Favorable shift in this before and after picture from a single session. My client had complicated and detailed cervical spine surgery, so I worked very carefully into that area. Creating space in his upper shoulder girdle to allow space for his head to extend and rest more comfortably on his shoulder girdle giving more ease to his structure which translated into a better lateral line presentation as his chest expands and torso lengthens ..read more

A nice shift in this before and after picture from a single session. My client’s legs move to a better position supporting his structure more constructively. His left lower leg and foot had more lateral rotation and after the session is more congruently in line so that his weight is more evenly distributed throughout a much larger area of the plantar fascia of the foot and would be able to bear weight more efficiently. His right lower leg and foot have a different profile than the left with less lateral rotation and his issue is more in the medial arch of the foot, knee area and adductor compa ..read more

A Before and after image of my client showing improvement in the low back area in a single session. My client is in very good shape and in the after picture she is showing a more horizontal pelvis and gains length on both sides of her body as her weight shifts from left to right and her weight is more evenly balanced through both legs. Most people that come to me for Rolfing have several areas where they are experiencing issues in their body, and we work at balancing and integrating their structure. The way I go about it is going to vary person by person although I use principles that can be s ..read more

A nice shift in structure in this before and after picture from a single session. My client has been seeing a variety of practitioners using different therapies and she decided she wanted to try Rolfing since her progress had been limited before coming to me. My client was having trouble with walking and leading an active lifestyle like she had been in the past. Her walking is now improving, and she is experiencing less pain in the areas that were debilitating. We have been working on getting her right leg to bear weight and extend more into the ground. As the pain has lessened, we have been m ..read more

Nice shift in my client in this before and after picture from a single session. My client has been experiencing significant pain in the last few years and had some surgical procedures without success to remedy her pain. She remained in pain after this session even though she showed a good shift in her structure. In the end a torn hamstring muscle was completely missed in her prior diagnosis. This session was done prior to the torn hamstring muscle being revealed in a later MRI. This brings me to the point of pain and structure. In the after picture her alignment is significantly better and in ..read more

Great before and after picture here from a single session with my client. The process of establishing more of a lateral line is very clear in this example. Gravity is a powerful force and is either supporting you or working against you. We are attempting to let gravity flow through your structure to allow for a more energetic person. Her flexion in her thigh is greatly reduced which allows her pelvis and abdomen to move posteriorly and that movement continues up her body and lessens the rounding in her shoulder girdle. We are looking to make incremental changes in a client’s structure, and thi ..read more

It is hard to overstate the importance of the legs in the Rolfing paradigm. Here is an exceptional example of a significant shift in direction of the fascia and muscles of the lower legs in a single session. In a second session, we generally introduce the importance of the feet and how the walking gait pattern are generated from utilizing the feet as the primary mode for movement to create a more contralateral gait pattern in the hips. Rolling through the feet and pushing off the toe hinge transferring weight from outside to inside activating a smoother walking motion. Of course, when you have ..read more

It is hard to overstate the importance of the legs in the Rolfing paradigm. Here is an exceptional example of a significant shift in direction of the fascia and muscles of the lower legs in a single session. In a second session, we generally introduce the importance of the feet and how the walking gait pattern are generated from utilizing the feet as the primary mode for movement to create a more contralateral gait pattern in the hips. Rolling through the feet and pushing off the toe hinge transferring weight from outside to inside activating a smoother walking motion. Of course, when you have ..read more

Nice shift in this before and after picture of my client from a single session. One of the primary issues my client was seeking treatment for was aching in her lower left side of her back. In the after picture, you can see that she gets more space in her lower left side where there was more compression in the before picture. The length gained on her left side starts from the ground up to her head. Her left leg moves slightly medially supporting a more even pelvic girdle. More room in her left side between the hip crest and 12th rib area allows the length to go up her entire left side for a bet ..read more

Very nice shift in this before and after picture from a single session. My clients right leg comes under her and adds more support to her structure starting at the right foot as it slightly rotates to a more parallel position which shifts the right lower leg's connective tissue, and that shift goes up and into the right hip as the entire right leg becomes more supportive in her pelvic girdle. This right sided shift allows more span or space into her left hip between the hip crest and 12th rib area which reveals a more horizontal pelvis which is one of the primary goals in Rolfing®. This moveme ..read more