Findings from the development and implementation of a novel course consisting of both group and individual Alexander Technique lessons for low back pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) To develop a mixed course of individual and group lessons in the Alexander Technique (AT) for low back pain, and (2) to explore its: (a) effectiveness and (b) acceptability to both participant AT teachers and patients.

Design

Single-centre study, mixed methods.

Setting

Members of the public in the Brighton area (community recruitment), and patients from six Hampshire General Practices (GP) (National Health Service (NHS) recruitment).

Participants

People with chronic or recurrent low back pain; AT teachers.

Interventions

Iterative development and implementation of a 10-lesson (6 group, 4 individual) AT course.

Outcome measures

Perceptions from semistructured interviews analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Descriptive analysis

SUBMITTER: Little J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature