Rolfing
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thumb|alt=Two diagrams of a human figure in profile. The one on the left has a hunched posture, whereas the one on the right has an upright posture.|Rolfing's purported improvement of posture
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- History
- The field of Structural Integration
- Conceptual basis
- Technique
- Effectiveness and reception
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|alt=Two diagrams of a human figure in profile. The one on the left has a hunched posture, whereas the one on the right has an upright posture.|Rolfing's purported improvement of posture
Rolfing () is a form of alternative medicine originally developed by Ida Rolf (1896–1979) as Structural Integration. Rolfing is marketed with unproven claims of various health benefits, is recognized as pseudoscience and is generally characterized as quackery. It is based on Rolf's ideas about how the human body's "energy field" can benefit when aligned with the Earth's gravitational field.