Rolfing – A Different Kind of Massage Therapy

by Jennifer  
Filed under Rolfing

For many people, there is little to no different between traditional massage therapy and rolfing.

For those who are rolfing practitioners or “rolfers”, as they are sometimes called, as well as for those who are rolfing proponents, rolfing is a completely different type of therapy.

While it still involves the manipulation of soft tissue in the body, rolfing differs from massage therapy in its basic principles.

Essentially, the purpose of rolfing is to loosen up the soft tissue in the body so it does not interfere with the function of the muscles.

Through a period of ten one hour long sessions, the rolfer will help the patient to lengthen their tissues and muscles.

This also puts the body in alignment with gravity, something that rolfers also attribute to physical comfort and general wellbeing.

Rolfers also offer advanced and maintenance sessions for regular recipients of rolfing treatments.

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