How to keep you back healthy:

Says Dr Adam Al-Kashi, head of research and education at BackCare: “Chronic back pain is linked to many negative health and life outcomes. Insomnia is a common co-morbidity affecting around 70 per cent of chronic back pain sufferers, and 22 per cent develop depression.” But incredibly, only around one in five sufferers – approximately 2.6 million people – will seek advice from their GP.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommendation for lower back pain is manual treatment, such as osteopathy or chiropractic manipulation – although for more severe, longer-term problems go for the Alexander Technique (lessons in how to improve posture and movement for long-term benefit): “It’s very well evidenced as effective for persistent, intractable back and neck pain,” says Al-Kashi.

Director (Business Magasine)    December 2015

How to keep your back healthy
By Marina Gask
Dr Adam Al-Kashi, head of research and education at BackCare, says that to deal with more severe, longer-term problems go for the AT. “It is very well evidenced as effective for persistent, intractable back and neck pain.” To read the article in full, click here.

Heather Walker teaches the Alexander Technique to individuals who want to be free of tension, pain, bad posture, and injuries.  Explore the possibility of lightness and freedom of movement using the Alexander Technique to expand your awareness.  Use practical experiments to learn how to notice tightening, release muscle tension, re-establish better balance and move more efficiently.  Anyone can learn to recuperate from stress, prevent undue wear and tear, relieve back pain, improve posture, and use less effort in daily activities.  Heather teaches out of her studio in Nanaimo B.C. and gives workshops for many different groups on demand. Please phone 250-716-3464 or email heather@soundbeingstudio.com for more information.