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Part II - How can learning and using the Alexander Technique enable us to reduce and better manage chronic pain?
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Part II - How can learning and using the Alexander Technique enable us to reduce and better manage chronic pain?

This month, we release part II of a conversation with researchers and Alexander teachers Mari Hodges and Tim Cacciatore, as they discuss their recent work on pain with Julia Woodman. They continue to explore the shift from a bio-medical to a bio-psycho-social model of pain, delve into potential mechanisms for pain reduction observed in research participants, and discuss future research plans.

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How can learning and using the Alexander Technique enable us to reduce and better manage chronic pain?
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How can learning and using the Alexander Technique enable us to reduce and better manage chronic pain?

In our 42nd ASO newsletter, researchers and Alexander teachers, Mari Hodges and Tim Cacciatore talk with Julia Woodman about their recent work on pain. They relate the revolution in pain science – from a bio-medical to a bio-psycho-social model – to how Alexander teachers can use this knowledge when working with people living with chronic (persistent) pain. This is the first of a two-part interview-based post.

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Alexander Technique group lessons in an exercise program for women following treatment for breast cancer: An Interview with Alazne Larrinaga
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Alexander Technique group lessons in an exercise program for women following treatment for breast cancer: An Interview with Alazne Larrinaga

This month we release an interview with Alazne Larrinaga, an Alexander Technique teacher based in Galway, Ireland. Alazne talks about her MSc research project where she introduced Alexander Technique group lessons into an exercise program for women following treatment for breast cancer.

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A New Alexander Technique Publication in the British Medical Journal on Low Back Pain: An Interview with Carolyn Nicholls
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A New Alexander Technique Publication in the British Medical Journal on Low Back Pain: An Interview with Carolyn Nicholls

This month we release a talk with Carolyn Nicholls about a helpful and first-of-its-kind research project for the Alexander world that achieved publication in the prestigious British Medical Journal in 2021.
Led by Joseph Little, this research paper helps us understand the effects of a combination of Alexander Technique private lessons and group teaching on low back pain and demonstrated significant positive results.

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