Feldenkrais sensory imagery and forward reach

To investigate the effect of sensory imagery on subsequent movement, a unil ateral 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 s ubjects. Forward flexion for each side of the body was measured at a sit-an d-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 s ignificant increase in the forward flexion range on that side.