Welcome to Rolfing® UK
Named after American biochemist Dr Ida Rolf, Rolfing® addresses patterns and tension that can develop as a result of trauma, work demands, or postural habits, to restore a more efficient and easier alignment. Whilst a person may have pain in a particular place, Rolfing® recognises the interrelatedness of the body and so treats the entire structure through a systematic approach called the ’Ten Series’.
Benefits of Rolfing® include, improved posture, improved flexibility and range of movement, enhancing the ease of breathing, releasing painful holding patterns and managing acute and chronic pain from past injuries.
Rolfing® Can Help With:
- LOWER BACK PAIN
- SCIATICA
- HIP PAIN
- FROZEN SHOULDER
- REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY (RSI)
- LACK OF MOBILITY
- POST OPERATIVE PAIN
- HEADACHES
- TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION (TMJ)
- NECK PAIN
- TENSION RELEASE FOLLOWING TRAUMA
What is Rolfing®?
Rolfing® is a form of hands-on bodywork and movement training that re-organises the connective tissue of the body (fascia) so that it can function more effectively. Over time, events in our life, such as injury or trauma can lead to our natural alignment in gravity to be lost. This causes internal stresses resulting in physical and emotional discomfort. Rolfing® aims to correct these imbalances and reduce the compensations and stresses that cause pain.
Rolfing® is named after American biochemist Dr Ida Rolf who developed the method in the 1950’s. For more information, see What is Rolfing®? on the Frequently Asked Questions page.
What is Fascia?
Fascia is a layer of fibrous tissue that forms a continuous web throughout the whole body. Also known as connective tissue it provides a responsive structure that adapts to demands placed upon it, creating a flexible and mobile system. It surrounds, supports, and penetrates all muscles, bones, nerves and organs of the body.
Through the Rolfing® touch, the elasticity and sliding capacity of fascia can be restored and the body structure aligned to function with greater ease.
Watch the video below to learn more about Rolfing® and Fascia.
Benefits of Rolfing® include:
Pain relief
Improved posture
Improved flexibility
Improved range of movement
Enhanced ease of breathing
Release of painful holding patterns
Management of acute and chronic pain
Increase in energy
Increased sense of wellbeing
See Rolfing® in action
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