Reported Outcomes of the Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain Article

2016 ◽  
Vol 164 (5) ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
Henry Drysdale ◽  
Ioan Milosevic ◽  
Ben Goldacre ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Alexander Technique

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4640
Author(s):  
Jordan J. Becker ◽  
Tara L. McIsaac ◽  
Shawn L. Copeland ◽  
Rajal G. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Alexander Technique ◽  
Private Lessons ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Exercise Class

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.

scholarly journals Alexander Technique Lessons, Acupuncture Sessions or usual care for patients with chronic neck pain (ATLAS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh MacPherson ◽  
Helen E Tilbrook ◽  
Stewart J Richmond ◽  
Karl Atkin ◽  
Kathleen Ballard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Alexander Technique ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Preliminary evidence for feasibility, efficacy, and mechanisms of Alexander technique group classes for chronic neck pain

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan J. Becker ◽  
Shawn L. Copeland ◽  
Emily L. Botterbusch ◽  
Rajal G. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Alexander Technique

scholarly journals An economic evaluation of Alexander Technique lessons or acupuncture sessions for patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized trial (ATLAS)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. e0178918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Essex ◽  
Steve Parrott ◽  
Karl Atkin ◽  
Kathleen Ballard ◽  
Martin Bland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Alexander Technique

Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain

2015 ◽  
Vol 163 (9) ◽  
pp. 653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh MacPherson ◽  
Helen Tilbrook ◽  
Stewart Richmond ◽  
Julia Woodman ◽  
Kathleen Ballard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Alexander Technique
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