Healthepic- Body work therapy - its function, treatment measures and safety measures

Bodywork is a manipulative technique used for psycho-emotional work. People practicing it, work on muscles or go deep into the connective tissues to rebalance the body, mind and emotions. Some of the major bodywork techniques are as follows

In 1930 biochemist Dr.Ida Rolf discovered the network of connective tissue encasing every muscle manipulated to rejuvenate a body that had been pulled out of alignment and was imbalanced, making the entire body structure weak.

Thus to re-align the body structure, one has to improve the general posture, restoring it to balance and simultaneously improve the all-round physical and emotional health. The primary aim of Rolfing is to ensure that a body is functioning well with the force of gravity flowing evenly through it. Such a body spontaneously heals itself.

FUNCTION

Unnecessary stress on the supporting muscles cause imbalance, thereby losing elasticity, knots and developing adhesions in the connective tissues. To balance it, an enormous amount of energy is needed.

Rolfing manipulates the connective tissue allowing the body to move more appropriately returning to a state of balance. When the body structure is balanced, the mind, the nervous system with all the organs and tissues related to it functions more efficiently and the innate healing system then works at its best.

TREATMENT

Rolfing is not only a good treatment for back pain, neck, shoulder and joint pain but also for asthma and digestive problems. It is also beneficial for curing emotional problems.

SAFE

Rolfing is safe for adults and children, not suffering from organic or inflammatory diseases such as cancer or rheumatoid arthritis. A modified version of it is safe for women and children suffering from structural problems such as scoliosis of the spine.