Working with bones

Bones are another form of connective tissue in the body. They have a covering that contains blood supply and nerves. Similar to other types of tissues, the bones and their coverings can respond to manual therapy.

Bones grow and change, just like other parts of the body.

The “periosteum” is the medical term for the covering around bones. After a bone fracture, the cells in the periosteum help the bone to repair itself.

Barbara is now certified in BoneWork, a method developed by Sharon Wheeler. Sharon is a Rolfer™ who was trained by Dr. Ida Rolf. Sharon examined the fascial plasticity of bone. She says,

It is possible to remediate damaged bone tissue. It changes in volume and contour towards normal within a field of manually applied pressure.

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Bones are not hard and fix[ed] but rather flexible and movable. These techniques are not bone manipulations (like chiropractic adjustments) but techniques to unwind and unhook bones/joints from their network of fascial patterns.