Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 : I did alot of research on Rolfing and I definitely think there is something to it. I went to a Rolfer for one session (you're supposed to do 10) and I felt like there was some dramatic " loosening up " of my entire body -- more than a regular massage. Since I didn't have any major structural problems (according to my doc and the Rolfer), I didn't go back for the other 9 sessions -- at $100/session, I didn't think it was worth it. My insurance didn't cover the sessions -- perhaps yours will. There are some books out there on Rolfing. I read one called " Rolfing: Reestablishing the Natural Alignment and Structural Integration of the Human Body for Vitality and Well-Being " by Ida Rolf, and I found it very enlightening. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-1928577- 8812805 If that doesn't work, just go to Amazon and search for books on Rolfing. Take care, Doug *** Snip > Also, anyone try Rolfing to work on structural issues, and had success? > Just looking for some personal experience here. > > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 So was this covered by your insurance? I was looking at this, and wondering if the $400-500 fee was worth it for the week session? Looks interesting but it probably depends on the people teaching and interacting with you. Connie > This rolfing stuff is very interesting. I am going to > look into this further. > > i'm currently taking classes in the > Technique. I've had about 5 classes so far, and its > already been very useful. I don't really know how to > explain what it is (hence the link), but basically you > learn how to avoid unnecessary pressure on the joints, > how to move in a more fluid way and basically ease > stress in parts of the body. Its amazing how many > compensatory pains can develop after injuring a part > of the body (I started having low back pain but I've > managed to eliminate it for the most part). These > classes teach you how to walk (this has been very > beneficial), sit, stand, get out of a chair, keep the > spine long and balanced etc. And this comes in real > handy in athletic pursuits as well. It may be worth > looking into, in addition to everything else. > http://www.alexandertechnique.com/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Its not covered by insurance, unless a doctor recommends it, i guess, which is probably very rare. its useful for anybody, so its not only for people with injuries. having a teacher you're comfortable with is really important. the cost ranges from $45-$75 per class. --- zumbergc <zumbergc@...> wrote: > > So was this covered by your insurance? > I was looking at this, and wondering if the $400-500 > fee > was worth it for the week session? > Looks interesting but it probably depends on the > people teaching and interacting with you. > > Connie > > > > This rolfing stuff is very interesting. I am > going to > > look into this further. > > > > i'm currently taking classes in the > > Technique. I've had about 5 classes so far, and > its > > already been very useful. I don't really know how > to > > explain what it is (hence the link), but basically > you > > learn how to avoid unnecessary pressure on the > joints, > > how to move in a more fluid way and basically ease > > stress in parts of the body. Its amazing how many > > compensatory pains can develop after injuring a > part > > of the body (I started having low back pain but > I've > > managed to eliminate it for the most part). These > > classes teach you how to walk (this has been very > > beneficial), sit, stand, get out of a chair, keep > the > > spine long and balanced etc. And this comes in > real > > handy in athletic pursuits as well. It may be > worth > > looking into, in addition to everything else. > > http://www.alexandertechnique.com/ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 > Biotonix/Rolfing > > > Anyone ever have a BioPrint done? I'm very interested in it > to see if it > matches up with what my PT says, and to see if the list of > exercises they > give are similar/the same as what I've been working on. I > definitely have > some bio-mechanical/structural issues that I'm trying to resolve with > targeted stretching and strengthening exercises. > > http://prca.biotonix.com/corp/english/index.html > FYI I had this done at a cost of $150 (insurance won't cover it) and think it's pretty good. While my PT thought my pelvis is anteriolly rotated to much, the bioprint shows that it's within spec at just under 10 degrees (though that is at the high end). It did find a very large angle from shoulders to head, and that may be shifting my center of gravity so much that it gives me the sway back which makes it look like my pelvis is tilted too much. Either way, the majority of the exercises (strengthening and stretching) are the same as what my PT has me doing, and it did add a few new ones for the neck angle. It doesn't show patella tracking issues since it's really just 4 digital pictures of a static posture. But it does show things such as the angles as described above, center of gravity, R side of pelvis higher than L, R knee lower than left, R foot externally rotated at 10+ degrees, etc. And it gave me a list of 18-20 exercises, each specifically incorporated to try to bring the imbalances back into line. I'm pretty happy with it and now just hope the exercises will help! :-) / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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