ABSTRACT In this article, John Panter discusses what makes Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) distinct within the professional category of manual therapy. He describes how the organizing work of Rolfing SI has strategy behind the myofascial interventions. Panter finds Rolfing strategy to mirror some elements that underlie military strategy, and he discusses several historical examples.

Editor’s Note: In this issue we feature two Rolfers in Canada, on opposite sides of the country, each the pioneering Rolfer in his region.