How Can Rolfing Help Frozen Shoulder?
Rolfing consists of 10 one-hour sessions, called a Ten Series. Treatments are preferably given weekly, starting from the head and working down to the feet. Each session builds upon the last until the body is totally aligned, front to back, side to side, top to bottom, and inside to outside. The underlying principle of Rolfing is that injuries, poor movement habits, and chronic muscle tension from stress cause the fascia to stiffen. Fascia is the tough, densely woven connective tissue which spreads continuously throughout the body in a three dimensional web from head to foot. This stiffening in turn prevents one from moving freely and easily. Rolfing is designed to loosen the fascia, resulting in a freedom in muscle movement and unlearning of bad patterns of muscle strain and misuse. This release should then enable the body to properly align itself. Rolfers incorporate Joint Mobilization Techniques – a range of soft tissue massage techniques that release the motion restrictions that imp
