It is not recommended as a treatment for any disease or a chronic inflammatory condition such as Arthritis, and can worsen such a condition.
Joseph Heller (1940-) developed Hellerwork, a system of structural integration patterned after Rolfing.
Hellerwork consists of eleven 90-minute sessions costing about $90-100 each.
There are no reported serious side effects associated with Hellerwork when delivered by a certified practitioner to adults and juveniles.
Hellerwork is based largely on the principles of Rolfing, in which the body's connective tissue is manipulated or massaged to realign and balance the body's structure.
There are no reported serious side effects associated with Hellerwork when delivered by a certified practitioner to adults and juveniles.
As most alternative or holistic treatments, there is little mainstream scientific research documenting the effectiveness of Hellerwork therapy.
Verbal dialogue is the third aspect of Hellerwork. It is designed to teach awareness of the relationships among emotions, life attitudes, and the body.
Hellerwork is a system of bodywork that combines deep tissue massage, body movement education, and verbal dialogue. It is designed to realign the body's structure for overall health
The second component of Hellerwork, movement education, trains patients in the proper physical movements needed to keep the body balanced and correctly aligned.
Hellerwork has also been used to treat such specific physical problems as chronic back, neck, shoulder, and joint pain as well as repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome
Joseph Heller died on December 12, 1999 at the age of 76.
Somatic education describes the way people use self-awareness when they move their bodies. The term is used by Moshe Feldenkrais in his Feldenkrais method, and in Joseph Heller's Hellerwork, another system of body work. Feldenkrais theorized that if we use thought and movement together, as our body movement becomes more efficient, our creativity and intelligence would be enhanced.