Rolfing (Structural Integration)
Safe with pregnancy
This is therapy that manipulates your deep tissue, and gives you movement education that balances the muscles and joints of your body. The aim is to empower your body-parts to work well together, and to deal with the effects of gravity, posture and daily activities. This good balance is believed to promote wellbeing
Caution
The therapy can be painful to the individual
Deep tissue manipulation may be harmful if performed close to cancer sites on the body
Therapy for:
Improved posture
Sciatica
Lower back pain
Poor mobility
Frozen shoulder
Neck pain
Headaches
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Postoperative pain
Hip pain
Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
Improved flexibility
Body balance
Chronic pain management
Increase range of body and joint movement
Breathing improvement
Comments
Developed by Ida Rolf in the 1950's
It is delivered in ten sessions, called 'the recipe'
There is no scientific backing for the claims made about rolfing
There are similarities with osteopathy and myofascial release therapies
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Safe with diabetes
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