Editing Feldenkrais method (section)

==Effectiveness==
In 2015, the [[Department of Health (Australia)|Australian Government's Department of Health]] published the results of a review of 17 natural therapies that sought to determine which would continue being covered by [[health insurance]]; the Feldenkrais Method was one of 16 therapies for which no clear evidence of effectiveness was found.<ref name="aus17">{{cite book |author=Baggoley |first=Chris |year=2015 |title=Review of the Australian Government Rebate on Natural Therapies for Private Health Insurance |url=https://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/4899F1657E19A6F4CA2583A50020140D/$File/Natural%20Therapies%20Overview%20Report%20Final%20with%20copyright%2011%20March.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818060048/https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/4899F1657E19A6F4CA2583A50020140D/$File/Natural%20Therapies%20Overview%20Report%20Final%20with%20copyright%2011%20March.pdf |archive-date=18 August 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |publisher=Australian Government – Department of Health |isbn=978-1-76007-171-4}}
* See lay summary from {{Cite web |last=Gavura |first=Scott |date=2015 |title=Australian review finds no benefit to 17 natural therapies |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/australian-review-finds-no-benefit-to-17-natural-therapies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100239/https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/australian-review-finds-no-benefit-to-17-natural-therapies/ |archive-date=2015-12-22 |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Science-Based Medicine}}</ref> Accordingly in 2017 the Australian government identified the Feldenkrais Method as a practice that would not qualify for insurance subsidy, saying this step would "ensure taxpayer funds are expended appropriately and not directed to therapies lacking evidence".<ref name="nosubsidy">{{cite journal |title=Homeopathy, naturopathy struck off private insurance list |author=Paola S |date=17 October 2017 |journal=Australian Journal of Pharmacy |url=https://ajp.com.au/news/homeopathy-naturopathy-struck-off-private-insurance-list/ |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418235118/https://ajp.com.au/news/homeopathy-naturopathy-struck-off-private-insurance-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Proponents claim that the Feldenkrais Method can benefit people with several medical conditions, including children with [[autism spectrum disorders]], and people with [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petrin |first=Kae M. |date=2017-09-15 |title=Inside the Feldenkrais method's "sensory puzzles for the brain" |url=https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/bdca23e2-9962-11e7-87aa-121bebc5777e/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.stlmag.com |language=en-us}}</ref> However, no studies in which participants were identified as having an autism spectrum disorder or developmental disabilities have been presented to back these claims.<ref name="yyVd2">{{Cite web|last=Collet-Klingenberg|first=Lana|date=October 31, 2014|title=Treatment Intervention Advisory Committee Review and Determination|url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/tiac/feldenkrais-october-2014.pdf|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Wisconsin Department of Health Services|quote=In sum, it is the decision of the committee that Feldenkrais Therapy does not have a study in which participants were clearly identified as having an autism spectrum disorder or developmental disability and no authoritative bodies have recognized the treatment as having emerging evidence...|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131151424/https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/tiac/feldenkrais-october-2014.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

There is limited evidence that workplace-based use of the Feldenkrais Method may help rehabilitate people with upper limb complaints.<ref name="wp">{{cite journal | vauthors=Hoosain M, de Klerk S, Burger M | title=Workplace-Based Rehabilitation of Upper Limb Conditions: A Systematic Review. | journal=J Occup Rehabil | year=2018 | volume=29 | issue=1 | pages= 175–193 | pmid=29796982 | doi=10.1007/s10926-018-9777-7 | url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10926-018-9777-7 | quote=Workplace-based work hardening, case manager training, and Feldenkrais should be implemented with caution, as only one study supported each of these interventions. | type=Systematic review | hdl=10019.1/103897 | s2cid=44087712 | hdl-access=free | access-date=6 June 2022 | archive-date=21 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421034801/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10926-018-9777-7 | url-status=live }}</ref>

A 2022 report on the effectiveness of the Feldenkrais Method by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care found a "hint" of benefit for people with [[Parkinson's disease]], compared to a passive lecture program. Evidence for helping chronic low back pain was inconsistent. The report found no evidence for ''long-term'' benefit of FM, or benefit for other conditions. It concluded, "The question about the benefit of the Feldenkrais method in comparison with active strategies such as extensive physiotherapy generally remains open. Overall, little evidence is available. From an ethical perspective, the absence of evidence from RCTs is problematic for informed decision making but does not constitute evidence of an absent benefit. Only 2 small, ongoing RCTs of questionable relevance were identified, and therefore, the availability of evidence is not expected to change in the short term."<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589183/ |title=Movement disorders: Is the Feldenkrais method effective? IQWiG Reports – Commission No. HT20-05 |date=2023 |publisher=Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) |series=Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care: Extracts |location=Cologne (Germany) |pmid=36780406}}</ref>