Improved Health
Parkinson's Disease
In 2002 and 2004, Chloe Stallibrass published two papers on the Alexander Technique and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD). Patients with PD were given a series of two Alexander Technique lessons a week for twelve weeks. These patients saw improvement not only in their ability to do activities like walking but also in their facial expressions and ability to interact in crowds or at social events. By applying the fundamental principles of the Technique of inhibiting habitual responses to a stimulus and directing their thought into lengthening and widening throughout their bodies, patients were able to positively influence the tremors that are often associated with Parkinson’s disease. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in Britain that Alexander Technique lessons may be offered to patients with PD to help them effect both the physical nature of their condition and their attitude towards it. To learn more about how the Alexander Technique may help people with PD, please visit Chloe Stallibrass’s website.
