- Neck pain is a leading cause of disability, and is the fourth most common health condition out of 291 reported worldwide.
- Chronic neck pain can be quite complex in nature and it is often considered as more difficult to manage than chronic back pain.
- The problem of chronic neck pain is likely to grow because of increasing computer and mobile technology use ('text neck').
- After back pain, neck pain and posture are the most common reasons for taking Alexander Technique lessons.
- In a major clinical trial funded by Arthritis Research UK and run by the University of York, one-to-one Alexander lessons led to long-term improvement in pain and associated disability for people who had chronic neck pain. Read more here: https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/research/ATLAS
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