What is the difference between Structural Integration, Massage and other Bodywork practices (such as Chiropratic medicine and Osteopathy)?
Structural Integration is frequently confused with massage due to its hands-on approach; however it works with the body in a slightly different way. Massage focuses on the muscular system and uses pressure to enhance circulation and muscle recovery, whereas Structural Integration works with the connective tissue (myofascia) to create a permanent change in the body structure. In contrast Chiropractic medicine works with the skeletal system to balance the structure of the body. However if there is an imbalance of movement held within the connective tissue, mis-alignment and its accompanied symptoms will return over time, despite skeletal correction. Structural Integration is given as a set of 10 sessions in which the body’s structure is addressed as a whole. The 10 sessions systematically releases different areas of the body in a specific sequence to maximise the body’s structural potential and bring it into natural alignment. Osteopathy shares many similar principles to Structural Integ
