Article in the Guardian re Back pain: STAT’s Response
Recently a STAT member brought to our attention an article in the Guardian:
Back problems
Guardian Article - The experts: osteopaths on 20 easy and effective ways to treat back pain
The Guardian recently published an interesting article 'Osteopaths on 20 easy and effective ways to treat back pain' where Nick Mann, a GP and NHS osteopath at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine states that he 'believes all schools should teach the Alexander Technique – a series of movements designed to foster the efficient use of muscles – but says it is never too late to le
STAT campaign to ban school chairs ‘bad’ for children’s backs celebrates major milestone
STAT’s school chairs campaign and petition which we launched two years ago, calling for a stop to the use of backward sloping chair seats in schools, is celebrating success following the publication of a new European Standard.
Taking charge, choosing a new direction: A service evaluation of Alexander Technique lessons for pain clinic patients (SEAT)
Project Report. UWE Bristol, Bristol. 2012
McClean, S. and Wye, L.
Chronic pain sufferers may benefit from learning the Alexander Technique in NHS outpatient pain clinics according to a service evaluation project. More than half of the service users in the study stopped or reduced their use of medications between the start of the lessons and three months, making cost savings to the NHS.
Alexander technique and Supervised Physiotherapy Exercises in back paiN (ASPEN): a four-group randomised feasibility trial
NIHR Journals Library; 2014 October
Little P, Stuart B, Stokes M, Nicholls C, Roberts L, Preece S, Cacciatore T, Brown S, Lewith G, Geraghty A, Yardley L, O’Reilly G, Chalk C, Sharp D, Smith P
BRIEF SUMMARY
The Alexander Technique and Back Pain
The Alexander Technique receives 5/5 success rating in dealing with back pain. Read more...
What the Alexander Technique is and how it can help with Back problems
To find out more about how the Alexander Technique can help with back problems and the current evidence, download the document below.
School Chairs Petition
Our petition to European Committee of Standardisation (CEN)
STAT leads campaign to ban school chairs ‘bad’ for children’s backs.
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