Back Pain is not simply an issue with your back, it is a full body issue. To properly address back pain one must develop support for the back by looking at issues with the hips, legs, and shoulders. The best results will be found holistically, addressing the whole individual, not just the area of pain.

When it comes to posture, people often seek ways to improve it. While pondering this question, more questions arise. How should a person stand, sit, or walk? What constitutes good posture, both static and dynamic? Many have offered advice since childhood, mostly with good intentions, but not without error. Rolfing was developed to help individuals align their posture with gravity, both in static and moving forms. There are many details to consider, but you cannot know the for

Much has been said and done around the question of "how to breath" as if it would not occur naturally and without our direct intervention. With the interest in yoga to the west has come many breathing techniques, likewise with eastern martial arts, and even western sports. Despite all of this interest in breath there are still a lot of different opinions floating around and not all of them agree. I have explored quite a few different practices from different traditions lik

Common Questions about Rolfing Answered.

Rolfing, or structural Integration, is a unique and transformative approach to physical organization. This process of manual therapy manipulates the body's muscle and connective tissues to promote alignment and range of motion.

When we develop lower back pain, it can be alarming. When it does not go away or worsens, it can become quite distressing. Chronic lower back pain can be not just annoying but also debilitating. Relying solely on medications to cope with pain often proves only temporarily effective. Eventually, a person might ponder, "What is actually causing my back pain?" Naturally, someone with persistent lower back pain will consult a medical professional. This can lead to a series of dia

Most people these days know of the benefits of stretching. Even as children we are taught to stretch a bit and warm up before physical activity or face the danger of injury. Coaches and physical therapists alike generally have a good handful of stretching techniques, and I remember that in martial arts like Aikido we would spend at least 15 minutes stretching and warming up before we began doing anything else. The wide variety of stretches we have had traditionally in the

I have been assisting with classes at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute. Although most of the students we are sending out every year are not local, a fair amount of them are. Sometimes it seems like I am simply making more competition for myself if they are going to set up anywhere near my practice, as there is not the demand for Rolfing that you may experience in other disciplines like chiropractic, physical therapy, massage, etc. I do not really to think of it this way though,

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