Response to Dr. Hazen
I deeply appreciate the comments Dr. Hazen made about my article in the preceding commentary. However, I must say the correlation between his comments and my paper eludes me. The Short Right Leg Syndrome article presented in the June issue of Structural Integration is a chapter taken from my newly released book Advanced Myoskeletal Techniques®. […]
Short Legs and The Neurology of Posture
Erik Dalton, Ph.D., in Structural Integration, June 2005, has done an exemplary job of tracking down the references on the short-leg controversy and explaining skeletal distortions in terms of the central nervous system. While I concur with much of what he has to say, I want to add to the discussion with some alternate points […]
The Advanced Training: An Opportunity to Deepen Our Understanding of the Subjective
Earlier in this series, Michael Salveson and Jeff Maitland addressed the educational value of the Advanced Training, describing the curriculum and stressing the goals of skill deepening and refinement and student empowerment. Michael explained how the Advanced Training enhances the students’ abilities to address the relationship between structure and the field that supports it; and […]
Integrating Manual and Movement Therapy with Philosophical Counseling for Treatment of a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Study that Explores the Principles of Holistic Intervention
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that involves the motor neurons.(1,2) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also the most frequently occurring motor neuron disease among adults. The common early symptoms of ALS are weakness in the arm, leg, and bulbar musculature (ie, the […]
Stress, Stimulus Intensity Control, and the Structural Integration Technique
In recent years, important developments in the field of neurophysiology have led to major discoveries regarding the sensory and motor nervous systems. Computer techniques for analyzing brain waves have made possible new uses for the electroencephalogram in studies of sensory and perceptual functioning. A number of studies have indicated systematic relationships between electrophysiological, biochemical and […]
A Three-Paradigm Treatment Model Using Soft Tissue Mobilization and Guided Movement-Awareness Techniques for a Patient with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case Study
Over the last two decades, interest in soft tissue mobilization (7,19,22,36,41) and movement reeducation procedures (4,50,54) for the treatment of idiopathic low back pain has dramatically increased. One reason for this interest may relate to the number of cases attributed to idiopathic low back pain. It has been estimated that as high as 80% of […]
Contribuições do Pensamento e Obra de Ida P. Rolf para o Trabalho com Postura em Psicologia
Ao começar a escrever esta introdução percebo quanto tempoenergia empreguei para trabalhar em torno dos temas posturaestrutura. Estranha paixão. Aos poucos vou me dando conta do espaço que estes temas ocupam em toda minha vida, particularprofissional. Lentamente memórias surgiram, percorrendo caminho inverso ao tempo, chegando a épocas muito remotas de minha infância. São memórias de […]
Among the Yanumami of the Rain Forest
[Fonte: Rolf Lines SUmmer 2000] Ray: Tell me more about your experiences. Mario: We flew into Caracas, then went to Puerto Ayacucho, the base for the missionaries who work with the nearby Indian community. The region is the size of the state of Colorado and a part of the Amazon rain forest. The people I […]
A Influência do Método Rolfing no Movimento de Abdução do Ombro – II Parte
Análise dos dados: Foram analisados os coeficientes de variação dos envoltórios lineares dos registros brutos normalizados pela média da amplitude dos registros de cada uma das voluntárias . Os coeficientes de variação das curvas de cada contração foram calculados para prover uma representação quantitativa da repetibilidade da curva. O coeficiente de variação indica a existência […]
Normal Function na Teoria e na Prática
Este artigo vem ampliar o que já foi visto nos dois outros anteriores. Ele traz uma noção prática do Normal Function no nosso trabalho diário como rolfistas, seja através do toque ou nos movimentos educativos que acompanham cada sessão. Para recordaçãopara os colegas que estão lendo pela primeira vez esta série de artigos. Os Princípios […]