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(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 15, 2011 ) Maynard, MA -- Few health conditions drive people to desperation as much as chronic pain. Often doctors become frustrated treating chronic pain as well, with few options other than painkillers and surgery. According to Boston-area mind-body teacher Adam Bailey, however, two types of chronic pain often lift and disappear with the hands-on lessons in alignment and release of tension that are the hallmarks of the century-old Alexander Technique (www.alexandertechniqueboston.com ).
“First, we tend to get good results where pain results from overuse of a certain part of the body or from excess muscle tension,” says Adam Bailey, a veteran Alexander Technique teacher with offices in Maynard and Cambridge, Massachusetts. “Sitting too long at the computer, playing a musical instrument or pursuing a sport for long hours can throw off the alignment of one’s head, neck and spine. Second, when someone experiences pain, they often overcompensate for it, which makes the pain worse. Alexander Technique lessons help people in pain become conscious of and then release their background tension and recover their natural body alignment.”
Developed by Shakespearean actor F. M. Alexander in the 1890s, the Alexander Technique is a system of body-mind education in which a trained teacher guides a student to bodily awareness and freer movement through gentle touch and verbal instructions. Often recommended for those with back or neck pain, the Technique is also popular among musicians, actors, athletes, office workers and people with stress-related conditions, Bailey notes.
“Most of us aren’t conscious of the extent to which we tense our bodies all the time,” he adds. “Experiencing Alexander Technique lessons is like having the refrigerator suddenly shut off and only then realizing it was humming the whole time. I help people studying with me to shut off their tension for the first time – and that’s a crucial first step in their journey out of chronic pain.”
Adam Bailey teaches the Alexander Technique one-on-one, with lessons lasting one hour once or twice a week at his offices in Maynard or Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anyone interested in learning more about Bailey or the Technique should go to www.alexandertechniqueboston.com. To set up an appointment, prospective students may call (978) 461-0946.
Alexander Technique Boston
Adam Bailey
978-461-0946
adambailey4@yahoo.com 
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