Neck pain sufferers invited to discuss their experiences

Posted on 18 September 2012

University of York researchers are inviting people suffering from neck pain to join focus groups in Leeds, Manchester and York to discuss their experiences.

Information from the discussions will be fed into the ATLAS neck pain trial, a major study into the effectiveness of Alexander Technique lessons and acupuncture sessions, funded by Arthritis Research UK.

Researchers are looking for people who have suffered with neck pain for more than three months and who would be willing to give their views on acupuncture and Alexander Technique lessons, even if they have not experienced these treatments.

Dr Aniela Wenham, from the Department of Health Sciences at York, said: “We are holding focus groups in the York, Leeds and Manchester areas, each led by a University of York researcher. They will be informal and friendly and involve around eight people discussing their experiences of neck pain. It does not matter if people have no experience of acupuncture or the Alexander Technique as the researcher will tell participants about these treatments.”

For more information visit http://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2012/research/neck-pain/