43 days ago by Amira

In a recent article at The Huffington Post, Dr. Loren Fishman chronicled various alternative therapies for the treatment of and relief from chronic back pain. He champions the Alexander Technique as an effective process for learning how to make incremental changes to posture and other daily living a ...

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48 days ago by Amira

by Amira Alvarez This week's simple strategy involves a little visualization. I want you to imagine you're hugging a tree. A really BIG tree. Stretch your arms out wide, as if you're going to give that tree a big hug. Let your wrists and arms be soft and easy when you do this. Remember, you don't ne ...

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49 days ago by habitand

By Stella Weigel Having eaten cake which caused her to grow to a tremendous height, Alice exclaims: ‘I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you: you must manage the best way you can; —but I must be kind to them,’ thought Alice, ‘or perhaps they won’t walk the way I want to go! L ...

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53 days ago by Senior Back Pain Relief Editor

Loren Fishman, MD, Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City and author of ‘Cure Back Pain with Yoga’, writes an interesting article on easing back pain using alternative treatment methods. Alternative Therapies to Ease Back Pain Non-invasive alternative the ...

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53 days ago by mckinneypaige

In a recent description of the Alexander technique, the author of a Seattle blog outlines something she learned from AT teacher Jeanne Barrett: that we are more than just a series of isolated parts. As a model for this concept, … Continue reading →

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54 days ago by mpfenning

Conclusions:  Strong evidence exists for the effectiveness of Alexander Technique lessons for chronic back pain and moderate evidence in Parkinson’s‐associated disability. Preliminary evidence suggests that Alexander Technique lessons may lead to improvements in balance skills in the elderly, in gen ...

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55 days ago by Amira

by Amira Alvarez Letting your jaw hang free is CRITICAL if you want to relax yourface, have less TMJ tightness, and reduce jaw clenching. And it really helpsyour neck feel better too! If you free your jaw, you can free your neck! If you free yourneck, you can free your back and body. If you free you ...

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56 days ago by Amira

by Amira Alvarez Most of you know him as the X-Men’s Wolverine or Dracula’s Van Helzing, or Leopold to Meg Ryan’s Kate. But did you know that the actor Hugh Jackman says the Alexander Technique is a key part of his craft? On a past episode of Inside the Actor’s Studio, Jackman sat down with host Jam ...

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69 days ago

Hello my friends, Did you drop in because you saw the news on ABC television, about how to be free from back pain without drugs? Or are you an old friend who visits now and again? Charlotte Keenan, a researcher for ABC Action News was looking for a way out of back pain. She came across a report abou ...

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69 days ago by Amira

by Amira Alvarez In my introduction to this series on the "Path Out Of Pain," I posed the question: how do you have more ease and less pain and tension? (If you missed last week's article, you can read it here.) The first step out of pain is AWARENESS. I know, I know, everyone talks about mindfulnes ...

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