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Why Chronic Pain Patients Need Information About

You’ve been in pain for quite some time now. When you’ve spoken to your doctor about this they’ve said that you have what’s known as “chronic pain.” Unfortunately, you find that you agree with them because the pain seems to be never-ending. Now that you finally have a name for what you’re feeling you wonder what you can do to help yourself feel better. You don’t want to spend the rest of your life feeling the way that you do now. Instead, you’re willing to do almost anything it takes to make yourself feel better. When you start searching for solutions for your chronic pain you come across Rolfing. As you read more about it you find that it may be beneficial for you. Before you seek out a practitioner there are a few things that you should know. Things You Should Know About Rolfing While you may be struggling to understand why you’re suffering from chronic pain, you don’t have to struggle to understand how Rolfing will help. Once […] Continue reading

How Athletes Benefit From Rolfing

Are you an athlete who wants to take their training to the next level? Are you looking for anything that will help get you there? As an athlete who’s experienced some type of muscle or joint soreness, maybe even an injury or two, you may be tired. This soreness may be showing in your performance now, but it doesn’t have to. With rolfing for athletes, you’ll have another way to help your body heal. You’ll also be able to take your game to the next level. These athletic benefits are why you should take some time to get to know more about this therapy. Rolfing for Athletes Improves Posture and Form With this therapy, you’ll be able to improve both your posture and your form. You’ll learn how to make the right choices when you engage your muscles and joints in movement. This education is beneficial because you’ll create a formation pattern that doesn’t allow for complete healing once you’re injured. However, through the specific manipulations used here, your fascial […] Continue reading

Understanding Headaches And Their Causes

Headaches are a very real thing for many people today. Not only are there many different types of them but there are also many natural treatments (e.g. rolfing, hydration, dimming the lights, a cold pack) available for them. These are things you should consider when trying to decide if rolfing will work for you. Tension Headaches It’s quite common for people to report that they’re feeling some unpleasant tension in their heads. This is mainly caused by improper posture. If you have this issue you should find ways to keep your neck and spine aligned. You may want to consider purchasing the appropriate pillows or other ergonomic devices to help you. Another reason why this is so common is people unknowingly clench and grind their teeth. Your dentist can give you a splint to help you with this or you can even purchase a sports mouthguard to use while you’re sleeping. If you’re suffering from this issue in the daytime you need to find a way to destress. Sinus Headaches […] Continue reading

How Rolfing Helps With The Treatment Of Tennis Elbow

While you may think of tennis elbow happening because a person has spent a lot of time on the tennis court you’d be surprised to learn that most cases have nothing to do with this at all. In fact, less than 5% of all cases are caused by being on the court. More commonly, this is found in people who are performing activities that require repetitive movement in their elbow, wrist, or arm. How it Occurs Also referred to as “tendinosis” this condition occurs when tiny tears occur in your tendon. This is a tough band of fibrous tissue that’s responsible for connecting your muscles to your bones. With this condition, your tendon that extends to your wrist becomes inflamed because it’s been torn. When this happens it results in painful spasms. Causes Tennis elbow doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time for this condition to develop because you must be using this tendon to repetitively grip onto something or continually moving your arm in a certain way. This is why […] Continue reading

Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome. Why Is It So Common? What To Do?

The “Carpal tunnel” is an arch-shaped passageway beneath the wrist formed by the bones in our hands called “Carpals”. Numerous images illustrating this structure are available from online image searches. This passage allows nerves, blood vessels, and specific muscles and tendons to extend into our hands. This arch can become distorted from repeated movements and thereby put pressure upon the important parts that travel beneath. This will cause “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome”. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a problem associated with numbness and tingling in our hands, and more urgently problems with the strength of our grip and the dexterity of our fingers. Discomfort is often the first sign, and disfunction the second. Rolfers address this problem by rebuilding the shape of the carpal bones’ original arch. With carpal tunnel syndrome, there are usually movement limitations “upstream” of the hands. In a Rolfing session, people are often surprised to discover how much normal movement they have lost in their elbows, shoulders, and often necks. The Carpal Bones below the wrist can become […] Continue reading

Our Feet Are Magnificent And Should Be Enjoyed!

Feet are the beginning of great posture and easy movement. Happy feet make a happy body. Are your feet happy? If you have tired achy feet at the end of your day the answer is probably no. If you have arch pain, heel pain, or toe pain, the answer is certainly no. But what if you have zero pain in your feet and ankles? Happy feet? To answer this question consider the joints and muscles upstream. If you have complaints about your knees, hips, and lower back, then you can bet you have feet that are causing those problems or being compromised by them. Either way, feet must literally bear the burden of the whole body. A very enlightening exercise is to take a walk on the carpet with your wet feet after a nice shower. Are your footprints clearly formed? Do they point forward? If not are they at least not-forward symmetrically? Probably not. And the difference between one foot and the other will probably also show on the […] Continue reading