Jim Gates Rolfing

01/06/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/well/bone-joint-surgery.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces_filter_new_arm_10_1&block=trending_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=549646242&impression_id=83f85deb-6d7b-11ec-9207-3f0391c598c6&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=pool%2F91fcf81c-4fb0-49ff-bd57-a24647c85ea1®ion=footer&req_id=45181153&surface=eos-most-popular-story&variant=1_bandit-all-surfaces_filter_new_arm_10_1

For many common problems of the knee, hip, shoulder, spine and wrist, nonsurgical options may be just as good.

06/18/2021

The Magic of Rolfing.
My new Blog post.

The Magic of Rolfing June 18, 2021 By Jim Gates There is something special about Rolfing. It seems to open some door, gift us with some possibility, pass to us some touch of magic. How do we talk about it? I think it’s related to our human quest to find something more, find more meaning perhaps, l...

05/22/2021

Some new research shows how fluids in the fascia allow chemicals and information to travel throughout the body.

A study conducted at NYU Grossman School of Medicine found that normal signals and cancer may spread through a newfound anatomical “highway.” Learn more.

10/31/2020

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In laboratory studies, Stanford School of Medicine researchers have found a way to regenerate the cartilage that eases movement between bones.

01/11/2019

In 1920, Ida Pauline Rolf received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. Despite the resistance she faced as a woman in the field of science, she furthered her knowledge of the body through research in organic chemistry at the Rockefeller Insti...

10/15/2018

Nice video revealing some mysteries of what we are.

09/30/2018

We’ve known that exercise stimulates the brain, but now we are discovering which parts of the brain are stimulated by different forms of exercise.

09/30/2018

Most people over 40 will NOT have a normal MRI. If we take 5000 people under or over 40 who have NO KNEE PAIN....

20% of people under 40y had changes seen on MRI
50% of people over 40y had changes seen on the MRI

Do NOT be alarmed when you read your MRI results. The changes seen... even a meniscus tear, might have been there before your pain started. Most degenerative meniscus tears do not go on to require surgery. The symptoms settle down within a few months in most people.

03/27/2018

A small study of orthotics.

Custom-made foot orthotics appear to be no better than those on drugstore shelves to stop heel pain, a new review suggests.

08/30/2017

Many diet studies show up. I like the ones that support my general opinions, such as this one:
https://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/diet-study-suggests-it-s-carbs-not-fats-that-are-bad-for-you-726013.html

But don't give up on fruits, vegetables and legumes -- they're still good for you

08/24/2017

Tuva! An amazing place near Mongolia. It's been coming up so many times in the last few years. What can I say?
Great article connected with posture about a visit to Tuva.
https://gokhalemethod.com/blog/64238?utm_source=170824NL&utm_campaign=PositiveStance&utm_medium=email