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Practice of Jeremy Woolhouse, pianist and Alexander Technique Teacher in Melbourne, Australia

Specialist in working with musicians, RSI, posture re-education, neck, back and chronic pain management. 

Articles on Alexander Technique in life - by Jeremy Woolhouse

Monthly blog articles by Jeremy Woolhouse.  Alexander Technique for daily life, music performance, specialised activities, pain relief and management.

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From pain to proficiency playing piano

Jeremy Woolhouse

Moving from pain management and prevention of injury, to confidence, technical and musical proficiency at the piano.

Of all the instruments, piano may appear to have a most straightforward ergonomic. The pianist doesn’t have to hold the instrument, control breathing, deal with major symmetry challenges or contort for fingering. In spite of this, the rate of pain reported by pianists is high. Wrist pain, hand or forearm tension, tendinitis, carpal tunnel, frozen shoulder and back pain are commonly experienced by pianists.

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categories Pain, Musicians
tags piano, pain, injury, repetitive strain injury, prevention, pain management, confidence, performance, performance nerves, stage fright, ergonomic, practice, coordination, music, musicians, music instruction, performance anxiety, symptoms, RSI

Clinical Research going into detail on how Alexander Technique works

Jeremy Woolhouse

The May 2018 edition of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice presents a qualitative study of the 2015 clinical trial of Alexander Technique and Acupuncture.  While previous publications have dealt with the quantitative results, this study analyses the participants’ experiences and investigates how the modalities attained positive results.

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categories Other modalities, Pain
tags neck pain, pain, pain management, chronic pain, ATLAS, clincal trial, research, clinical trial, Complementart Therapies in Clincal Practice, accupunture, qualitative, pain killers, self care, self efficacy, lifestyle, independence, treatment

A pianist in pain - a revolution through Alexander Technique

Jeremy Woolhouse

A nineteen year old aspiring to become a professional pianist, got to the stage where he’d be writhing on the floor from back pain after playing for fifteen minutes.  Three Alexander Technique lessons gave sufficient perspective to manage the crippling back pain.  This is the story of how I came to Alexander Technique and the fundamental learning of my first three lessons.

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categories Learning, Musicians, Pain, Principles
tags piano, pain, back pain, lesson, revolution, use of the self, change, practice, music, feedback, perspective, pain management, performance, mission