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    The MELT Method: A Breakthrough Self-Treatment System to Eliminate Chronic Pain, Erase the Signs of Aging, and Feel Fantastic in Just 10 Minutes a Day!

    The MELT Method: A Breakthrough Self-Treatment System to Eliminate Chronic Pain, Erase the Signs of Aging, and Feel Fantastic in Just 10 Minutes a Day!

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    by Sue Hitzmann

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      ISBN-13: 9780062065377
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Publication date: 01/29/2013
    • Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 320
    • File size: 6 MB

    Sue Hitzmann, M.S., C.S.T., N.M.T., is a nationally recognized somatic-movement educator and manual therapist. Her decades of practice, research,and study of anatomical science and alternative therapies have culminated in the creation of the MELT Method®, a revolutionary approach to pain-free fitness and longevity. She lives in New York City.

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    The MELT Method

    By Sue Hitzmann

    HarperCollins Publishers

    Copyright © 2013 Sue Hitzmann
    All rights reserved.
    ISBN: 978-0-06-206535-3
    9
    What Really Causes Pain?
    Imagine this is your average day: you wake up in the morning after a great night's
    sleep. You feel refreshed, alert, and ready for your day. You walk with a bounce in
    your step, and your body feels light and vibrant. You smile. People mention how great
    you look and notice your boundless energy. The demands of your day don't over-
    whelm you, and stress rolls off your shoulders. It's effortless to connect with and be
    generous to your loved ones—and even to strangers. You sit, stand, and move in a
    relaxed way. You are not nagged by thoughts about how your body feels. You live in
    the present moment and easily say yes to new experiences.
    Is this what your average day feels like? If you have pain, your answer is probably
    no. Maybe you don't call it pain. Maybe you call it discomfort, tension, or something
    that doesn't feel quite right. Being pain-free is a necessary component of good health.
    It's much easier to live a good life when you feel good. You may attribute how you feel
    to your lifestyle, age, or genetics. But now it's time to look at the whole picture.
    I am here to tell you that you can live pain-free.
    I don't want you to have to waste another day or dollar on trying to figure out why
    you have pain or discomfort. I'm going to teach you how to sense it, address it, and
    eliminate it. The solution is simple. I am going to share a new way of looking at the
    body's design and teach you how to use that information so you never have to look for
    another pain solution again. Even if you feel you have the right diet, water, supple-
    ments, exercise routine, meditation practice, mattress, massage therapist, and
    integrative or holistic doctors—you haven't tried this yet. I've got the secret to pain-
    free living, and it's within you.

    10
    T H E M E LT METHOD
    For all of the billions of dollars spent on trying to eliminate pain and discomfort, you
    would think that the mystery of pain would have been solved by now. But the statistics
    show otherwise. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that pain affects more
    Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer do combined. It is the most
    common reason individuals seek medical care, costing Americans more than $100
    billion each year. According to the American Pain Society, pain is the second leading
    cause of medically related work absenteeism, resulting in more than 50 million lost
    workdays each year. The NIH also reports that one in three Americans suffers from
    some type of chronic or lasting pain, and approximately two-thirds have been living
    with this pain for more than five years. That means that more than 100 million people
    in the United States are living with chronic pain—and, based on my practice and
    experience, I believe that this estimate is low.
    Pain affects your quality of life on every level. One in three Americans loses more
    than twenty hours of sleep each month because of pain, according to the National
    Sleep Foundation. It's not surprising that pain and discomfort can cause anxiety,
    worry, and mood swings. Ask your coworkers, friends, or family whether they have
    chronic pain. You'll probably be amazed by the number of people you know who
    spend a lot of time and energy worrying about, managing, or trying to ignore pain. I've
    found that many people who make investments of time, energy, and money to do all
    the “right,” healthy things still experience daily pain and discomfort.
    You Can Live Without Pain
    Living a pain-free life is an amazing feeling. Ironically, it is hard to truly appreciate how
    great it feels to be pain-free unless you've experienced an ongoing ache, pain, or
    discomfort. I know about enduring pain firsthand. Over a decade ago, I was at the
    height of success in my career as an international fitness presenter and instructor and
    seemed to be in perfect health. Yet I had debilitating pain in my right foot. I had a
    master's degree in exercise science, multiple fitness certifications, advanced training
    in neuromuscular therapy, and experience as a research intern in kinesiology at New
    York—Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. I thought I knew everything there was
    to know about the human body and about how to stay fit, healthy, and active. Yet I
    couldn't get relief or answers from anyone, including New York City doctors.
    I was only in my twenties. My fitness career was threatened, and my quality of life
    was in decline. I continually asked myself, my peers, and my teachers, “Why is this

    11
    WHAT R E A L LY C A U S E S PA I N ?
    happening? What is causing all this pain? Is my body failing me?” My search for
    understanding and my quest to heal my own pain led me to an unexpected answer:
    My body wasn't failing me; it was desperately trying to get my attention. I did not
    recognize what I now know to be easily recognizable signs. I knew so much about
    the human body, yet the solution to my pain had nothing to do with what I knew.
    Ultimately, I found therapies that helped heal my pain, yet the methods were
    unexplainable scientifically. I needed to understand what was creating the positive
    changes in my body, so the search for the true cause of pain continued. I stumbled
    upon research that was just starting to answer my questions. It was a revelation to
    me. My questions had answers, and the answers were based on new science. It was
    as if I had cracked an egg I had been tapping for years. The discoveries and insights
    that led to the resolution of my pain also changed my career and led me to a new,
    overriding question:
    How do I live a healthy, active, pain-free lifestyle for my whole life?
    (Continues...)
    Excerpted from The MELT Method by Sue Hitzmann. Copyright © 2013 Sue Hitzmann. Excerpted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
    All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
    Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.

    Table of Contents

    Foreword v

    Introduction 1

    Part 1

    1 What Really Causes Pain? 9

    2 The Power of Connective Tissue 23

    3 The Missing Link 37

    Part 2

    4 Becoming a Hands-Off Bodyworker 49

    5 Reconnect 57

    6 Rebalance 73

    7 Rehydrate 93

    8 Release 117

    9 The Hand and Foot Treatment 127

    Part 3

    10 Getting Started with Your MELT Practice 145

    11 Rehydrate the Upper and Lower Body 171

    12 Release the Neck and Low Back 207

    Part 4

    13 MELT Maps 227

    14 MELT as Complementary Self-Care 257

    Conclusion 282

    Recommended Reading 284

    Acknowledgments 288

    Index 291

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    Release stuck stress with MELT

    Over a decade ago, Sue Hitzmann was at the height of her career as an international fitness presenter and instructor. She appeared to be in perfect health, yet she was experiencing debilitating pain in her foot. With a master's degree in exercise science and advanced training in neuromuscular therapy, she thought it would be easy to find out what was going on in her body, but even the most prominent doctors and physical therapists couldn't explain what was wrong. Although she was only in her twenties, Hitzmann's career was threatened and her quality of life was in decline.

    Hitzmann learned the hard way that diet, exercise, and muscular strength are not the foundation of a healthy, pain-free body. As she sought the true source of her pain, she radically changed her focus from fitness to hands-on bodywork.

    In her quest to live an active, pain-free life, she became fascinated by the emerging science of connective tissue, or fascia, which surrounds all aspects of your body, including your muscles, bones, nerves, and organs. The researchers she met were discovering that connective tissue—the system of the body that supports, protects, and stabilizes—was responsive, adaptable, and renewable. What Hitzmann came to realize is that connective tissue dehydration is the underlying cause of the daily aches, stiffness, and strain that leads to pain, as well as weight gain, sleep problems, and many other seemingly unrelated issues. Through her personal exploration and private practice, she developed the MELT Method.

    MELT can help you fall asleep more easily and sleep more soundly, have more energy during the day, improve your posture, reduce stress and tension, shed excess body fat, and reduce cellulite.

    While it may seem too good to be true, it's worked for more than 50,000 people. And now it can work for you. Live your best, most youthful and vibrant life possible. Free yourself of chronic pain and be healthy and active with MELT!

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