Even best office chairs are not capable of saving your back and neck from deterioration…in fact, even using orthopedic accessories like those best seat cushions we looked at previously can only reduce the symptoms, not resolve them.
And this is when Alexander Technique comes in.
Alexander Technique is a method for self-improvement and increased efficacy. The author describes how learning it has transformed her life and flute playing.
Strad, Sep 2019
Interview by Catherine NelsonWhen did you notice the first symptoms?
I started suffering when I went to music college, back in 1972. I must have been doing something really badly because I had headaches, neck pain and numbness in the left side of my face. I couldn’t play for more than 30 minutes at a time, and it even interfered with my vision – the lines and dots would start to move around on the page.