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The Benefits Of Feldenkrais Therapy

The Feldenkrais Method is a system of re-educating the body for efficient painfree movement and graceful posture.

To rehabilitate himself after series of crippling knee injuries, Dr. Feldenkrais developed over 1,000 unique exercises designed to retrain the movement learning centers of the brain and relieve pain and stiffness. The Feldenkrais therapy he developed has provided long term relief for thousands of people around the world.

What

• Two parts to therapy.
• Awareness Through Movement: Group lessons in which participants are guided through slow gentle movements designed to replace old movements with easier and more efficient ones. Through this sensory motor learning, new neuromuscular patterns are formed in the brain.
• Structural Integration: Individual therapy with hands on touch and movement coaching and re-education.

Practitioners

800 to 1,000 hours of training over 3 to 4 years required for certification. Feldenkrais Guild of North America at 1-800-775-2218 will provide list of practitioners in your area.

Useful For

Chronic back, shoulder pain, neck pain, hip joint pain, foot/ankle pain, headache, chronic musculoskeletal pain, injuries, whiplash, jaw tension, eyestrain, muscle stiffness, repetitive strain injury, sciatica and stroke.

Research

Some research showed benefit in fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain.

Reference

Relaxercise, The Easy New Way To Health And Fitness by David and Kaethe Zemach-Bersin , and Mark Reese (Harper and Rowe, 1990).

The Feldenkrais Method For Dynamic Health by Steve Sharfman. Website: www.feldenkrais.com

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