Rolfing Therapy to treat your Back Pain
September 22, 2009 by Back & Neck Pain Resources
Filed under Pain Relief Treatments
One of the leading causes of back pain is the stress that we feel due to our regular day to day activities. It may not be obvious at first, but regularly sitting uncomfortably in front of a desk while staring at a computer monitor for hours is one of the main culprits of back pain.
This is because the positions that we take during our regular activities can make our muscles develop in a tight and stiff manner due to the unnatural muscular contractions that these positions require. These unnatural contractions bring about the formation of thick plates in the connective tissue called fascia. These fascias make it difficult for the muscles and connective tissue to go back to their proper form and restricts opposing muscles from functioning in concert with one another,.
So if people would want to be able to stop back pain from occurring again, it would be important to improve their posture by taking away these thick plates, and making the muscles go back to their natural positions and elasticity. One of the ways to be able to accomplish this would be through the Rolfing Therapy.
After a few sessions of direct pressure, the Rolfing therapy expert could also direct the patient to do a series of exercises that would help remind them to do their activities while being in the proper posture. This would help strengthen the muscles and avoid a repeat of the unnatural contractions that formed the fascia in the first place.
A regular massage’s main goal would be to help in the circulation of fresh blood and nutrients and relaxation in the muscles. Thus, its movements are focused on things that would bring about that goal. On the other hand, Rolfing therapy aims to break down and rework the fascia. This means that there could be more tearing motions and harder pressure involved instead of that relaxing feeling that people search for in regular massages.
So if you are suffering from back pain due to improper seating postures or unnatural positions leading to muscular imbalances, I suggest you try Rolfing therapy to help improve your condition.
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