Will it help me?
Pain or Posture problems: pain makes us tighten muscles and compress our bodies, which just makes pain worse and produces a bent posture. Learn how to release your unnecessary muscular tension to release the pressure, expand and find a lighter way to be yourself.
Rehabilitation: recover your mobility, strength and co-ordination after surgery, injury or illness.
People affected by ME or Long Covid benefit from the gentle hands-on work while sitting or lying down.
Tension, stress or anxiety: become calmer so you feel less stressed or tense. Learn strategies to help you relax and sleep better.
Existing symptoms and conditions: the Parkinson's Disease Society and the National Osteoporosis Society, amongst others, recommend AT because it controls symptoms and is safe to use.
Performance and movement: learn to function with greater ease. Improve your efficiency and reduce your risk of injury.
I've taught many performers and sports/fitness enthusiasts and I'm registered with the London Singing Institute:
https://www.londonsinginginstitute.co.uk/alexander-technique/
"Learning the AT has made me feel more balanced in myself and improved my posture and spacial awareness."
Fiona Steadman, Pilates teacher
Clinical Research into Alexander technique:
The AT is supported by clinical research. The largest studies include:
Neck pain: York University 2016.
Patients with years of non-specific neck pain improved permanently with 20 AT lessons. This large study was funded by Arthritis Research UK and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Chronic pain: St. Michael's Hospital Pain Clinic, Bristol 2012. Patients dramatically reduced their medication for chronic pain with 6 AT lessons over three weeks.
Back pain: The British Medical Journal (BMJ) 2008.
Hundreds of patients with chronic low back pain gained 80% sustained improvement after 24 AT lessons over a few weeks. This comparative controlled trial showed AT lessons are more effective than massage, gentle exercise or normal GP care.
It was NHS funded.
See the back pain research here BMJ
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