In April 2009, following the BMJ study on the Alexander Technique, O magazine included this article about the Alexander Technique:  http://www.oprah.com/health/A-Cure-for-Back-Pain-The-Alexander-Technique. Below is an excerpt:

Back and neck problems are among the most common reasons Americans see a doctor, according to a 2008 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. …In a recent study, researchers at the University of Southampton followed 579 back pain sufferers for 12 months as they practiced Alexander Technique… The researchers found that after 24 Alexander sessions, patients improved their ability to move freely by up to 45 percent. “And in the last month of the trial, these people reported only three days of pain,” says study coauthor Paul Little, MD, professor of primary care research. …