Editing Alexander technique (section)

==Uses==

The Alexander technique is used as a therapy for stress-related chronic conditions. It does not attempt to cure the underlying cause, but to teach people how to avoid bad habits which might exacerbate their condition.<ref name=pp>{{cite book |title=Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice |edition=3rd |year=2011 |pages=205–222 |publisher=Elsevier |vauthors=Moroz A, Cohler MH, Schulman RA |chapter=Chapter 21: Body Work and Movement Therapies |doi=10.1016/B978-1-4160-3779-8.10021-1 |veditors=Lennard TA, Walkowski S, Singla AK, Vivian DG |isbn=978-1-4160-3779-8}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The technique is used as an alternative treatment to improve both voice and posture for people in the [[performing arts]]. {{as of|1995}} it was on the curriculum of prominent Western performing arts institutions.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=D'Antoni ML, Harvey PL, Fried MP |title=Alternative medicine: does it play a role in the management of voice disorders? |journal=J Voice |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=308–11 |date=September 1995 |pmid=8541975 |doi=10.1016/s0892-1997(05)80239-5 |url=}}</ref>

According to Alexander technique instructor [[Michael J. Gelb]], people tend to study the Alexander technique for reasons of [[personal development]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gelb |first=Michael J. |title=Body learning: an introduction to the Alexander Technique |publisher=Holt |year=1995 |isbn=0805042067 |edition=2nd Owl Book |location=New York |pages=3–4}}</ref>