Here are my notes from this talk:
The faster you walk, the longer you live.
The decline of gait speed precedes cognitive decline.
M-L instability (medial-lateral, meaning side to side) is the primary cause of falling
When children gain independent mobility (i.e., walking), there is a big surge in psychological development; when older adults lose mobility, there is a psychological decline
He did a study of 61-72 year olds; one group was very fit and the other was AT teachers. AT teachers’ gait patterns were like those of healthy young adults whereas the other group, even though fit, did not compare; Tai Chi practitioners have similar results as AT teachers.
If your gait is 0.8 meters per second or less, you need PT
AT keeps you young!
New website of peer-reviewed research on mind, movement, and posture:
https://alexandertechniquescience.com/
The following is on David's website https://kin.sfsu.edu/people/david-anderson
Effects of the Alexander Technique on Gait and Activities of Daily Living
The Alexander Technique is an educational method used to address unconscious habits that interfere with efficient posture, movement, and learning. Grounded in the fundamental unity of mind and body, the technique is an exploration of our reactions to the myriad of internal and external stimuli we encounter each day. An abundance of anecdotal evidence suggests that practicing the technique can lead to dramatic improvements in health, pain, the quality of movement, and psychological functioning. A relatively large and rapidly expanding body of experimental evidence now supports these anecdotal reports. Our research has shown that experienced teachers of the Alexander Technique (over the age of 60) walk differently than age-matched controls. The Alexander Technique teachers show superior control of dynamic stability during walking, decreased variability in certain gait parameters, and ranges of motion in the ankle and knee similar to those seen in young adults. I conduct this research in the M.A.R.E.Y lab in collaboration with Dr. Kate Hamel and the Bay Area Alexander Technique (BAAT) coalition.
The faster you walk, the longer you live.
The decline of gait speed precedes cognitive decline.
M-L instability (medial-lateral, meaning side to side) is the primary cause of falling
When children gain independent mobility (i.e., walking), there is a big surge in psychological development; when older adults lose mobility, there is a psychological decline
He did a study of 61-72 year olds; one group was very fit and the other was AT teachers. AT teachers’ gait patterns were like those of healthy young adults whereas the other group, even though fit, did not compare; Tai Chi practitioners have similar results as AT teachers.
If your gait is 0.8 meters per second or less, you need PT
AT keeps you young!
New website of peer-reviewed research on mind, movement, and posture:
https://alexandertechniquescience.com/
The following is on David's website https://kin.sfsu.edu/people/david-anderson
Effects of the Alexander Technique on Gait and Activities of Daily Living
The Alexander Technique is an educational method used to address unconscious habits that interfere with efficient posture, movement, and learning. Grounded in the fundamental unity of mind and body, the technique is an exploration of our reactions to the myriad of internal and external stimuli we encounter each day. An abundance of anecdotal evidence suggests that practicing the technique can lead to dramatic improvements in health, pain, the quality of movement, and psychological functioning. A relatively large and rapidly expanding body of experimental evidence now supports these anecdotal reports. Our research has shown that experienced teachers of the Alexander Technique (over the age of 60) walk differently than age-matched controls. The Alexander Technique teachers show superior control of dynamic stability during walking, decreased variability in certain gait parameters, and ranges of motion in the ankle and knee similar to those seen in young adults. I conduct this research in the M.A.R.E.Y lab in collaboration with Dr. Kate Hamel and the Bay Area Alexander Technique (BAAT) coalition.
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