Case studies

The full arc, in their words.

Member check-ins are the moments. These are the journeys. Each story is one member’s recovery from start to where they are now, what they tried before, what they did at Pain Academy, and what changed.

Mary, after one year of daily practice
1 year · daily practice · Foundations

Mary · One year of small daily actions

Years of all-or-nothing efforts. Then a year of small daily actions changed everything.

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Reggie, before and after the Scoliosis Method
Ongoing · Scoliosis Method

Reggie · Severe scoliosis, no pain

A severe curve on the X-ray, no pain at all. Reggie came in because his body felt imbalanced.

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Younghoe Koo, before and after 10 months of off-field practice
10 months · Athlete recovery

Younghoe Koo · NFL kicker, Atlanta Falcons

A 97% field goal accuracy in 2020. Years of one-sided power had finally caught up with his body.

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Sam, before and after working with the Scoliosis Method
Ongoing · Scoliosis + Nervous System

Sam · Scoliosis + chronic pain

Even after we reduced her curve, the pain stayed. The deeper work was teaching her body it was safe.

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Aliya, before and after a year of the Scoliosis Method
12 months · 1-year promise · Scoliosis Method

Aliya · A decade with scoliosis

Ten years of avoiding mirrors and photos. A one-year promise to herself that finally stuck.

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Kevin, before and after years of consistent practice
Multi-year recovery · Disc + Spine Recovery

Kevin · A ruptured disc, recovered

Decades of back pain, then a severe disc rupture in 2017. “A guy I barely recognize.”

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Maya, before and after with her curve dropping from 24° to 13.5°
Ongoing · 24° → 13.5° · Scoliosis Method

Maya · Scoliosis at fifteen

A 24-degree curve in early teens. The doctors said watch and wait. The fear weighed more than the curve.

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Chris, before and after recovering from a catastrophic low-back flare
Months · Calm + Rebuild · Lower Back Relief

Chris · Decades of sitting, full recovery

Decades of long workdays, then a catastrophic flare. He was using his hands on his thighs to stand.

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Nick, before and after the mid-back knot resolved
Ongoing · Hip + Mid-back Recovery

Nick · The stubborn mid-back knot

A stubborn knot in the middle of his back nobody could touch. The problem wasn’t where it hurt.

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Carlos, before and after the full-body method
Ongoing · Full-body Method

Carlos · The neck wasn’t the problem

Years of neck pain that wouldn’t quit. Turns out his neck was paying for everyone else’s job.

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