The Rolfing Therapy San Diego Method Of Structural Integration Verses Trade

By John Hayes


Dancers and practitioners of yoga tend to notice when their bodies feel out of alignment. They are people who tend to be in touch with their bodies. I can lay claim to such a self-awareness myself, having been a dancer most of my life. The article will lead us through the topic the new kid on rolfing therapy san diego in body and spine alignment.

However, the Structural Integration can be defined as a systematic approach that attempts to restore balance and alignment to the whole body for long lasting pain relief. Deep Tissue Massage is different from the other in that it tends to focus on techniques for each individual muscle strain, it is temporary relief, and does not address or release the system wide compensation patterns, or the root cause of your pain, dis-function, or "stress".

This method of body and spine alignment certainly has its share of superstar endorsements (Oprah being one of them). It certainly isn't new though - people first heard of this in the sports movie with Burt Reynolds from 1977 called Semi-Tough. Among those with whom yoga seems all been-there-done-that, the intenseness of the pain and the feeling of rightness involved in Rolfing is certainly drawing a fanatic following.

The blogosphere is all abuzz with it. Rolfing is a method developed by Ida Rolf, the famous American biochemist. The method she developed tries to achieve its ends on the premise that most of the body's pain comes from incorrect body and spine alignment. In her theory, gravity and the body's responses are what are responsible for the poor alignment seen in our muscles, the spine, the bones and connective tissue.

After a complete series of Structural Integration, some clients return, after a waiting period of three to six months, for tune-up sessions that help to maintain the benefits of the body being better balanced and alleviating discomfort from emerging deeper issues. What distinguishes the Structural Integration from Deep Tissue massage is not necessarily the medium in which we work, but the goal of our work - which is to reshape and reorganize the human structure.

The common lingo could go something like, I was Rolfed today, or I am going to see my Rolfer, or do you know anything about that Rolf stuff? The politics surrounding this confusion can create a difficult and cumbersome task for people who are looking for, and learning about, Structural Integration. Let's say a person has worked with a Rolfer and has moved to a new city.

Rather, it is an extension of other alignment techniques like yoga. A practitioner kneads your connecting tissue nearly to breaking point. Being flexible is just something you should be doing for yourself. That in the process, you have done for you. The treatment lasts for ten sessions to fully see the reduction of pain.

Rolfing is not just a therapy involving direct manipulation of soft tissue. Integrating the newly changed structures into a functional, moving holistic body is a unique, indirect and educational aspect of the work. Deep Tissue Massage often does not include movement education, such as working with the client in motion, let alone off the table. Benefits of integrating postural and anatomical cues with the client off the table, in gravity, can help the client bring the experience of their Rolfing sessions into their daily lives.




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