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Home » Blog » Structural Integration: The Body’s Answer To Chronic Pain

Structural Integration: The Body’s Answer To Chronic Pain

April 16, 2014 by Ed Hemberger

Are you experiencing headaches, migraines, lower back pain, and neck or shoulder pain? Have you had enough of taking medications to mask the pain? Have you been told the only answer to resolving your pain or that pain is all in your mind? Are on-going Chiropractic sessions just not working? Structural Integration Rolfing, is a holistic hands-on approach for the evaluation and treatment of the body, focusing on the primary cause of pain dysfunction – the Fascial system. The Fascia is a connective tissue which runs throughout our bodies. It is very tough, a densely-woven, spider-web-like covering that interpenetrates every corporal structural. In the normal, healthy state, this tissue is relaxed and unrestricted in its ability to stretch and move.

Traumas, such as accidents or extreme emotional upsets, can create restrictions in this Fascial tissue. This results in binding, hardening, or sticking of the fascia, which can cause excessive pressure on nerves, muscles, organs, bones, and blood vessels. Chronic Pain Structural Integration acknowledges that the body stores stress and pain in patterns called compound and progressed – TRIGGER POINTS, MUSCLE SPASMS, TENSION, HEADACHES, BACK PAIN, and other aliments.

In some cases, these patterns will naturally dissipate with rest; however, when rest fails to properly eliminate discomfort, chronic pain patterns emerge, compound, and progress until the system breaks down. Over time, the myofascial element of soft tissue adaptively shortens, exerting extreme pressure and strangling nerves, muscles, and vascular structures of the body. The connection among impaired fascial tissue, physical pain, and the effect on our bodies in motion becomes clear. It is also not difficult  to understand how this might affect us, even when we sit. Unfortunately, with standard tests such as CAT scans and X-Rays, fascial restrictions just do not show up. As a result, a significant number of people suffering with pain may be experiencing restrictions and too often are going undiagnosed.

Structural Integration Rolfing is a form of massage that focuses on the fascia. The goal in structural body work is to open fascial restrictions and reduce the pressure on the body as a whole. The work is done with No oil, in order to sustain pressure into the fascia and not slip. Structural Integration addresses the body as a whole, and often produces positive and lasting results. Structural Integrations are a deep form of body work. It follows a ten-step protocol, and each step addresses different segments of the body in a specific order, with the intention of opening restrictions from the inside out

Edward Hemberger, CMT, and Dr. Thomas Findley, MD.PHD, Structural Integration Practitioners – Rolfing as seen on Oprah.

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Rolfing and Structural Integration in NJ

Ed Hemberger

  • Certified Rolfing Structural Integration
  • Specializing in Muscular Skeletal Conditions
  • Myofacial Specialist for Pain Management and Rehabilitation
  • Extensive experience with DOS's
  • Physiatrist Researcher for the first Fascia Research Congress

Ed has been supervised & mentored with Dr. Tom Findley MD PhD, an Advanced Rolfer who started the Fascia Research Congress in 2007 at Harvard Medical.

Ed has over 20 years experience helping individuals and families, with extensive certification and professional trainings in the following:

  • Bioenergetics
  • Body Centered Therapy
  • Active Release
  • Cranial Sacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute
  • Hugh Milne Cranial Sacral Therapy

Rolfing and Structural Integration in NJ

Dr. Findley, PhD

Thomas Findley, MD, completed his PhD in physical medicine, and received state of the art training in physical therapy, exercise physiology, psychology, and anthropology. His career has focused on connecting clinical practice, basic theory, and applied measurements in rehabilitation research. He has a longstanding interest in combining both traditional and alternative approaches, and also received training in both acupuncture and homeopathy.

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