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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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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