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Subscapularis / Frozen Shoulder - Advanced Myofascial Techniques

"Structural Integration Bodywork straightens and untwists a body, restoring its natural balanced relationship with gravity." Nancy Newman LMP

Structural Integration and the Vikings

Structural Integration in the work Place

Structural Integration

Structural integration is based on the idea that the entire structural order of the body needs to be realigned and balanced around a "central vertical line" representing gravity's influence.

Structural integration therapy were largely made up by  Dr. Ida P. Rolf, structural integration is meant to manipulate the soft tissues (or myofascial tissues) within the body in order to create freer, safer movement through better posture and overall balance of all bodily systems. In many ways it is similar to myofascial release. 

Now there are many different massage schools that teach a similar technique.  During a structural integration session, the therapist will massage areas outward and in toward the heart and vital organs. The manipulation of the fascia (the system that connects all the body's systems) is thought to free up areas of congestion within the body. These areas of congestion have been determined as trouble spots that collect sickness and disease, and harbor injury. The structural integration of the body allows for greater freedom and ease of movement, in addition to better overall health.

Structural integration is of particular benefit to professional athletes, like the Vikings, dancers, ice skaters, gymnasts and anyone who depends on their posture and structural alignment in order to perfect their sport. However, everyone can benefit from regular structural integration sessions as it is known to ease chronic pain and make everyday activities more effective - and less painful. This is because  technique gently restructures the body, allowing the body to perform more effectively, and to use less energy when performing regular daily moves because they are performed right the first time.

The biggest improvement found with regular myofascial release sessions is posture. Studies show that when people undergo it on a regular basis, they complain of less back pain because their spinal curvature is corrected.

The overall goal of structural integration is to create a more resilient, higher-energy system free of inhibitions due to past trauma - such as workplace injury or an automobile accident.