Feel Better, Move Better
Rolfing® is a system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organizes the whole body in gravity.
Amy Iadarola
Certified Advanced Rolfer®
Amy has been a bodyworker for over 20 years, 12 of which she worked at a PT clinic that specialized in dance medicine. Over the years, her clients have ranged from performing artists and elite athletes to people living with chronic pain and other chronic conditions. She has a special interest in complex cases and enjoys collaborating with other healthcare professionals to coordinate care. More about Amy
Keith Moore
Certified Rolfer®
Authorized Ashtanga Teacher
Keith completed the certification program at the Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colorado, then further refined his skills through a mentorship with Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Institute Faculty Rebecca Carli. Additionally, Keith has over two decades of experience as a massage therapist and has taught yoga in the Washington area since the late 90s. More about Keith
Every body has the capacity for change
Developed by Dr. Ida Rolf in the 1940s, Rolfing® structural integration is a form of bodywork in which the therapist manipulates the body’s pervasive fascial system to enhance health, improve performance, and relieve pain. A biochemist by training, Dr. Rolf observed that the body functions best when its bony segments are in proper alignment. She believed that misalignment stresses the soft tissues—muscles, fascia, tendons, and ligaments—and creates compensations throughout the structure. Drawing upon many forms of alternative healing including osteopathy, chiropractic medicine, yoga, and the Alexander Technique, Dr. Rolf developed an approach to relieving chronic postural misalignment by manually releasing fascial restrictions.
Dr. Ida Rolf teaching a class in the 1970s.
WHAT IS FASCIA?
While massage therapy addresses muscular adhesions, Rolfing addresses fascial patterns of restriction. Fascia is a tough, continuous, web-like sheath that enwraps all the muscles and organs of the body. Fascial patterns of strain and pull, when balanced, hold us upright in gravity and support and contain our muscles and organs. Without fascia, we would collapse. Healthy, hydrated fascia stretches and glides against neighboring tissues. Unhealthy fascia is dry, rigid, and adhesed to itself and to other structures. It restricts our ability to move freely and with ease.
Things that can cause fascia to stick or adhese are:
Injury or trauma (car accidents, sports injuries, falls)
Surgeries (particularly those that involve deep or multiple incisions)
Aging process (in which fascia becomes more fibrous and loses pliability)
Chronic misuse or overuse (poor posture, repetitive motion activities)
HOW DOES ROLFING CREATE CHANGE?
Because fascia is continuous throughout the body, stretching from our head to our toes, an adhesion in one area creates tension that pulls on distant structures. For instance, a scar from an abdominal surgery can create pattern of strain that pulls on the opposite shoulder, which may over time lead to impingement and inflammation. While some manual therapies would focus their work on the affected shoulder, Rolfing takes a broader approach. The Rolfer considers the whole body—where it is inhibited by fascial adhesions and how it organizes around those adhesions. By addressing the fundamental restrictions, rather than just the symptoms, Rolfing can create lasting changes. ✦
Fees and Location
10410 Kensington Pkwy
Suites 108 and 114
Kensington, MD
75-min session $160
90-min session $175
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