Rolfing, or Structural Integration was created by Dr. Ida P. Rolf, and deals with Postural Re-alignment, Movement and Balance in people's bodies. She believed that most physical problems and pain comes from chronically tight or stiffened muscles and connective tissue, related to a person's posture. With this in mind, she created a series of sessions of deep connective tissue(Fascia)massage and stretching to systematically re-align people's posture. When their bodies become straighter and more erect, pain disappears, and they feel better. It could be considered as "Engineering For The Body".
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Rolfing can give effective long term changes in your posture can relieve pain and increase your flexibility
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What Can Rolfing Help With?
Rolfing deals extremely effectively with physical/structural pain, for example:
Rolfing deals extremely effectively with physical/structural pain, for example:
- Long Term Chronic Pain/Stiffness
- Whiplash/Migraine
- Back Pain
- Hip Problems
- Movement Difficulty
- Old Injuries eg Sport Injuries, Crashes
- Repetitive Strain Injuries, Tennis Elbow
- Neck/Shoulder Tension From Computers
- Release Of Adhesions After Surgery
Rolfing will teach you how to sit stand, and move better
Some Testimonials
"Rolfing is the best thing I have done for my physical self in my entire adult life."
D. Morgan Inch, Co. Kerry
"Fantastic experience with Barry today. Didn’t know anything about Rolfing till i met him and now I’m pain free. Thank you Barry"
P. O'Connor, Leitrim
"After suffering from chronic neck & shoulder pain due to breastfeeding, one session with Barry & I haven’t had any pain since. I highly highly highly recommend ROLFING, it has changed my life. No more pain, I sleep better & you feel great after! I have 3 sessions done so far & always looking forward to the next appointment. Barry is a true gent & well worth the money!"
S. Connolly, Galway
"I would highly highly recommend Barry. I have been attending Barry for over 2 years, and when first went to him, I could hardly sit up straight for long, my back muscles we re all mixed up, and neck, and causing awful pain due to injury, my posture was very bad. Barry began the process of recovery with his method, and I got straighter and straighter, and the pain lessened and lessened. I always felt three inches taller after every session. Barry understands the body so well, and thoroughly explains what's going on, and advises how to address the problems and issues going on for you in a very practical and everyday way, which I found invaluable. Barry has been a blessing on the road to my recovery, and has literally straightened me out, and I am hugely grateful. My whole posture and gait and pain, has improved so much and my muscles feel as though they are working in harmony. Barry is brilliant and very professional. ******* +++++"
M. deCarlo, Galway
"Rolfing is the best thing I have done for my physical self in my entire adult life."
D. Morgan Inch, Co. Kerry
"Fantastic experience with Barry today. Didn’t know anything about Rolfing till i met him and now I’m pain free. Thank you Barry"
P. O'Connor, Leitrim
"After suffering from chronic neck & shoulder pain due to breastfeeding, one session with Barry & I haven’t had any pain since. I highly highly highly recommend ROLFING, it has changed my life. No more pain, I sleep better & you feel great after! I have 3 sessions done so far & always looking forward to the next appointment. Barry is a true gent & well worth the money!"
S. Connolly, Galway
"I would highly highly recommend Barry. I have been attending Barry for over 2 years, and when first went to him, I could hardly sit up straight for long, my back muscles we re all mixed up, and neck, and causing awful pain due to injury, my posture was very bad. Barry began the process of recovery with his method, and I got straighter and straighter, and the pain lessened and lessened. I always felt three inches taller after every session. Barry understands the body so well, and thoroughly explains what's going on, and advises how to address the problems and issues going on for you in a very practical and everyday way, which I found invaluable. Barry has been a blessing on the road to my recovery, and has literally straightened me out, and I am hugely grateful. My whole posture and gait and pain, has improved so much and my muscles feel as though they are working in harmony. Barry is brilliant and very professional. ******* +++++"
M. deCarlo, Galway
About Barry
Fresh out of college I should have been ready to take on the world, but due to what I thought was a minor sports injury, I started to have more and more problems with my back and tried everything I could find at the time to help me, but with very little success.
I started going to an Irish Chiropracter, which seemed to help at first, but I found that I had to go more and more often, eventually going up to 6 times a week to get just a few hours of relief. I was going so often, he stopped charging me, and we became friends!
Thankfully he had heard of Rolfing when he was training in America, and told me I had to try it, so on his advice I gave it a go!
The Rolfer slowly worked on vitrually every part of my body, and over the course of a few weeks I started to feel better and realized I wasn't needing my Chiropractor friend anymore! The series of sessions I recieved made a huge difference to my back, but also my overall wellbeing improved immensly. I felt so free and my posture changed dramatically, which helped stabilize and strengthen my body. I felt fantastic! I decided to leave Marine Biology and folow a new path, which has bought me to this place.
I became Certified Rolfer in 1990, and then an Advanced Rolfer, and have been working with clients for over 35 years. As well as being a graduate of the University of Galway, having a B.Sc. Hons. and Ph.D. in Marine Biology, I am a keen musician, and was awarded a Sports Achievement Award from the University of Galway. I am also an Advanced Enneagram teacher, and I bring these different strands into my practice. I have trained in Germany, America, Ireland, Spain, Italy and the Uk.
My main goal and priviledge is to help people of all ages to feel better, to become more aware of their health and wellbeing, and teach them how to keep the improvements they get.
I started going to an Irish Chiropracter, which seemed to help at first, but I found that I had to go more and more often, eventually going up to 6 times a week to get just a few hours of relief. I was going so often, he stopped charging me, and we became friends!
Thankfully he had heard of Rolfing when he was training in America, and told me I had to try it, so on his advice I gave it a go!
The Rolfer slowly worked on vitrually every part of my body, and over the course of a few weeks I started to feel better and realized I wasn't needing my Chiropractor friend anymore! The series of sessions I recieved made a huge difference to my back, but also my overall wellbeing improved immensly. I felt so free and my posture changed dramatically, which helped stabilize and strengthen my body. I felt fantastic! I decided to leave Marine Biology and folow a new path, which has bought me to this place.
I became Certified Rolfer in 1990, and then an Advanced Rolfer, and have been working with clients for over 35 years. As well as being a graduate of the University of Galway, having a B.Sc. Hons. and Ph.D. in Marine Biology, I am a keen musician, and was awarded a Sports Achievement Award from the University of Galway. I am also an Advanced Enneagram teacher, and I bring these different strands into my practice. I have trained in Germany, America, Ireland, Spain, Italy and the Uk.
My main goal and priviledge is to help people of all ages to feel better, to become more aware of their health and wellbeing, and teach them how to keep the improvements they get.