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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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Health Funds and the Evidence for Alexander Technique

Jeremy Woolhouse

The Australian Federal Government is introducing legislation effectively preventing private health funds from continuing to offer rebates for Alexander Technique lessons from April 1st 2019. This is in contrast to international precedent. The government'’s statement that there is “no clear evidence demonstrating the efficacy of the excluded natural therapies”  is misleading. There exists high quality evidence for the effectiveness of Alexander Technique.

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Open letter to the minister of health

Jeremy Woolhouse

Currently, Australians with private health insurance are (subject to the particulars of their policy) able to claim a rebate for Alexander Technique lessons.  The Australian Federal Government has recently conducted a review of health fund inclusions.  It intends to place restrictions on what modalities private health funds may rebate and proposes to exclude Alexander Technique from April 1st, 2019.  The letter below is an appeal to the Minister for Health not to ignore the solid clinical support for Alexander Technique.

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