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INTRODUCTION 1. Ethology and Stress Diseases Nikolaas Tinbergen, Professor of Animal Behavior, University of Oxford, Oxford, England Science, 185:20-27, 1974 A distinguished Nobel Laureate writes of his understanding of the Alexander ...

You have a body problem you'd like to solve. You have recurring back episodes that lay you out on the couch for weeks. Your hands and wrists bother you whenever you use the computer. You wake up at night with spasms in your legs. You can't think straigh ...

The Alexander Technique is a learned method to change postural and movement dysfunction and improve the patient's effectiveness in all areas of life. It engages the individual's mind and body to reduce and eliminate body misuse in daily activities. In a ...

The Alexander Technique is a unique form of self care. You learn it through a series of private sessions with a qualified Alexander Technique teacher. Though you need a course of lessons to change the ingrained habits that get in your way, you can begin ...

The Alexander Technique is a potent example of what Sherrington1 termed "the integrative action of the nervous system." The loss of this integration ultimately leads to disease. This may occur when there is a loss of ability to balance the stressor effe ...

Benefits for both Therapist and Patient Physical therapists use their bodies in their work. Often neck, shoulder and back pain results. The patient gets better, but the therapist slowly gets worse. The Alexander Technique is a set of guidelines for us ...

Back pain is one of the most common yet perplexing conditions encountered by the medical profession. Whether the cause (disc protrusion, muscle tension, arthritis, spinal curvatures, etc.) is difficult or easy to determine, providing effective treatment ...

The Alexander Technique is a learned method to improve postural and movement dysfunction. It engages the mind and body to reduce and eliminate body misuse in daily activities. In a series of one-on-one lessons with a certified teacher, a student of the ...

I think I have given my patients something almost as good as magic. I have taught them what to do and not do when their backs give them trouble, and how to reduce unnecessary stress and pain. As a result, they no longer have to feel afraid and helpless ...

The posture problem — You look in the mirror and you're not happy with what you see. Maybe your shoulders round forward. Your butt sticks out. Your knees point in. You don't like your walk. You can't stand that stoop. Maybe you try to fix the problem b ...