By David Delaney, MA, CAR, LPC

We all know the expression, ‘no pain, no gain’!  A client who did the original Rolfing 10-series and the advanced Rolfing 5 series now comes to me every 2 months or so for his’ tune-up’ session, as some call it.  When he first arrived at my office, he had stopped dancing (tango & California swing) and had stopped riding his mountain bike because his lower back was all seized up and he could hardly walk.  And he had tried many things; chiropractic, physical therapist, hot tub, stretching and yoga classes, etc.

Osteopathy & yoga, among others!

Dr. Ida Rolf was seeking solutions to her son’s physical problems that the medical community could not provide.  She investigated homeopathy, osteopathy, yoga, and the movement schools of the early part of the 21st century, among others.  She knew that fascia went through a state shift when an energy source was introduced, and her motivation to help her son is what resulted in the Rolfing method of Structural Integration.

Rolfing, Excruciatingly Helpful

By AUSTIN CONSIDINE

Considering treatment options for back pain…

Bob comes to me because his wife insists on it; she is the one who found me, called me, and set up the appointment on his behalf.  He owns a company and business is very slow, on top of China taking allot of his business since they can do the work at a fraction of what he needs to charge.  If anyone has a fear of losing, Bob does.  He employs 30 plus individuals who depend on him for their livelihood and he is fully aware of it.  But he keeps thinking that the back pain will just go away as it did when he was younger and it keeps being there no matter how positive his thoughts are.  He is literally stuck.

For months I had struggled with my singing studies with Margaret Riddleberger, voice teacher and therapist who had sung at the Metropolitan Opera but who chose later to teach actors and dancers.  Was I retarded? How come I couldn’t do what she was asking me to do.  And it was hit and miss; some weeks I did OK and other weeks I felt so frustrated and spastic.  But still I kept coming back because I knew that my experience of singing on stage was not satisfying and there was more inside me.  I knew there was!

Tom tells me about Rolfing…

Repetitive Stress (RSI)

Certified Advanced Rolfer Working On-Site Helps to Reduce Problems Related to RSI

According to Larry Miller, Director of Human Resources at Starkey Laboratories, workers’ compensation costs were “going through the roof” when he introduced a new element into Starkey’s employee wellness program in 1992. The cost increases were due in large part to the growing number of repetitive stress injuries (RSI), including carpal tunnel syndrome.

That year he brought in Siana Goodwin, Certified Advanced Rolfer, to provide Rolfing on-site for employees with RSI symptoms. For the last six years, Sandra L. Jones, Certified Rolfer, has been the on-site Rolfer at Minnesota-based Starkey Laboratories (one of the world’s largest custom hearing aid manufacturers), with dramatic results:

Hallmark of the Rolfing method of structural integration

The hallmark of Rolfing Structural Integration is a standardized approach known as the Ten Series, the goal of which is to systematically balance and optimize both the structure (shape) and function (movement) of the entire body over the course of ten Rolfing sessions.

Each session focuses on freeing restrictions or holdings in a particular regions and through various relationships of major segments of the body. A practitioner also maintains a cpmprehensive view of the client’s entire system during each session, thus ensuring the transformational process evolves in a comfortable and harmonious way.

By David Delaney, MA, CAR, LMT, LPC                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor                                                                                                                           david@daviddelaney-rolfing.com