How does Rolfing differ from Chiropractic or Osteopathy?
Chiropractic and Osteopathic treatment tends to focus on bone alignment and joint mobility and various methods ranging from gentle tapping to high velocity thrusts are used to manipulate and correct boney lesions. Rolfers believe that unless the tension and strain in the soft tissue is addressed and relieved, the bones will continue to be pulled out of alignment and so will need constant re-adjustment. The Rolfing method involves slow, sustained and focussed pressure in a specific direction to affect the entire tissue bed in which the bones of the body are embedded. The Rolfer’s goal is to achieve balanced tension which enables the bones to move back naturally into their proper relationship and alignment.
