There have been many studies carried out on the efficacy of the Alexander Technique in various environments.
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Alexander Technique for people suffering from chronic lower back pain. Randomised Controlled Study.
In 2008, a major study into the efficacy of the Alexander Technique in alleviating chronic lower back pain was completed. The results of the study showed that of the 579 people who took part, the average number of days in pain per month was reduced from 21 to 3 and was maintained a year later.
This video was produced as part of the study, which was published in the BMJ.
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Alexander technique for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Randomised controlled trial.
Abstract:
Objective: To determine whether the Alexander Technique, alongside normal treatment, is of benefit to people disabled by idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.
Design: A randomised controlled trial with three groups, one receiving lessons in the Alexander Technique, another receiving massage and one with no additional intervention. Measures were taken pre- and post-intervention, and at follow-up, six months later.
Alexander Technique lessons for people with chronic neck pain. ATLAS randomised, controlled trial.
ATLAS was a pragmatic randomised (1:1:1 ratio), controlled trial recruiting patients with chronic neck pain (N = 517) and evaluating one-to-one Alexander Technique lessons, or acupuncture, each plus usual care, compared with usual care alone. (2018).
Conclusions: Alexander Technique lessons led to long-term improvements in the way participants lived their daily lives and managed their neck pain. Alexander lessons promote self-efficacy and self-care, with consequent reductions in chronic neck pain.
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