Fascia, Pain, and the Pelvis
ABSTRACT In this interview with Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® (DIRI) faculty member Kevin McCoy, the elements of fascia, persistent pain, and pelvic architecture are explored. Starting with a personal story about his own injury in childhood that impacted his own pelvic alignment, McCoy gives a useful analogy of people who develop chronic pain. Drawing from […]
Pars Intima as Gift and Treasure
Pelvic Relationships and the ‘Ten Series’
The Business of Rolfing® SI
Caution Column
How Rolfing® SI Shaped my Life
ABSTRACT Now collegiate athlete Lily Moore was twelve years old and an aspiring basketball player when she suffered a life-threatening injury that had the potential of crushing her athletic dreams. After multiple surgeries, physical therapy, and other modalities of support over the course of several years, Lily continued to suffer from severe pain. A recommendation […]
FASCIA INSIGHTS – Measuring the Effects of Soft Tissue Mobilization of the Cesarean Section Scar
ABSTRACT In this interview, osteopath Isabell Gilbert discusses her 2022 peerreviewed article, “Exploring the Effects of Standardized Soft Tissue Mobilization on the Viscoelastic Properties, Pressure Pain Thresholds, and Tactile Pressure Thresholds of the Cesarean Section Scar” that she also presented at the Fascia Research Congress in Montréal, Canada in September 2022. Gilbert discusses her research […]
From the Editor In Chief – Structure, Function,Integration Journal march 2023
This journal is dedicated to sharing information about the profession of structural integration, Dr. Ida P. Rolf’s (1896-1979) life work. Rolfing® Structural Integration is the brand of structural integration most featured on our pages, as we are the journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® (DIRI), Rolf’s original school. Yet, also in our pages, past […]
Review
“This Bloody Well Better Work!”
Irish Rolfer Barry O’Brien, PhD, shares his knowledge about the Enneagram, the popular nine-type personality construct, and describes its value when working with his Rolfing clients.