Science and the Alexander Technique

Early on in its history the Alexander Technique had strong links with science and the work of physiologists and anatomists whose names are no longer well known (such as Coghill, Sherrington, Magnus and Dart). Raymond Dart, better known as an anthropologist, made original contributions to the Alexander Technique. Recent research has mostly concerned postural disorders, especially back pain.

The British Medical Journal published a clinical trial and economic evaluation of the Alexander Technique applied to back pain. The British Medical Journal also produced the videos at the bottom of this page to present the results. Subjects' experiences of this trial were found and published in the Family Practice journal.

A recent Randomized controlled trial of the Alexander Technique for idiopathic Parkinson's disease resulted in the National Institute for Health and Clinical EXcellence sanctioning the Alexander Technique for "both the physical nature of the condition and the person’s attitudes to having PD".

For other research it is best to visit sites such as the STAT research page or alexandertechnique.com.