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Adam Mentzell

State College, PA

Rincon, PR

In State College:
The Lemont House
921 Pike Street
Lemont, PA 16851
Ph: (814) 234-7455

 

 

Research at UCLA and the University of Maryland has demonstrated Rolfing's effectiveness at:

  • Reducing stress (1)
  • Eliciting a relaxation response (1)
  • Positively altering body structure (2)
  • Reducing lordosis (sway back) (2)
  • Providing for greater movement efficiency; movements were more dynamic and energetic (3)
  • Promoting conservation of energy (3)
  • Creating refined and economical movement patterns (3)
  1. Cottingham, J. et.al. (1988). Effects of soft tissue mobilization (rolfing pelvic tilt) on para-sympathetic tone in two age groups. Journal of American Physical Therapy Assn. 68,3, 352-356.
  2. Cottingham, J. et.al. (1988). Shifts in pelvic angle and parasympathetic tone produced by Rolfing soft tissue manipulation. Journal of American Physical Therapy Assn. 68,9, 1364-1370.
  3. Hunt, V. and Massey, W. (1977). A study of structural integration from neuromuscular, energy field, and emotional approaches. Rolf Institute.


At the UCLA Department of Kinesiology, Drs. Valerie V. Hunt and Wayne W. Massey established that the aim of Rolfing, "to create and maintain an more balanced energy system which conserves energy rather than expends it." was, in fact, achieved.

The Children's Project, a three-year pilot study in Philadelphia, PA conducted by a group of Rolfers demonstrated that following the Rolfing 10 Series:

  • A dramatic improvement in the children's physical, psychological and behavioral patterns had occurred.
  • Consistently parents reported the children had increased confidence, better verbal expression, more self-control and less destructive behavior.
  • Rolfing is an effective means to address conditions such as cerebral palsy or scoliosis.

The results of this pilot study were published in the publication: The Promise of Rolfing Children.

"Rolfers make a life study of relating bodies and their fields to the earth and its gravity field, and we so organize the body that the gravity field can reinforce the body's energy field. This is our primary concept".

Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.

 

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