Yearly Archive: 2022

Bob Alonzi Supplemental Treatment Options

In addition to Rolfing, there are several supplemental therapy options that Bob Alonzi Certified Advanced Rolfer can provide. These are supplemental to rolfing, but can also be exclusive and outside of the rolfing process. Each therapy offers the ability to explore the different sensations of the body, and can be enhancers to Rolfing, but can […]

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Rolfing Therapies November 2022

A Certified Advanced Rolfer™ works as a problem solver in facilitating the healing process by addressingposture, breath, movement and structural awareness. They work to alleviate pain by discoveringstructural and perceptual limitations, and by identifying new options for sitting, standing, and moving. More Than Tissue ManipulationUnlike Massage Therapy, Rolfing treats many muscular and skeletal conditions by […]

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The Connection Between Stress and Injuries

Journal of Clinical InvestigationAccording to research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, stress can lower your bone mineral density, leading to an escalated risk of bone-connected injuries like stress fractures. Researchers looked at the connection between stress caused by isolation (as in a pandemic) and the concentration in the blood of norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter, […]

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Fountain of Youth Found!

In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a popular tourist attraction dating back a century that purports to be the fountain of youth that Spanish explorer, Ponce de Leon, found soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. We now know that St. Augustine was founded on August 28, […]

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Improve Your Quality of Life

The body was designed to move, adapt and change with our environment. According to designedtomove.org, “In less than two generations, physical activity has dropped by 20% in the U.K. and 32% in the United States. In China, the decline is 45% in less than one generation. Vehicles, machines, and technology are now doing the moving […]

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Form & Function

Do you experience a sharp pain in your lower back when you bend over to retrieve the morning paper? Perhaps you feel a persistent neck ache that you contribute to long hours sitting in front of the computer? If tension, constriction, and pain have become recurring symptoms in your everyday life, it is most likely […]

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The Benefits of Combining Mental and Physical Therapies

It is well documented that an individual’s mental state can profoundly affect their physical health. Depression, for example, causes changes in the brain’s functions that can result in a myriad of physical problems including (among others), chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, low libido, and an increase in physical aches and pains. Depression and anxiety may be […]

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