WHAT THE WORLD SAYS ABOUT THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

MEDICAL RESEARCH

A major randomised study published in the British Medical Journal in 2008 for chronic and recurrent pain (Little, P. [ATEAM]) found the Alexander Technique to give long-term beneficial effects including a significant reduction in the number of days of pain suffered, improved function and improved quality of life, as well as cost-effectiveness.

Research published in Annals of Internal Medicine (MacPherson, H, 2015) has shown Alexander Technique lessons and acupuncture sessions to both improve the symptoms of chronic neck pain after one year.

A 2012 study in association with the NHS and Bristol University (McClean, S. and Wye, L [SEAT]) found that chronic pain sufferers may benefit from learning the Alexander Technique in NHS outpatient pain clinics. More than half of the service users in the study stopped or reduced medication between the start of the lessons and three months, making cost savings to the NHS.

A study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center showed that AT can improve surgeons' posture and proficiency during minimally invasive surgery.

Research published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Chloe Stallibrass, Christine Frank, Karen Wentworth, 2004) showed that Alexander Technique lessons led to an increased ability of people with Parkinson’s disease to carry out everyday activities.

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