Using optical illusions to reduce pain and tension while improving strength and coordination

Using concepts from V.S. Ramachandran, Moshe Feldenkrais, Milton Erickson and Keith Johnstone to create non-habitual perception. Non-habitual perception and movement are pivotal for learning and improvement and therefore crucial in reducing and/or eliminating chronic pain while at the same time increasing strength, coordination, balance and agility.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• chronic pain
• fibromyalgia
• repetitive stress
• carpal tunnel
• tendinitis
• plantar fascitis
• stroke
• neurological
• Parkinson's
• Ramachandran
• Feldenkrais

[badgirl3333]

Very nice video - with excellent practical exercises. The "mirror work" seems in some ways akin to the Alexander Technique - F. Matthias Alexander used mirrors to discover what he was really doing because his feelings about what he was doing were faulty. Mirror work of a somewhat different variety than shown here is often a part of Alexander Technique lessons today.

[edwardhyu]

Thank you all! Now that you mention it, F.M. Alexander had an indirect influence on these videos because of how much he influenced M. Feldenkrais. I strongly believe that Alexander's and Feldenkrais' methods of self-observation are invaluable for learning.

[calmuptensedown]

Edward... this is great. The concepts are accurate and your presentation is both warm and very clear. Thank you.

In my early development of Posture Release Imagery (while teaching the Alexander Technique) I used to have students imagine in a methodic way (one step at at time) that their left and sides were switching places. It frequently brought big changes... and often disturbingly so. Having your clear and calm explanations would have been helpful.

Cheers, John Appleton

[ryannagy]

Nice one. I am going to grab a mirror and try this out. Seeing the process rather than just reading about it, helps immeasurably - Ryan

[feldypt]

Excellent work, thank you for this posting. This is a great way to show the benefits that can be derived from the field of neuroplasticity.