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First sentence - no teacher would agree with

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Regarding the second half of the first sentence of this article: ¨is a type of alternative therapy based on the idea that poor posture gives rise to a range of health problems.¨ I believe I can safely say that no Alexander technique teacher would agree with this statement. Typically it is not referred to as a therapy, the use of the word posture will mislead the reader, and AT is not focussed on relieving specific health problems but rather on changing global habits. What about this sentence: ¨The Alexander Technique (AT) is an approach to changing habits of postural support, muscle tension, movement, attention, and reactivity.¨ ( https://alexandertechniquescience.com/general-at/what-is-alexander-technique/ ) 213.93.108.91 (talk) 07:19, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This has been discussed ad nauseam; see this Talk page and its archives. As a 'real world' check I look online at what AT vendors are offering and straight away see it being touted for asthma,[1] Looks to me like a classic Motte and bailey fallacy is in play. When challenged, AT vendors are like 'me!? medical!? oh no!" but left to their own devices they are happy to advertise with medical claims. Bon courage (talk) 07:42, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pagename (capitalization)

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I see that some editors disagree about whether the pagename should be spelled with "Technique" capitalized, or lower case. I don't feel strongly, but I lean towards thinking lower case looks more natural. I'd like to discuss this. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:30, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is a proper name, per n-grams, sources, etc. At least for the last 50 years. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:29, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]