back ache that just kept increasing it hurt especially when i trained so i took a break from shooting even exercising i went to physical therapists but their treatment only helped a little as the pain would return the moment i took up my rifle and got into position it was clearly specific to my profession i got depressed as i thought my shooting career was over then i heard about vardan from a fellow olympian as a competitive shooter my posture and stability are very important to my success and accuracy the fm therapist at vardan told me that both these areas were less than optimal stiffness in my rib cage and poor recruitment of my midback musculature limited my ability to hold my scapula in an efficient position years of standing with a forward shift of my pelvis caused compression in the pelvic joint and inhibited the ability of my core muscles to contract efficiently my therapist identified the exact spot on my back without even an xray using just his hands and treated the pain at its root through manual treatment specific exercise to improve my stability strength and endurance and training in postural mechanics i have found a better way to do what i have always done shoot and i am so happy that i didnt have to go abroad for this treatment sandeep nair 42 knee pain my main problem was knee pain for the last 3 years though i also had backache the knee pain made it difficult for me to use the stairs drive squat or sometimes even go for long walks i tried everything from the temporary relief of ayurvedic massages and homeopathic pain remedies to crazy naturopathy diets i got a scare when doctor wanted to insert a probe in my knee after an inconclusive mri so when i read about noninvasive fmt at vardan i decided to try it even though i didnt believe it would work i wasnt initially impressed by my fm therapists analysis that i had a very dysfunctional ankle which was the driver of my knee pain but since i wanted to go to ladakh on painkillers if need be i decided to give it a shot the therapist set about treating my ankle and from the second session itself the improvement was dramatic the knee pain intensity decreased i underwent 3 more fmt sessions for correction of pelvic girdle dysfunction and mobilization of soft tissues in the knee and patella before i could be pain free other physical therapies rely on heat to relax muscles and relieve pain but fmt gets to the root of the problem to resolve it my nagging pain is gone and yes i trekked in ladakh painfree vishal shinde 21 leg pain i had severe pain in my left leg and hip for 11 months and was unable to sit for more than an hour or walk for more than a km at