by Alan Richardson | Nov 15, 2018
I am standing near the esoteric bookshop on Neal Street, close to Covent Garden tube. It is lunchtime on a cold grey day in November and it looks as if it is about to rain. My Rolfing clinic is a three-minute walk away in Neal’s Yard, a charming little alley with...
by Alan Richardson | Oct 23, 2018
It’s mid February, 1994, on the first day of training and we are about to start the first practicum. Our task is to explore the range of movement of the upper leg. I have zero massage experience and have never done anything like this before. My practicum partner,...
by Alan Richardson | Oct 3, 2018
For about two months my client has been feeling sciatic-type pain down the back of his left leg. It is Session 6 in his Rolfing Series. I have worked the hamstrings somewhat superficially in previous sessions with no effect on the pain. Session 6 is an appropriate...
by Alan Richardson | Sep 4, 2018
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is a pain condition characterised by pain in the sole of the foot near the heel which is often worse after rest but gets gradually better with movement. There is some dispute over the whether Plantar Fasciitis is in fact an...
by Alan Richardson | Oct 24, 2017
‘I once had an osteopath in my class. We did some fine work on a little two-year old, but I was very impatient. And he looked at me at once, in a kind, old-fashioned way, and he said, “Well, doctor, there’s just one thing that you forgot. In your prescription you...
