Articles and Books
Nobel Laureate Nikolaas Tinbergen’s lecture on the Alexander Technique
NPR article and story on Alexander Technique
O Magazine on the Alexander Technique
Marie Claire on the Alexander Technique
Huffington Post on the Alexander Technique
The Mayo Clinic and the Alexander Technique
The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
Film in production about the life of F.M. Alexander
Mouritz, Specialist Publisher on the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique in the Workplace – abridged research summary
Articles on the Alexander Technique written by Nanette Walsh.
Research
British Medical Journal Study on Back Pain and the Alexander Technique
Determining the effectiveness of Alexander Technique lessons versus massage therapy and exercise for patients with chronic or recurrent back pain.
Enhanced Respiratory Function and the Alexander Technique
Research study published in Chest Medical Journal. First scientific study of the Alexander Technique and respiratory function using control subjects. The results show statistically significant improvement in standard measures of respiratory function after a course of Alexander lessons. Study author J.H. Austin considered it as “the most important paper I have ever written.”
Looking at Alexander Technique teachers alongside age-matched control subjects, this study measured resistance in the hips, trunk, and neck to very slow twisting during standing, to quantify postural tone.
Pain Management and the Alexander Technique, a study by UWE Bristol
An experiment in the therapeutic value of the Alexander Technique for relieving chronic back pain, with findings that suggest an improvement in pain management and overall quality of life for students of the Technique.
Neuromechanical Interference of posture on movement, published by Journal of Neurophysiology
Exploring the differences between how trained Alexander Technique teachers rise from chairs versus untrained adults in relation to postural stiffness.
How the Alexander Technique has been used worldwide to prevent occupational risk.
Prolonged weight-shift and altered spinal coordination during sit-to-stand in practitioners of the Alexander Technique
A comparison of Alexander Technique teachers versus healthy untrained adults to achieve smoother, more continuous, and efficient movement.
A study on the potential of the Alexander Technique to help people with Parkinson’s in short and long term.
Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons with Chronic Neck Pain
The first randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of adding acupuncture or Alexander Technique exercises to usual care for chronic neck pain.