Orthosoma: Rolfing Structural Integration- Advanced Bodywork

10/30/2024

This is true, in my experience. Just drinking more water, & changing diet, can make a huge difference.

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10/23/2024

I have quite a few older clients dealing with osteopenia & osteoporosis. If we knew more about preventing it, in younger years, maybe we can avoid or delay it.

“Bone is a ‘use it or lose it’ tissue.” —Belinda Beck

09/17/2024

I see many knee replacements. Most of them work out pretty well, especially with good pre-hab & PT post procedure. This year I’ve seen a couple cases of “locking up” when the hip flexors & quadriceps, likely overworked from compensating for the dysfunctional joint (or possibly the cause, hard to tell) & have helped the clients make progress, by working the functional chain via PNF & capsular mobilization.

I got prolo therapy on my right knee yesterday, hoping to avert the problems that follow damaged ligaments & inability to retain alignment corrections (my fibula was slipping out of place, ugh!).

This is an interesting option- coral, & living bone, are almost the same minerals.

New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain.

07/23/2024

https://fasciaresearchsociety.org/2022.php

07/15/2024

I try to avoid desk work, as much as possible. When I have to, I use a zero-G chair & a lap desk.

Here are five tips from ergonomic experts to create a more comfortable and less painful work environment.

06/02/2024

I have helped several clients regain more mobility in their knees post replacement.
The “muscle guarding” is tough to get through- I use a combined approach of active release, scar work & fascial manipulation, to help clients regain function. A lot of times, the quads are already in trouble pre-surgery, from managing the painful joint.

Difficulties related to the surgery are sometimes minimized by surgeons. Other surgeons say that it’s the most effective way to deal with intractable arthritis.

05/29/2024

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Who & Where: My name is Katja Bartsch. I am a PhD student at the Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, in Erlangen, Germany, and a board-certified Structural Integration practitioner. What: My research project, which is supervised by Robert Sch...

04/25/2024

Even in ancient human history, we made this mistake. 😜

Smartphones weigh a few ounces.
The human cranium weighs EIGHT POUNDS!

Why in the world would you bring the big thing, to the little thing?
Bring the little thing, to the big thing!

If your neck bothers you, or you get headaches, pay attention:
Bring the PHONE to your EYEBALLS.
Hold the PHONE UP, not HEAD DOWN.

For more historical (sometimes hysterical) posture & movement efficiency advice, visit your friendly neighborhood Rolfer!

This picture is Absolutely not in 800 🤣 Björn Ironside 🔥

03/11/2024

I recommend at least an orientation with a professional trainer. Slow & steady wins the race, here.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/11/1236791784/strength-resistance-weight-training-longevity-aging-heart-disease?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR2wTp0pz_Z_KEbLjBeA4vi-fOjtUQLLLuoJ61Bgl1zCUjKWrbXl4_ZK7ow_aem_AdbhjUajeXn3Xw4c8yDG9bf97Xnh58sQ-NJZ2hDBsJ-hMeQcjC2Z_5X6Y6CLlANK-K4

Strength training is good for everyone. But women who train regularly, reduce their risk of death from heart disease significantly. And here are 5 other hidden benefits of building muscle.

03/06/2024

People ask me about self-defense, as a martial artist.
The truth is, staying healthy IS your best self defense.

Heart disease is the biggest killer in the US, not violence.

Dr Leana Wen’s excellent article gives tips on the most important factor in self defense:
Your heart health.

1. With your doctor’s help, mind your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol. While BMI is a farce, fat mass over a certain percentage, increases health risks.

2. Substance use: To***co smoke is dangerous, whether first or second hand. Excessive alcohol consumption is, as well. Ma*****na is wonderful, but even Willie Nelson went to edibles. Inhaling toxins, including air pollution, can cause problems from neuropathy, to COPD, to congestive heart failure, to more heart attacks.

3. Exercise: 150 minutes a week gives a 31 percent decrease in mortality. Find something you like to do, & make it a habit.

4. Food: Ditching ultra processed foods (trans fats and sugar are not your friends) can decrease deaths by 9 percent.

5. Sleep: Getting 7 hours of sleep, MINIMUM, lowers blood pressure and coronary artery (“widowmaker”) blockage problems. Your mind will be clearer, too.

Go for it!
Give yourself an extra 40 percent chance at good health.

What everyone can do to improve their cardiovascular health.

03/06/2024

Been seeing a lot of upper body nerve problems- & I have had them, myself.
A client asked how nerves might develop neuropathy, & I put together a very simplified explanation.

Nerves are in a bundle of cables (nerve, artery, vein, lymph).
Pressure from tight tissue can strangle the cable- usually at the neck or collar bone, but also at pressure points, along the limb.
Low oxygen, or too high oxygen, can mess up tissues & clog them- diabetics have a problem where they get acidic, & that makes fiber building cells (fibroblasts) hyperactive.
The fiber cells overproduce, in an acidic environment, & clog fascial tubing up, further restricting healthy fluid flow. This can drive inflammation & ischemia (lack of blood flow) which can worsen the situation.
Vasoconstrictors (ni****ne) or lack of oxygen from disordered breathing, can reduce blood flow in/along the cable.

01/30/2024

Great article explaining sticky shoulders.

https://www.painscience.com/tutorials/frozen-shoulder.php?fbclid=IwAR2L0hSZ5VWDHHqfPt_IeY3JA-xLurmjfVdo4xZNz3R_UtEVITCiuF72_RQ_aem_AQMaI3IuwCwyyGQ-_rP_-1a90_OY47-7r3PFRVr3p0iSOSU5RC4vWpvkgr0FsSKx6Og

A readable self-help manual for one of the strangest of all common musculoskeletal problems, adhesive capsulitis.

01/09/2024

I identify with “Popcorn Brain” so much!

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/04/1221730997/want-to-stress-less-in-2024-a-new-book-offers-5-resets-to-tame-toxic-stress?utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3u0MSMrfVv2EOKxOkq4i9xscWrByGZjqKUDxpo0kc8NYPW5wCSqVR3xUg_aem_Ac32vaxb_PSPpQkwKxOaG_Vr4T3wsUsqvGl2QgKe2yuT5KnHIbdN74n98qHJCjrrN0g

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard physician and researcher, is out with a new book of science-backed strategies to reduce stress and build resilience.

01/04/2024

https://web.archive.org/web/20231231191916/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/well/move/fascia-muscle-health.html

Fascia is more important than previously thought. Here’s how, and why, you should care for yours.