Alexander Technique: Effective approach in Treating Neck Pain in Breastfeeding Women | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy | ||
| Volume 23, Issue 1, September 2025 PDF (347.36 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejpt.2025.401825.1221 | ||
| Authors | ||
| AMl elsaied hamed* 1; Hala Mohamed Hanafy2; Sameh Hussein Samir3; Manal Ahmed EL-SHAFEI1 | ||
| 1woman health, faculty of physical therapy , Cairo university , Giza | ||
| 2Department of Woman Health, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| 3National Research Center | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Alexander technique in reducing neck pain among lactating postpartum women with chronic neck pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 60 lactating women, 6 weeks to 12 months postpartum, suffering from chronic nonspecific neck pain. Participants were randomly assigned to a control group (n = 30), receiving conventional physical therapy, or a study group (n = 30), receiving conventional therapy in addition to Alexander Technique lessons. The outcome measure was assessed pre- and post-intervention using Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS). The intervention lasted five weeks, Data were analyzed using paired t-tests, independent t-tests, and repeated-measures MANOVA. Results: Both groups showed significant within-group improvements across all outcome measures, significant decrease in mean value of pain in group A by 39.4% and group B by 59.9% (p < 0.05). While there was a statistically significant post treatment difference emerged in favor of Group B (p < 0.01). Conclusion: The Alexander technique, when integrated with conventional physical therapy, appears to be a highly effective intervention for managing chronic neck pain among lactating postpartum women. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Alexander Technique; chronic neck pain; postpartum women; breastfeeding; physical therapy | ||
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