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The essence of Rolfing rests in its goals and principles and not in specific techniques; although it has been traditionally a “hands-on” profession. Throughout the last thirty years or so, Rolfing has incorporated various elements from other hands-on modalities and professions. Among other things, we now use a wide variety of these “other” techniques including:
| Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation. This is a very gentle approach as I will do visceral work when someone has had major surgeries, injuries or infections, which can create adhesions that impair proper mobility and motility of the organs. Because the body tends to compensate and protect an organ in trouble, serious structural issues are often resolved by freeing the viscera (organs). For example, all low back structural issues will impact the attachment sites of the small intestine, large intestine, the duodenum and jujenum. We address these organs with visceral manipulation. My opinion is that we have the best teacher for this subject in all of the professions; Liz Gaggini. | |
| Cranial Sacral Therapies.This is another gentle, but powerful technique which seeks to balance the cranial rhythm, balance tensions in the dural membranes (the connective tissue that surrounds the spinal cord and brain) and restore proper cranial bone movement. Some of this work is usually done within the “Ten-Series”. | |
| Specialized Structural Assessment. In my experience and judgment, this is the most fundamental reason why Rolfing is unique in all of bodywork. We are taught to understand and determine what is your most natural, comfortable and neutral pattern; such that joints and areas that are out of pattern can be easily determined and addressed. In this way, your acute and chronic pain, or your stiffness and soreness or your areas of weakness will have as a root cause; some area or areas of misalignment or deviations from your natural pattern. This strategy has come to be called the "tilt and shift" model which is unique in all of bodywork. It is a strategy and an assessment technique/goal that determines what your individual "neutral" pattern is for all of your joints. Because this is so unique and so helpful in our work, I want to pay tribute to Liz Gaggini, who's brilliant work has given us this accurate and foolproof way to understand and work on bodies in trouble. | |
| Various Elements of Neurophysiology. Continuing our theme of gentle, but powerful work, much of what I do in your Rolfing session involves working to improve the efficiency of your own nervous system to provide more structural balance, more efficiency in movement and more energy. We will use elements of a study called Neurophysiology to provide more equal balance of brain hemispheres, more accurate assessments of muscle strength as related to the energy of other body systems and the improved efficiency of various parasympathetic cranial nerves (cranial nerves control your five senses and various organs and glands). | |
| The Use of Low Level Cold Lasers. The most important tool I use is the Erchonia Medical Low Level Cold Laser. This FDA Cleared laser is used to release tissue restrictions that are caused by nerve inflammation, increase energy to specific nerves that fire muscles to stabilize joints and increase the efficiency of muscle usage during movement. I have used this laser in over five thousand sessions over the last three years. Its use is so important I have detailed its significance in the next category. The folks at Erchonia Medical International are helping the world, one person at a time. We are blessed in our association with them. |
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For an appointment, please contact Martha (depending
on the season)
at 907-260-1914 in Alaska and 623-414-0817 in Arizona.
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