For sore backs, yoga and acupuncture appeared the most effective, and there was some evidence to also support the use of osteopathy and relaxation therapy as well as the Alexander technique which focuses on posture and movement.

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This is the exhibition's point of greatest concentration, a fascinating sort of before and after, where the befores are seat-of-the-pants, coarsely done as if in the den or the dark, and the afters are refined appropriation, executed in ateliers of bright light and even brighter technique labels like Yohji Yamamoto, Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Balmain.

WSJ: Loud, Fast and Nasty | Punk: Chaos to Couture | Metropolitan Museum of Art | By Laura Jacobs