It is used to help decrease pain, improve posture, and make moving the body easier.
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What Is Fascia?
Fascia is connective tissue that can be found throughout the body.
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It can potentially help reduce pain and ease chronic stress.
Rolfing vs.
While physical therapists sometimes performsoft tissue massage, it is only one of manyhands-on techniquesthese healthcare professionals use.
Massage therapists use various techniques to help reduce tension, improve circulation and flexibility, and promote relaxation.
Rolfing focuses on treating fascia restrictions throughout the body to bring it back into alignment.
Myofascial release treats conditions affecting fascia in a specific body part, such as the low back.
Contact your individual health insurance provider for more information.
Restrictions in the fascia can lead to chronic pain, poor posture, and difficulty moving the body.
There can be drawbacks of this bang out of treatment.
Rolfing can be uncomfortable, and it sometimes brings up repressed emotions or memories of past trauma.
Sessions can be expensive.
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