Chronic pain? Try Rolfing!
Clients frequently report the complete disappearance of headaches, sciatic discomfort, leg cramps, tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and a host of other chronic pains they had previously treated with little to no success.
As Rolfing is directed at the connective tissues rather than the joints or the muscles, it can even resolve problems that still occur after years of chiropractic care.
While Rolfing offers dramatic and long-lasting results, it is not necessarily the right
solution for every person or every issue. Therefore, we offer FREE consultations and “try-out” treatments for only $40.
How Does Rolfing® Work?
Fascia - which comprises the fascial web - is like a thin film of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs. Essentially, it is the stuff that holds everything inside our bodies in their proper place.
Humans, like all creatures, have a body structure that works most efficiently when properly aligned to its original specifications. However, because of work and life's routines, we put our bodies through repetitive motions on a daily basis that distort that proper alignment.
Fascia supports whatever posture the body adopts. As the fascial web changes due to the postures of our daily repetitive motions, it can shorten and tighten, causing it to pull on the muscles and restrict motion in the joints. This restriction forces the muscles to strain more when performing even the simplest of tasks. This is how someone can suddenly "throw out" their back by simply getting out of a car or bending over to pick up a piece of small trash.
Biochemist Dr. Ida Rolf discovered through her research that while the fascia's malleability (or mold-ability) causes it to adapt to bad posture and restrict movement it can, through manual manipulation, also be restored to support good posture and flexibility. If the fascial web is properly supporting the body's ideal alignment, many of the chronic pain and recurring issues related to muscle stress and tension can be eliminated.
The modalities we are more familiar with - Chiropractics, Osteopathy, Massage Therapy - effect changes on the joints and muscles whereas Rolfing® is directed at effecting changes in the fascial web.
Read about recent scientific evidence on how Rolfing works on fascia.
What is the Rolfing® Ten Series?
Rolfing Structural Integration is often applied as a series of ten sessions known as the Basic Ten Series - our Rolfer Lu will determine in a free consultation or before your first session whether this is the best strategy to reach your treatment goals.
Each session targets a particular region of the body and has specific structural and functional goals. All the sessions after the first build on the results of the previous sessions.
Session 1 begins with diagnostics - including photographs for posture analysis - followed by work on the shoulders and rib cage, the back of the legs and around the hips. The structural goal is to enable the shoulders to fall back naturally so the subject can stand and sit with an open chest. The functional goal is to ease breathing and allow the subject to already feel their posture and mobility improving.
The following sessions also have specific goals, building from the progress gained in previous sessions. While they all include neck and back work and other areas as determined necessary by the Rolfer, each session also has specific areas of focus as follows:
Session 2 - feet and lower legs.
Session 3 - the whole outer sideline of the body with special focus on the hips and ribs.
Session 4 - inner legs and hips.
Session 5 - hip flexors and front side of the lumbar spine.
Session 6 - the back and back of the legs.
Session 7 - head, neck and shoulders.
Sessions 8 & 9 are determined by the Rolfer(TM) based on the individual's progress in previous sessions. Any additional work needed in previous areas will be addressed in these sessions.
Session 10 - also determined by the Rolfer and based on any additional work needed - brings closure to all the previous sessions. By the end of this session the subject should be well anchored to the best alignment in both their structure and their neuro-motoric systems that they can achieve at this stage. With their newly enhanced body awareness and flexibility the subject can now find better alignment hemselves. They will know when they slip into old patterns of bad posture and can easily self-correct; thereby continuing to improver their own alignment without further treatment.
Pricing
Full Rolfing sessions cost $110, but we also offer short sessions (15-25 min)
for $50.
You can always come in for a free consultation (10-20 min), and if you're new to Balance, you can add a short tryout-treatment for just $40.
Balance Massage Members get free mini-treatments from Lu whenever they need them - her soft-tissue manipulations can free up blockages quickly.
If you have any questions, she's always good about answering emails thoroughly and quickly - just use the Contact Form or lu (AT) balanceorlando.com.
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