Research Directory

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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Neuromechanical interference of posture on movement: evidence from Alexander Technique teachers rising from a chair
Journal of Neurophysiology 2014;112:719–29 Cacciatore TW, Mian OS, Peters A, Day BL This study suggests that the smoother patterns of movement and better balance observed in individuals who have…
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An economic evaluation of Alexander Technique lessons or acupuncture sessions for patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized trial (ATLAS)
PLOS One 2017;12:e0178918. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178918 Essex H, Parrott S, Atkin K, Ballard K, Bland M, Eldred J, Hewitt C, Hopton A, Keding A, Lansdown H, Richmond S, Tilbrook H, Torgerson D…
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Randomised controlled trial of Alexander technique lessons, exercise, and massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain: economic evaluation
BMJ 2008;337:a2656. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2656 Hollinghurst S, Sharp D, Ballard K, Barnett J, Beattie A, Evans M, Lewith G, Middleton K, Oxford F, Webley F, Little P   This analysis of the ATEAM…
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As a sufferer of ankylosing spondilitis: a chronic rheumatic condition, the Alexander Technique helped me discover relationships between physical and psychological ways of “letting go” in order to control pain. In particular, exposure to the Technique has enabled me to break self-perpetuating circuits of pain associated with inflammatory conditions by focusing on inhibiting learned muscle tensing habits which feed on pain and each other.

E Samuel, Diplomat

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