Feldenkrais Sensory Imagery and Forward Reach

Abstract

To investigate the effect of sensory imagery on subsequent movement, a unilateral Feldenkrais lesson of imaging a soft bristle brush passing over one-half of the body and in which no movement occurred, was given to 12 naive subjects. Forward flexion for each side of the body was measured at a sit-and-reach box. For 8 and 10 subjects who reported the perception of a side as being longer and lighter following the sensory imagery, there was also a significant increase in the forward flexion range on that side.