Rolfing is a type of deep tissue manipulation that aims to relieve tension. Proponents state that it reorganizes connective tissue, or fascia, resulting in health benefits. However, there is a lack of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Not to sound like a snake-oil salesman, but I'm pretty sure I've at last found the solution to my chronic shoulder mobility problem. After years of vain attempts at stretching, ...

For the umpteenth time on a recent afternoon, Ethan Todd sprang to his feet and reached for a toy truck. And for the umpteenth time, the 5-year-old boy's thin legs buckled and collapsed. The San Mateo ...

Rolfing is a type of deep tissue manipulation that should only be practiced by trained professionals. More than 30 percent of adults in the U.S. are living with chronic or severe pain. If you’re part ...

For more than 20 years, Robin Kratschmer has known the path her career would take. While living in the Midwest in 1980, Kratschmer attended a lecture on Rolfing, a bodywork theory that claims to make ...

A FORMER dancer of 14 years, Anna Zahn is in touch with her body. To gain more flexibility, and to counteract some of the strain from dancing, she has tried a number of remedies: Reiki, acupuncture, ...

As I open the door to a somewhat antiseptic-looking medical office in downtown San Francisco, I'm quite certain I will not be getting a lavender-candles-and-wind-chimes kind of a massage -- the kind ...