The Power of Working in the Stomatognathic System
In the cases reported below, the clients were treated with Rolfing Structural Integration and Beatriz Padovan’s Neurofunctional Reorganization (www.padovan.pro.br). In the view of human functionality on which Padovan’s work is based, organization of the mouth and the body are considered interdependent. Evanice: The Opportunity for Interdisciplinary Cooperation Practitioner: Yahra Silveira Perdomo, Certified Rolfer, Rolf Movement […]
Including Functional Exercises in the Seventh Hour
This article(1) highlights the four vegetative oral reflex functions – chewing, sucking, breathing and swallowing – as avenues of approach to the work of the Seventh Hour. An understanding of the movements, bones, joints, and muscles employed in these functions provides both a reference and an orientation to the structural work of the Seventh Hour. […]
Including the Stomatognathic System in Rolfing SI – Introduction
Introduction The structural and functional importance of oral reflex functions and their relationship to Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI), both conceptually and practically, has been calling the att ention of practitioners in Brazil. Rolf Institute® Faculty member Monica Caspari has done extensive research related to the jaw, tongue, and teeth, and has developed structural and movement […]
Practical Considerations for Structural Integration, Biased by the Nervous System
Look at the jellyfish, floating in its nourishing environment – the sea – its fine tentacles united at the upper pole and webbed into the space it encompasses. Contemplating it may give you a floating sensation, a sense of connectedness and differentiation that resembles our nervous system. <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2010/1093-1.jpg’> In the following pages I want […]
The Low-Level Cold Laser as an Adjunct to Rolfing Structural Integration
Introduction It has been over six years since Jeff Maitland first started using the Erchonia PL5000 low-level cold laser as an adjunct to his work. When Jeff first discovered the laser, he was amazed by the results and shared some of what this remarkable machine could do in “The Too Good to Be True Machine.”(1) […]
Common Peripheral Nerve Entrapments and Syndromes
Introduction In most health-care disciplines, the best idea is to not treat pain complaints without a clear and accurate assessment of the problem. The easiest way to arrive at an accurate assessment is after a complete case history has been taken and reviewed and after a thorough physical examination has been rendered. In any type […]
The Neurology of Posture
Jan Sultan: How did you first become interested in the nerve work? Don Hazen: Probably my first “niblet” was Robert Becker’s Body Electric, which opened the notion for me that more was happening than our models of neural function explained. A decade later, in chiropractic school there was a lot of buzz about a […]
Getting a Handle on the Superficial Fascia
Introduction Ah, the superficial fascia. This thin layer of loose fatty connective tissue underlies the skin and binds it to the structures beneath. This layer also contains the cutaneous vessels and nerves, and is also called the hypodermis, subcutis, or tela subcutanea. While myofascia tends to get most of the press, I have recently been […]
The Maxillae as the Inner Bridge Between Neurocranium and Viscerocranium
Note: The author shared his view of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) when interviewed by Christoph Sommer in “The Temporomandibular Joint in the Context of Structural Integration,” published in the December 2008 issue of Structural Integration: The Journal of the Rolf Institute. Here he adds to that foundation. Schwind’s concept of the treatment of cranial strain […]
Body Security: The Movement Brain Asks “Where Am I?”
A truism in the political world is that all politics is local. In the world of psychological security, it is fair to say that all security is local. The topic of body security begins by asking you to consider your image of personal (local) security. When you hear the word “security,” what do you think […]