Research Directory

Older adult Alexander Technique practitioners walk differently to healthy age-matched controls
Journal of Body & Movement Therapies (2016). In Press Hamel, KA, Ross C, Schultz B, O'Neill M, Anderson DI.   BRIEF SUMMARY This is the second paper to come out of a study comparing the…
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Reductions in co-contraction following neuromuscular re-education in people with knee osteoarthritis
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016;17:372. Preece SJ, Jones RK, Brown CA, Cacciatore TW, Jones AKP. BRIEF SUMMARY Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a common condition affecting more than one in…
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Alexander Technique lessons or acupuncture sessions for persons with chronic neck pain: A randomized trial
Annals of Internal Medicine 2015;163:653-62 MacPherson H, Tilbrook H, Richmond S, Woodman J, Ballard K, Atkin K, Bland M, Eldred J, Essex H, Hewitt C, Hopton A, Keding A, Lansdown H, Parrott S,…
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Effects of Alexander Technique training experience on gait behaviour in older adults
Journal of Body & Movement Therapies 2015;19:473–481  O'Neil M,  Anderson D, Allen D, Ross C, Hamel K     BRIEF SUMMARY Balance in movement (dynamic stability) is often impaired in older people.…
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Can the Alexander Technique improve balance and mobility in older adults with visual impairments? A randomized controlled trial
Clinical Rehabilitation 2015;29:244–60 Gleeson M, Sherrington C, Lo S, Keay L.   BRIEF SUMMARY In this trial involving people aged over 50 years with impaired vision, 120 participants were…
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