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| Feldenkrais
Method Feldenkrais uses the neurophysiology of performance and learning in a kinesthetic education system to increase awareness of movement patterns and how they may be reorganised. Within the method there are some fundamental principles that differ from a medical approach. This is not to deny pathological process and diagnosis. The approach places the locus of the problem within a pattern of movement or posture that creates or maintains pain, rather than with a specific site, recognising the interdependence of the central nervous system in normal and abnormal function. Role of physiotherapy The Feldenkrais Method is a safe and conservative option before progressing to other interventions. Some physiotherapists are skilled in the complementary components of the method - Awareness Through Movement Lessons and Functional Integration. Awareness Through Movement Lessons are verbally guided sequences of movements allowing the client to discover new patterns of organisation. This is conducted by a physiotherapist, usually in a class situation. Functional Integration movements use touch where the physiotherapist guides the client through a learning experience of his/her habitual and new available patterns of function. Benefits of physiotherapy Feldenkrais aims to ease pain by creating new movement patterns that are pain-free, efficient and performed without excessive force or unnecessary neuromuscular activity. The Feldenkrais Method has many applications and can be used for a number of conditions:
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