Do you have poor posture? If so, Rolfing may be the solution to help you improve your bad posture.
Over the years, your body reacts to trauma, both physical and emotional, by creating "blockages". Dr. Chuck Lustfield, Ph.D., a Certified Advanced Rolfer, says that the result of this trauma "intensifies our struggle with the force of gravity, which results in reduced freedom of movement, an increased likelihood of chronic pain, poor posture and a lessened sense of aliveness and self-esteem."
The objective of Rolfing is to improve health by bringing segments of the body (e.g. shoulders, head, pelvis, legs) into proper alignment by freeing up those segments that are constricted or out of balance. Rolfing is based on the idea that fascia stiffens, shortens, and loses its elasticity after prolonged poor posture and mental and emotional stress.
Fascia is the fibrous connective tissue that surrounds, separates or binds together your muscles, organs and other soft structures of your body.
Problems can arise when your fascia is injured since it creates a glue-like substance - a "blockage" - that begins to inhibit your movement. Over time, this will significantly decrease your range of motion, your level of comfort and quite often, your overall health and well-being.
Damage to your fascia can result from a multitude of events, including birth trauma, accumulated stress from poor posture, sports injuries, car accidents and surgery. The list goes on.
Rolfing will release this fascia "gluing" and should stop the downward spiral of bad health. Over time, muscular motion will improve as will your blood circulation.
Rolfing, also known as structural integration, was named after Dr. Ida Rolf, a biochemist who was influenced by osteopathy, physical therapy and yoga.
Rolfing will typically treat conditions such as:
1) Poor posture
2) Muscle tension and pain, especially in the neck, upper and lower back
3) Other conditions caused by poor posture
There is an alternative to Rolfing: A properly designed posture cushion that uses gravity and your body weight to reduce the ravages of poor posture.
A suitable posture cushion will allow the head to assume a neutral position in relation to the shoulders. The contours of the thoracic area will push the thorax forward, stretching muscles in the front of the chest and relaxing muscles in the mid-back and upper-back. At the same time, the shoulders should be allowed to rotate outwards.
A good posture cushion will accomplish the same result as Rolfing, but without the human intervention. More importantly, a posture cushion is portable and you can use it anywhere you please, and particularly in the comfort of your own home.
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