13 Facts About Rolfing

Rolfing is a form of alternative medicine originally developed by Ida Rolf as Structural Integration.

Rolfing is marketed with unproven claims of various health benefits.

Rolfing is typically delivered as a series of ten hands-on physical manipulation sessions sometimes called "the recipe".

Principles of Rolfing contradict established medical knowledge, and there is no good evidence Rolfing is effective for the treatment of any health condition.

Rolfing is based on the unproven belief that such alignment results in improved movement, breathing, pain reduction, stress reduction, and even emotional changes.

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Rolfing claimed Rolfing could balance the mental and emotional aspects of subjects, and that "the amazing psychological changes that appeared in Rolfed individuals were completely unexpected".

Rolfing uses a combination of active and passive movement retraining.

Rolfing is typically performed in a progression of 10 sessions, sometimes called "the recipe".

In 2015 the Australian Government's Department of Health published a review of 17 alternative therapies, including Rolfing, which concluded no clear evidence of effectiveness was found.

However, Rolfing's focus on appropriate "alignment" of structures of the body does not reflect modern science about pain.

American Cancer Society says the deep soft tissue manipulations such as those used in Rolfing are a concern if practiced on people with cancer near tumor sites.

In 2010 The New York Times reported that Rolfing was enjoying a "resurgence" following an endorsement from Mehmet Oz on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Rolfing developed structural integration with one of her sons and by the 1950s she was teaching her work across the United States.