RESOURCES ON THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
Information and links to information in alphabetical order by subject.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
BACK PAIN
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Back Pain: How the Alexander Technique Can Help by Joan Arnold & Hope Gillerman with Terry Zimmerer
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British Medical Journal Research Report on Back Pain. Randomised controlled trial of Alexander Technique lessons, exercise, and massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain.
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Pelvic & Lower Back Pain Presentation: The Alexander Technique and Back Pain (2004) by David Moore
BODY MAPPING
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Body Mapping & the Body Mapping Manual by Fiona Bryant
CYCLING
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Alexander Technique and Cycling. UK Guardian
DANCE
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Good Dancers Make It Look Easy by Greg Holdaway
ERGONOMICS
FITNESS / SPORT
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Core Stability: Pure Stupidity? by Roy Palmer
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Getting into the Zone with the Alexander Technique by Roy Palmer
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Performance Stress by Roy Palmer
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The Alexander Technique: A Gift for Sports People by Michael Stenning
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The Dark Side of Fitness by Roy Palmer
HORSEMANSHIP
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Changing the Way You Work by Carol Prentice A look at how farriers apply the Alexander Technique to working around a horse and standing at an anvil. The International Equine Resource Centre
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Horse-riding and the Alexander Technique by Marigold Smith
KYPHOSIS / SCHEUERMANN'S DISEASE
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Definition of Scheuermann's Kyphosis and how the Alexander Technique can help.
MUSIC / MUSICIANSHIP
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Grabbing the Bird by the Tale: A Flutist's History of Learning to Play by Alexander Murray
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The Alexander Technique and Flute Playing by Alexander Murray
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Playing with Ease by Michael Stenning and Leonie John
NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES / PARKINSON'S DISEASE
ONLINE RESOURCES
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The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique. A comprehensive source for information about the Alexander Technique worldwide.
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PubMed, A service of the National Library of Medicine providing access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
OSTEOARTHRITIS
PAIN MANAGEMENT
PELVIC / LOWER BACK PAIN
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Pelvic & Lower Back Pain Presentation (2004) The Alexander Technique and Back Pain by David Moore
POSTURE
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On Posture by John Dewey, educationalist, philosopher and advocate of the Alexander Technique. This excerpt is taken from a chapter titled “Habits of Will” in John Dewey’s 1921 book Human Nature and Conduct.
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On Coming to Terms with the "P" Word by Marsha Novak, MSPE, PT
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Posture is Not Improved by Trying Harder by Roy Palmer.
REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY
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RSI and the Alexander Technique by David Moore
SCHEUERMANN'S DISEASE / KYPHOSIS
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Definition of Scheuermann's Kyphosis and how the Alexander Technique can help.
SCIENCE
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Ethology and Stress Diseases: Nobel Lecture by Nikolaas Tinbergen 1973 - half of this lecture is devoted to the discoveries of F.M. Alexander
SPORT / FITNESS
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Core Stability: Pure Stupidity? by Roy Palmer
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Getting into the Zone with the Alexander Technique by Roy Palmer
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Performance Stress by Roy Palmer
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The Alexander Technique: A Gift for Sports People by Michael Stenning
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The Dark Side of Fitness by Roy Palmer
STUTTERING
SWIMMING
Alexander Technique and Swimming an article by Steven Shaw, co-author of 'The Art of Swimming'
VOICE / SINGING
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Born to Sing: a highly recommended essay by Ron Murdock
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Correct Posture for Singers by David Moore
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Curing Voice Problems With the Alexander Technique by David Moore
WHIPLASH
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Whiplash: a case study of how the application of the Alexander Technique helped to overcome chronic whiplash injury.
YOGA
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Not All Yoga Is Created Equal - You say Ashtanga, I say Kundalini. What's the difference? Use this guide to find the right yoga for you. by Jennifer Cook
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Down Dog Diary - Worldwide Yoga Online Magazine