February 22, 2012     Contact
February 22, 2012
Rossiter for You


While "connective tissue" may be a new term for you, it plays a critical role in your overall health - as important a role as your blood or respiratory system. In a nutshell, connective tissue is an intricate framework of fibers throughout your body that surround, support and connect all your organs, muscles, joints and other body parts. Tendons and ligaments are two examples of connective tissue. All your muscles and nerves are contained within connective tissue. When this tissue is compressed or overused over time, inflammation (and pain) occurs.

When exposed to weight from a Rossiter coach's foot, the connective tissue loosens, which allows the coach to shape and mold it, and stretch it back to normal.
What is Rossiter?
"Americans are conditioned to think that what doctors say is the absolute truth," says Colorado Core founder and Rossiter Coach David Henre. "Pills and splints make you weaker. With Rossiter you simultaneously get better and stronger."

Rossiter is proven to quickly and effectively heal injuries and help you overcome pain. Stiff/swollen joints, tight muscles, limited mobility - Rossiter addresses them all. This natural, alternative healing method loosens and elongates compressed connective tissue with simple stretching and weight from a Rossiter coach's foot.

Pain in your feet, back, knees, shoulders, elbows and wrists (carpal tunnel) are most often caused by connective tissue that has been compromised and deprived of its natural internal space.

As a natural, alternative medicine, Rossiter is extremely effective because a coach's carefully placed weight, along with your slow, controlled movement, restores proper space in connective tissue that's been damaged or injured.
History of Rossiter
In the late 1980s, Richard Rossiter, a certified advanced Rolfer, closely studied the vital function healthy connective tissue plays in our wellbeing and in limiting body pain. He combined Rolfing techniques with deep massage to loosen and create space in connective tissue -- and thus reduce pain. Today, doctors, chiropractors and massage therapists around the world recommend Rossiter for injury prevention and recovery.
How does it work?
Tightness, pain, aching and limited movement in muscles and joints occurs when surrounding connective tissue has shortened and tightened from overuse and repetition. Rossiter loosens this tissue while restoring space and circulation required for the body's tissue to move and function properly.

Rossiter involves two people: the coach (therapist) and the person in charge (patient). The coach anchors connective tissue in key areas while guiding the client through a series of stretches to restore space and mobility, and thus remove the source of pain.

Most of the 200 stretches involve weight from the coach's foot; a few involve weight from the elbow. The average session varies from 15-45 minutes.
Specific Pain Relief & Prevention
The Rossiter System can relieve the following pain and discomfort:
Foot / Ankle / Calf
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Stiff, painful ankle
  • Burning in heel/arch
  • Pain in calves or Achilles tendon


Neck / Upper Back
  • Difficulty turning head
  • Neck aches and stiffness
  • Knots in upper-back muscles
  • Headaches / migraines
Shoulders
  • Aching, shoulder pain, arthritis, discomfort during sleep
  • Rotator Cuff pain
  • Tingling / numbness down arm or through hands/fingers
  • Limited mobility / range of motion
  • Shoulder joint popping, clicking, grinding
Hips / Glutes / Hamstrings
  • Sciatica, burning / shooting pain down leg
  • Tight hip flexors, IT Band, TFL muscle
  • Aching glutes, pain while sitting
Knees
  • Stiff, aching knee joints
  • Arthritis
  • Grinding / popping knees
  • Pain in patella (kneecap)
  • Pain when squatting down
  • Pain after ACL surgery
Lower Back
  • Aching lumbar / sacrum / tailbone
  • Sciatica, burning / shooting pain down leg
  • Discomfort / pain while sitting
  • Pain when bending over
Elbow / Forearm
  • Golfer's / tennis elbow
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Joint inflammation
  • Nerve pain
  • Elbow joint pain, tendinitis (tendonitis), arthritis
  • Grip fatigue / weakness causing difficulty picking up or grabbing objects
  • Aching, sore forearm muscles
Hand / Wrist
  • Arthritis / tendinitis (tendonitis)
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Stiff joints
  • Numbness in fingers