BOOKS

Books and DVDs Relating to Ergonomics
and the Alexander Technique:

Nowhere is the interplay of ergonomic and Alexander Technique concepts better illustrated than in the design of the chair, and the ways in which we use them. The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body and Design provides a wonderfully fresh look at an object so common in our society that most of us pay little or no attention to it. Galen Cranz, a professor of architecture at the University of California Berkeley and a teacher of the Alexander Technique, has written what is probably the definitive work on this topic. Ergonomists, Alexander Technique teachers - and everybody else who sits on chairs - can learn a great deal from this very readable book.

Ergonomics.org

This Web Site is dedicated to the exchange of information between the fields of ergonomics and the Alexander Technique. Suggestions and contributions from ergonomists and from Alexander Technique students and teachers are most welcome - as is your support.

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One of the most common work-related hazards today is backpain. The videos and books listed below have been produced and written by physical therapists who have also trained to become teachers of the Alexander Technique. As such, they provide a unique perspective on the topic and make excellent resources for anyone suffering from backpain - and for anyone who wants to avoid suffering from backpain!

Solutions for Back Trouble shows how the Alexander Technique/physical therapy approach leads to some elegant ergonomic solutions. Several specific situations are examined in detail: sitting, lying down, eating, brushing your teeth etc.

The videos and one of the books listed below were produced and written by Deborah Caplan, PT. You can read two short articles by her online: The Alexander Technique - Education for the Aching Back and The Alexander Technique: Another Tool for Physical Therapists.

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