Research Directory

Dewey and the Alexander Technique: Lessons in mind–body learning
Ruth Heilbronn, Christine Doddington and Rupert Higham (eds) (2018) Dewey and education in the 21st century: fighting back. Emerald Publishing, Chapter 4, pp. 83-100. Woods C, Williamson M, Fox…
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Preliminary evidence for feasibility, efficacy, and mechanisms of Alexander technique group classes for chronic neck pain.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2018;39:80–86 Becker JJ, Copeland SL, Botterbusch EL, Cohen RG This small pilot non-controlled study explored the potential of group Alexander Technique teaching…
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Self-efficacy and embodiment associated with Alexander Technique lessons or with acupuncture sessions: A longitudinal qualitative sub-study within the ATLAS trial
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 2018;31:308–14 Wenham A, Atkin K, Woodman J, Ballard K, MacPherson H   The ATLAS clinical trial design incorporated a sub-study led by a qualitative…
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Teachers of the Alexander Technique in the UK and the people who take their lessons: A national cross-sectional survey
Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2015;23:451−61 Eldred J, Hopton A, Donnison E, Woodman J, MacPherson H This study provides an overview of Alexander Technique teaching in the UK, reporting on…
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I never thought I could do that…”: Outcomes from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling
European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2018;17:79–85 Glover L, Kinsey D, Clappison DJ, Jomeen J   This small-scale pilot study investigated changes following, and acceptability of, Alexander…
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At about the age of 45, I began to experience severe pain in both of my knees. I was told I had damaged the cartilage, initially caused by the use of a kicking strap on a sailing dinghy, and made worse by many years of beagling, and to stop beagling or risk ending up in a wheelchair. A few years later a friend suggested the Alexander Technique. At first I was very sceptical, but had also reached the stage where I was ready to try virtually any means to solve the problem. A few weeks after my first lesson, I had gone out beagling, but only walking.

Chris Walsh

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