How do I acquire injury-preventive technique?

That depends on your age and level of playing. In the Lister-Sink Method, adults usually have to return to very basic coordination and lay a new foundation. Children, if they are just beginning, are easier to train. A free, well-coordinated technique can be acquired by incorporating instruction about it into the regular lessons. However, I strongly agree with the Suzuki philosophy, as well as many of the great piano teachers of the past, that good technique should be taught separately, at least until the foundation for good coordination is laid. The brain simply cannot master the new coordination while at the same time having to attend to reading notation and to the complex demands of musical interpretation, articulation, etc. In my experience, once the foundation is laid and is automatic, a student can move easily into the more complex tasks. 

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