days of the CBT’s free trial period (I was desperate, trying anything and everything that showed promise) I could barely assume the beginner floor positions without going into leg cramps. But I did feel subtle improvements and was reminded to « slow down » not try harder. Now I'm on week four and, unbelievably, getting my life back again. My pain levels are down by 70% and I can sleep three hours (instead of barely one) without awakening in pain. My cramps are completely gone and my recovery from stiffness after sitting or sleeping takes two or three minutes to shake off, instead of 20. Core Balancing hit the nail on the head for me. It’s the 10% effort rule that saved me, again and again. I finally understood that it was not about "muscling through" but about developing a clear awareness of how I am using my muscles, and which ones, specifically. How had I gotten so out of balance in the first place? Walking in an unnatural fashion to compensate for an arthritic hip that finally got fixed ten years too late! I am now back to a nearly normal life where I no longer feel exhausted because of constant pain. I have full, long days without running out of energy. I am getting things done and feel inspired again by the good things life has to offer. This CBT has been a game changer for me. I am doing everything to let everyone know how absolutely spot on this program is for anyone experiencing ANY back-related symptoms. What is so fundamental to know is how it’s balanced muscle tone that keeps the spine in place and able to heal, not the other way around! To resolve my « pinched nerve » I had to use my muscles in a way that would bring support (and the chance to heal) to my spine! What a concept completely upside down from anything I had ever heard from conventional medicine. The analogy of how a tent stays up- coupled with knowing how each body movement and every posture is regulated by two equal and opposing sets of muscles —the tent strings—was really pivotal for an understanding of what my body needed to get back its healthy core balance. It doesn’t really serve much to explain it—the CBT program made me experience it, to become viscerally aware of it, so that the constant awareness would eventually become pure habit, maintained without thinking… Surgery is completely off the table for me now. I’ve even cancelled the second steroid injection I had scheduled for my spine because my pain levels are manageable and informing me of my actual progress! I'm finally 'out of the woods,' and back amongst the living (and the dancing!!!) I am walking without a cane but with a slight limp, and pretty much back to a normal schedule of my former daily activities. I am even coming out of retirement and returning to work— so strongly has my healthy energy returned! I had nearly given up, believing I might be doomed to a permanently handicapped life full of chronic suffering. Bless Dr Peebles for his groundbreaking, simple, and gentle approach, for his amazing customer support team, and for all the rich coaching offered on the platform with additional written and live Q & A forums online. I got hope back, and sufficient health for a rich and productive life for years to come- God willing!