Elaine Petrone developed her method of stress and pain reduction from her own experience with chronic pain. Ms. Petrone is the author of the bestselling book The Miracle Ball Method(TM), as well as The Miracle Ball Method(TM) for Pregnancy and Portable Miracle Ball Method(TM), published by Workman Press. Her first book, The Miracle Ball Method(TM) has been translated into several languages and has sold nearly 2 million copies globally.