The method was developed in 1931 by F. M. Alexander (1869-1955), an Australian Shakespearean actor who began to experience chronic laryngitis whenever he performed. After his doctors failed to help him, Alexander found a solution on his own. The actor discovered that extreme tension in his neck and body were causing his problems, and developed a technique to speak and move with more ease. His technique is now taught by thousands of practicing teachers worldwide. Josefsberg, a musician by training, began practicing the Alexander Technique in 2003 after suffering from severe hand and neck pain that forced him to give up playing music despite several attempts at physical therapy and visits to the chiropractor. He became certified to teach the Alexander technique that same year. So how can you enjoy an exhibition without ending up with exhaustion and lower back pain? It's possible with some changes in postural habits, Josefsberg says, sharing the following tips with Hyperallergic. ( Nota bene: this is not medical advice and Josefsberg is not a medical professional. )
This cruel cycle is the sad reality for many trans patients I work with who are looking for treatment. As it currently stands, trans people cannot access healthcare without jumping through harmful and unnecessary hoops first – and it's having disastrous consequences. These delays often result in the development of negative behaviours such as addiction or eating disorders. My colleagues and I try to offer support within 24 hours, so people can talk about the things affecting them as and when they're happening. If they are left unattended then a week or two down the line, the trauma will have already had a negative impact and potentially stay with them for a lifetime. As a trans woman, who specifically cares for trans people, I thought accessing medication would be straightforward – but I was still turned down on my first attempt. I went down the NHS route and, in the end, it took around three years to start treatment. I'm not alone. Just last month, trans boy Harry Steel had to wait 29 months for an appointment at a Gender Identity Clinic (GIC).
Any exercise involving neck lateral flexion (bending the head to the side) or rotation can obviously be performed in one direction only, in order to only target specific muscles. However if would be difficult to impossible to perfectly match the stress that tennis imparts on these muscles, and in fact difficult to even determine which muscles you should be targeting. For instance, are you sure it's the scalene muscles that are overdeveloped on one side? These are very deep muscles, buried under the sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae and trapezius, and aren't likely to be visible. A better approach is to aim to train the muscles of the neck evenly, by performing resistance exercises involving neck flexion, lateral flexion on both sides, and extension. Resistance can be applied with resistance bands looped across the top of the head. (Rotation exercises are possible too, but resistance is a little trickier. ) Weighted shrugs would be a good idea as well. The resistance that you can use will be limited by the weaker muscles, and any muscles that are already strong will not respond to this training, causing the muscle imbalance to gradually disappear.
For years, the stereotypical representation of a trans person was that of a man in a dress, a villain in a movie, a pantomime dame or a sensationalised story on the front page of a newspaper. These notions are false and utter rubbish yet they endure, hurt and harm. Stonewall's 2018 Trans Report found 41% of trans people have experienced a hate crime or incident because of their gender identity in the last 12 months alone. The sad reality is that trans people are also disproportionately affected by rates of self-harm and suicide. I fear these issues will only get worse while we're in lockdown. As things currently stand in the UK, gender variant individuals are required to convince healthcare professionals that they are trans before they can access help. It's like telling the doctor you have a headache and them making you prove it. This has to change. If someone is trans, they are trans. In addition, the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) requires trans people to undergo psychological assessments, despite the fact that trans people are not ill. We don't need a psychiatrist to prove our sanity.
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That's that point from which you want to look up and down. " "If you try that, you're not doing anything with your torso or your neck, " he explained. "The head is nor pressing on the spine. You're giving your spine a rest. " And finally, Josefsberg argues that part of the reason why we experience back pain while seeing art is that we simply forget about our bodies while being absorbed in the visual stimulation around us. "Try to be mindful of your body while walking in a museum, " Josefsberg concluded. "Save some brainpower to what you're doing with your body as you are looking at the artwork. " Support Hyperallergic As arts communities around the world experience a time of challenge and change, accessible, independent reporting on these developments is more important than ever. Please consider supporting our journalism, and help keep our independent reporting free and accessible to all. Become a Member