Rolfing
Rolfing is the commonly used name for the system of Structural Integration soft tissue manipulation founded by Ida Pauline Rolf in the 1950s.
The terms Rolfing and Rolfer are trademarks of The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration states that Rolfing is a 'holistic system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organized the whole body in gravity.'
Claims include that clients stand straighter, gain height, and move better through the correction of soft tissue fixations or improper tonus. The Rolfer slowly stretches and repositions the body's supportive wrappings, called fascia, with firm and gently directed pressure, to restore normal length and elasticity to the network of deep connective fibers.