What is a Rolfing practitioner?
What is a Rolfing practitioner?
Rolfers are trade marked professionals trained from The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration. We work with connective tissue or fascia and practice a unique system of therapeutic restructuring and movement education founded by biochemist and physicist, Dr. Ida P Rolf.
Is Rolfing better than massage?
Rolfing and Massage: Rolfing and massage differ most significantly in one key way: massage is great for short-term relaxation or relief of pain, while Rolfing changes the structure of the body to provide long-lasting ease and relief.
Is Rolfing evidence based?
Other recent research has demonstrated that Rolfing significantly reduces chronic stress and changes body structure for the better. In these studies, Rolfing significantly reduced the spinal curvature of subjects with lordosis. Evidence also indicates that Rolfing enhances neurologic functioning.
What are the 10 sessions of Rolfing?
Rolfing 10 Series
- Rolfing session 1 – beginning the journey.
- Rolfing session 2 – the ground.
- Rolfing session 3 – the bridge.
- Rolfing session 4 – the core.
- Rolfing session 5 – upward orientation.
- Rolfing session 6 – the back.
- Rolfing session 7 – crowning.
- Rolfing sessions 8, 9, and 10 – closing.
How much does Rolfing cost?
The cost of Rolfing varies according to the Rolfer, their experience level and the locale. Most Rolfers charge from $90 to $200 per session. Rolfing Movement Integration sessions are comparably priced.
How often should you do Rolfing?
Rolfing isn’t a quick fix. “It took time to get into chronic pain, it will take some time to recover,” explains Rock. Her advice: be patient. A good rule of thumb, she says, is that for every year of pain, allow yourself one month of weekly sessions. Although Rock says you should notice improvements with every session.
Does insurance cover Rolfing?
Q: Is Rolfing covered by insurance? A: Most insurance companies do not cover Rolf Structural Integration, though there are exceptions. However, Rolfing generally can be covered by a Health Savings Account (HSA).
Is Rolfing covered by health insurance?
What is a Rolfing treatment?
Rolfing has been said to harmonize the body’s movement patterns in relation to gravity. A Rolfing treatment consists of ten sessions called the “ten series”. This is the basic treatment, if needed, it can be followed up by the “Advanced Series” of five sessions, or the “Tune-Up series”.
What is a Rolfing session?
The work consists of physical contact at various key point of the body, with the Rolfing practitioner using fingers, knuckles, hands and elbow. A Rolfing Series is normally ten or eleven sessions.
Where is the Rolf Institute located?
All Rolfers qualify and and pay their annual dues to the Rolf Institute based in Boulder, Colorado, with international offices in Germany, Brazil, Japan and Australia.
