Typically, therapists and bodyworkers who stop by Richard Rossiter’s booth at state/national conventions or take his workshops have a predictable litany of questions and observations. “Where’s your table?” they ask almost incredulously, watching as he uses his foot to step on a steady stream of clients complaining of stiff knees, sore shoulders and bad backs.
It’s all about a foot, a person in charge, and a coach. The Rossiter System, a series of more than 100 stretching techniques designed to quickly and effectively change large amounts of connective tissue[ …]
Remember the old children’s action song that starts “Head, shoulder, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes…”? Two of those body parts in particular shoulders and knees – represent some of the most common pain related problems that massage therapists as asked to address by their clients[…]
In the Summer 2005 issue of Hands Across Ohio, certfied Rolfer Richard Rossiter introduced the breakthrough two-person stretching program he’s created and is now teaching to massage therapists nationwide[…]
Hide your Table, The therapists and bodyworkers who visited Richard Rossiter’s booth at the April statewide meeting of the Ohio AMTA in Columbus had a predictable litany of questions and observations. “Wher’s your table?” they have asked almost incredulously watching as he used his foot to step on body parts of a steady stream of therapists who presented with stiff knees, sore shoulders and low back pain[…]
If the statistics hold true, nearly everyone you know has experienced low back pain at one time or another. Back pain affects nearly 8 in 10 Americans, results in tremendous costs and lost productivity to the US economy and is one of the most common reasons that people miss work[…]
Rossiter has oberved that with repeated unbalanced activity, one thigh often becomes slightly stronger than the other. The stronger thigh then becomes tense, tight, and knotted. This strength imbalnce produces unequal forces on the pelvis, which inturn cause imbalnces in the back that can manifest as chronic lower back and or sciatic pain on the side of the slightly weaker, less active leg[…]
Americans spend billions each year on pills, shots, splints and surgeries to cope with sore back, necks shoulders, wrists, arms and other body parts[…]
