ABOUT ROLFING® Structural Integration

Rolfing® Structural Integration is named after Dr. Ida P. Rolf. She began more than fifty years ago, devoting her energy to creating a holistic system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organized the whole body in gravity.ÂThis system was eventually named Structural Integration. She discovered that she could achieve remarkable changes in posture and structure by manipulating the body's myofascial system.

"Rolfing" is the nickname that many clients and practitioners gave this work, and is now a registered service mark in 27 countries. Rolfing has an unprecedented ability to dramatically alter a person's posture and structure. Professional athletes, dancers, children, and people from all walks of life have benefited from Rolfing. People seek Rolfing as a way to ease pain and chronic stress, and improve performance in their professional and daily activities. An estimated 1 million people have received Rolfing work.

Research has demonstrated that Rolfing creates a more efficient use of the muscles, allowing the body to conserve energy, and creating a more economical and refined pattern of movement. Research also shows that Rolfing significantly reduces chronic stress and changes in the body structure. For example, a study showed that Rolfing significantly reduced the spinal curvature of subjects with lordosis (sway back); it also showed that Rolfing enhances neurological functioning.