News related to the Alexander Technique

Reuters - Back pain costs rise, but pain still there:

• Back pain rises 65 percent in the past decade
• USA cost is $85.9 billion a year
• Pharmaceutical expenditures have increased 171 percent
• average people spent $4,695 per year with back pain (1997)
• the average $2,731 spent for people without back problems (1997)

British Medical Journal - Clinical trial results published showing Alexander Technique lessons provide long-term benefit

See articles related to the BMJ results:

• Los Angeles Time- Controlling pain with alternative remedies
• BMJ - medical publication of the year
• O - Oprah website - "A Dramatic Cure for Back Pain"
• BBC - UK
• Telegraph - UK
• The Guardian - UK
• Mail online - UK
• Post Gazetee - Pittsburgh - US