For the umpteenth time on a recent afternoon, Ethan Todd sprang to his feet and reached for a toy truck. And for the umpteenth time, the 5-year-old boy's thin legs buckled and collapsed. The San Mateo ...

Rolfing is a type of deep tissue manipulation that aims to relieve tension. Proponents state that it reorganizes connective tissue, or fascia, resulting in health benefits. However, there is a lack of ...

Rolfing is a type of deep tissue manipulation that should only be practiced by trained professionals. More than 30 percent of adults in the U.S. are living with chronic or severe pain. If you’re part ...

As I open the door to a somewhat antiseptic-looking medical office in downtown San Francisco, I'm quite certain I will not be getting a lavender-candles-and-wind-chimes kind of a massage -- the kind ...

Diana Burkholder wants to help us walk tall. The therapist practices Rolfing, a bodywork technique that concentrates on proper body alignment and soft tissue massage to help reduce chronic pain. As ...

Rolfer Mary Kimberlin demonstrates Rolfing on Mark Hernandez at her treatment studio in Dallas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News) Staff Photographer I have been Rolfed, gonged and lightly ...

A FORMER dancer of 14 years, Anna Zahn is in touch with her body. To gain more flexibility, and to counteract some of the strain from dancing, she has tried a number of remedies: Reiki, acupuncture, ...

At only 28, Alan Cina hurt all over. He’d suffered a series of work-related accidents, including a fall from the roof of a two-story building, and had pounded his body for years as a competitive ...