Alexander Technique (AT) Group Classes: Feasible Intervention for Care Partners of People Living With Parkinson's

Gross, Monika; Ravichandra, Ramyaa; Cohen, Rajal G.; Mello, Belinda

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.111

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“…The retention rate for our group Alexander class was also comparable to that seen in one-to-one lessons, with a few people dropping out at the beginning and a very high attendance rate for the remaining students [25]. We also found ratings of class enjoyment similar to those seen in other populations [40,41]. Converging evidence suggests that group Alexander classes are a highly acceptable intervention.…”

Section: Relation To Prior Worksupporting

confidence: 67%

Alexander Technique vs. Targeted Exercise for Neck Pain—A Preliminary Comparison

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Background: Alexander technique private lessons have been shown to reduce chronic neck pain and are thought to work by different mechanisms than exercise. Group classes may also be effective and would be cost-effective. Design: A two-group pre-test/post-test design. Participants were assigned to either a general Alexander technique class or an exercise class designed to target neck pain. Both groups met over 5 weeks for two 60 min sessions/week. Participants: A total of 16 participants with chronic neck pain (aged 50+/−16 years) completed this study. Interventions: The Alexander class used awareness-building methods to teach participants to reduce habitual tension during everyday activities. The exercise class was based on physical therapy standard of care to strengthen neck and back muscles thought to be important for posture. Measures: We assessed neck pain/disability, pain self-efficacy, activation of the sternocleidomastoid muscles during the cranio-cervical flexion test, and posture while participants played a video game. Results: Both groups reported decreased neck pain/disability after the interventions. Sternocleidomastoid activation decreased only in the Alexander group. Conclusion: In this small preliminary study, Alexander classes were at least as effective as exercise classes in reducing neck pain and seemed to work via a different mechanism. Larger, multi-site studies are justified.

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Alexander Technique vs. Targeted Exercise for Neck Pain—A Preliminary Comparison

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“…Second, emerging evidence indicates the potential of AT specifically within the context of caring (Woods et al, 2022;). In the USA, the non-profit Poise Project's trial of AT (www.thepoiseproject.org) as a support for carers of people with dementia and Parkinson's shows promise (Gross et al, 2019). Hanefeld et al (2021) illustrate how AT can assist the wellbeing of women during neonatal care.…”

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Extending understanding of ‘care’ as an embodied phenomenon: Alexander Technique teacher perspectives on restoring carers to themselves

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2023

International Journal of Care and Caring

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Data from an international survey of teachers of the Alexander Technique – an embodied form of self-care – illustrate their perspectives on how the Alexander Technique supports caring by combatting carer self-loss. Understanding of care as an embodied phenomenon is furthered by describing: (1) specific embodied habits that seem highly pertinent to care of self and others; and (2) how they might be (re)acquired in learning the Alexander Technique. In offering both practical and philosophical ways in which the Alexander Technique differs from alternatives, the article invites fresh thinking about theory and practice in supporting care, and argues that research on the Alexander Technique in the context of caring is warranted.

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Alexander Technique (AT) Group Classes: Feasible Intervention for Care Partners of People Living With Parkinson's

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Alexander Technique vs. Targeted Exercise for Neck Pain—A Preliminary Comparison

Alexander Technique vs. Targeted Exercise for Neck Pain—A Preliminary Comparison

Extending understanding of ‘care’ as an embodied phenomenon: Alexander Technique teacher perspectives on restoring carers to themselves

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