Structural Integration Library
The Structural Integration library primarily contains research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Articles can be filtered by case series, case studies, clinical trials, reviews, historical, therapeutic mechanisms, overviews, and relevant keywords.
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| Title | Citation | Year | Type | Keywords | Full Text | Abstract | Pubmed | hf:doc_categories | hf:doc_tags |
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| Therapeutic mechanisms of fascia manipulation: A scoping review | Isaji Y, Sasaki D, Okuyama K, Kurasawa Y, Suzuki K, Kon Y, Kitagawa T, Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 14:10538127251341828 (2025); doi: 10.1177/10538127251341828 | 2025 | Review, Therapeutic Mechanisms | fascia, manual therapy |
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| review therapeutic-mechanisms | fascia manual-therapy | |
| Influence of Rolfing Structural Integration on Lower Limb Mobility, Respiratory Thorax Mobility, and Trunk Symmetry: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Schleip R, James H, Bartsch K, Jacobsen E, Lesondak D, Miller M, Brandl A, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(17):6123 (2025); doi: 10.3390/jcm14176123 | 2025 | Case Series | biomechanics, fascia, physical therapy, rolfing | Included with full text |
| case-series | biomechanics fascia physical-therapy rolfing | |
| Reflections on the Benefits of Myofascial Management in Young Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: Two Case Studies | Price, KS, Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], 13(8), (2025); ISSN 2375-1924; doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v13i8.6727 | 2025 | Case Study | cerebral palsy, children, myofascial |
| Not available | case-study | cerebral-palsy children myofascial | |
| Relief of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and temporomandibular disorder using a myofascial induction in genu recurvatum patients: Case reports | Kim C, Sharkey J, Slutzky LC, Diaz G, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 40:1531-1535 (2024); doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.07.041 | 2024 | Case Study | benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, fascia, genu recurvatum, joint hypermobility, temporomandibular disorder, tensegrity | Included with full text |
| case-study | benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo fascia genu-recurvatum joint-hypermobility temporomandibular-disorder tensegrity | |
| Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial | Brandl A, Egner C, Reer R, Schmidt T, Schleip R, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(4), 1248 (2023); https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041248 | 2023 | Clinical Trial | fasciamorphology, microcirculation, myofascial manipulation, physical activity, thoracolumbar fascia | Included with full text |
| clinical-trial | fasciamorphology microcirculation myofascial-manipulation physical-activity thoracolumbar-fascia | |
| Assessing reliability and validity of different stiffness measurement tools on a multi-layered phantom tissue model | Bartsch K, Brandl A, Weber P, Wilke J, Bensamoun SF, Bauermeister W, Klingler W, Schleip R, Sci Rep., 13(1):815 (2023); doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-27742-w | 2023 | Review | measurement tools, pre-clinical, skeletal muscle, stiffness, ultrasound |
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| review | measurement-tools pre-clinical skeletal-muscle stiffness ultrasound | |
| Profession-based manual therapy nomenclature: exploring history, limitations, and opportunities | Degenhardt B, van Dun PLS, Jacobson E, Friz S, Mettler P, Kettner N, Franklin G, Hensel K, Lesondak D, Consorti G, Frank L, Reed WR, MacDonald C, Kremen V, Martin C, Landels B, Standley P, Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 1-15 (2023); doi: 10.1080/10669817.2023.2288495 | 2023 | Review | chiropractic, glossary, massage therapy, mechanisms of action, osteopathy, physical therapy | Included with full text |
| review | chiropractic glossary massage-therapy mechanisms-of-action osteopathy physical-therapy | |
| Telesupervision effect of a fascial stretching program on physical performance and quality of life in elderly: blinded randomized clinical trial | Freiberg-Neto J, Master’s Dissertation, Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu, São Paulo, Brazil (2023) | 2023 | Clinical Trial, Dissertation/Thesis | elderly, fascia, physical performance, stretching | Included with full text | Not available | clinical-trial dissertation-thesis | elderly fascia physical-performance stretching | |
| Influence of Rolfing Structural Integration on Active Range of Motion: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Brandl A, Bartsch K, James H, Miller M, Schleip R, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(19):5878 (2022); doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195878 | 2022 | Case Series | fascia, range of motion, rolfing |
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| case-series | fascia range-of-motion rolfing | |
| Changes in myofascial stiffness from Structural Integration treatment | Jędrzejewski G, Kasper- Jędrzejewska M, Halski T, Dolibog P, Jacobson E, 2022 | 2022 | Case Series | myofascial, stiffness | Included with full text | Not available | case-series | myofascial stiffness | |
| Structural Integration case report: global intervention challenging the limitations of local rehabilitation | Landels, B, International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, 14(1), 39–48 (2021); doi:10.3822/ijtmb.v14i1.597 | 2021 | Case Study | anatomy trains, ankle surgery, fascial, rehabilitation | Included in Pubmed link |
| case-study | anatomy-trains ankle-surgery fascial rehabilitation | |
| The Rolf Method of Structural Integration on fascial tissue stiffness, elasticity and superficial blood perfusion in healthy Individuals: the prospective, interventional study | Jedrzejewski G, Kasper-Jedrzejewski M, Dolibog P, Szyguła1 R, Schleip R, Halski T, Frontiers in Physiology, 11:1062 (2020); | 2020 | Clinical Trial | elasticity, fascial, perfusion, stiffness |
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| clinical-trial | elasticity fascial perfusion stiffness | |
| The Rolf Method of Structural Integration and pelvic floor muscle facilitation: preliminary results of a randomized interventional study | Kasper-Jedrejewska, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, 3981 (2020); doi:10.3390/jcm9123981 | 2020 | Clinical Trial | pelvic floor | Included with full text |
| clinical-trial | pelvic-floor | |
| Influence of structural integration and fascial fitness on body image and the perception of back pain | Baur H, Gatterer H, Hotter B, Kopp M, Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 29(6):1010-1013 (2017) | 2017 | Clinical Trial | back pain, body image, fascial fitness |
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| clinical-trial | back-pain body-image fascial-fitness | |
| What is Structural integration | Findley T (2016) | 2016 | Historical, Overview | rolfing | N/A | Not available. | historical overview | rolfing | |
| Can fascia’s characteristics be influenced by manual therapy? | Gracovetsky S, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 20(4):893-897 (2016); doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.08.011 | 2016 | Therapeutic Mechanisms | collagen, fascia, hydration, MMP, models, tensegrity | Included in Pubmed link |
| therapeutic-mechanisms | collagen fascia hydration mmp models tensegrity | |
| Structural Integration as an adjunct to outpatient rehabilitation for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized pilot clinical trial | Jacobson E, Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 813418, 19 pages; doi: 10.1155/2015/813418 (2015) | 2015 | Clinical Trial | adverse events, back pain, low back pain, pain | Included in Pubmed link |
| clinical-trial | adverse-events back-pain low-back-pain pain | |
| Effects of structural integration Rolfing® method and acupuncture on fibromyalgia | Stall P, Hosomi JK, Portiolli Faelli C, Jin Pai H, Jacobsen Teixeira M, Eurípedes Marchiori P, Rev Dor. São Paulo, 2015 jan-mar;16(2):96-101; https://doi.org/10.5935/1806-0013.20150019 | 2015 | Clinical Trial | acupuncture, fibromyalgia, rolfing | Included with full text | Not available. | clinical-trial | acupuncture fibromyalgia rolfing | |
| Myofascial structural integration therapy on gross motor function and gait in young children with spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial | Loi E, Buysse C, Price K, Jaramillo T, Pico E, Hansen A, Feldman H, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 3:74 (2015); doi: 10.3389/fped.2015.00074 | 2015 | Clinical Trial | cerebral palsy, children, myofascial | Included in Pubmed link |
| clinical-trial | cerebral-palsy children myofascial | |
| Fibromyalgia syndrome treated with the structural integration Rolfing® method | Stall P, Tiexera, Rev Dor. São Paulo, 2014 oct-dec;15(4):248-52 | 2014 | Clinical Trial | fibromyalgia | Included with full text | Not available. | clinical-trial | fibromyalgia | |
| Osteopathic manipulative treatment of congenital talipes equinovarus: A case report | Andreoli E, Troiani A, Tucci V, Barlafante G, Cerritelli F, Pizzolorusso G, Renzetti C, Vanni D, Pantalone A, Salini V, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies,18(1): 4-10 (2014) | 2014 | Case Study | children, myofascial, myofascial manipulation |
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| case-study | children myofascial myofascial-manipulation | |
| Adaptation of the CARE Guidelines for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Publications: Efforts To Improve the Impact of Case Reports | Munk N, Boulanger K, International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, 7(3): 32–40 (2014) | 2014 | Case Study | evidenced-based practice, manual therapy, massage therapy | Included with full text |
| case-study | evidenced-based-practice manual-therapy massage-therapy | |
| Gait Changes Following Myofascial Structural Integration (Rolfing) Observed in 2 Children With Cerebral Palsy | Hansen A, Price K, Loi E, Buysse A, Jaramillo T, Pico E, Feldman H, Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 19(4):297-300 (2014); doi: 10.1177/2156587214540466 | 2014 | Case Series | cerebral palsy, gait, myofascial manipulation, rolfing | Included in Pubmed link |
| case-series | cerebral-palsy gait myofascial-manipulation rolfing | |
| Comparative effectiveness of Active Release technique and Rolfing soft tissue manipulation in normal subjects with hamstring tightness – a randomsed clinical trial | Shah A, Kage V, Indian J Physiother Occup Ther; 2013; April-June 2013; 7(2) | 2013 | Clinical Trial | hamstring tightness, rolfing | Included with full text | Not available | clinical-trial | hamstring-tightness rolfing | |
| Mathematical analysis of the flow of hyaluronic acid around fascia during manual therapy motions | Roman M, Chaudhry H, Bukiet B, Stecco A, Findley T, J Am Osteopath Assoc, 113(8):600-10 (2013); doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2013.021 | 2013 | Therapeutic Mechanisms | fascia, hyaluronic acid, mathematical model | Included in Pubmed link |
| therapeutic-mechanisms | fascia hyaluronic-acid mathematical-model | |
| Pectus Excavatum and Structural Integration: A Case Study | Foster Scott D, International Association of Structural Integrators Yearbook of Structural Integration, 120-126(2013) | 2013 | Case Study | pectus excavatum |
| Not available | case-study | pectus-excavatum | |
| Structural Integration: a promising complementary therapy for young children with spastic cerebral palsy | Hansen AB, Price KS, Feldman HM, Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 12:131; doi:10/1177/2156587211430833 (2012) | 2012 | Clinical Trial | cerebral palsy, children, myofascial, myofascial manipulation | Included with full text | Not available | clinical-trial | cerebral-palsy children myofascial myofascial-manipulation | |
| Structural integration-based fascial release efficacy in systematic lupus erythemnatosus (SLE): Two case studies | Ball TM, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 15, 217-225; doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.10.006 (2011) | 2011 | Case Study | auto-immune, fascial release, lupus, scleroderma |
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| case-study | auto-immune fascial-release lupus scleroderma | |
| Structural Integration: an alternative method of manual therapy and sensorimotor education | Jacobson E, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(10):891-899; doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0258 (2011) | 2011 | Review | history | Included with full text |
| review | history | |
| Structural Integration: origins and development | Jacobson E, J Alt Complment Med; 2011; 17(9):775-780; doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0001 | 2011 | Historical | history | N/A | Not available | historical | history | |
| A theoretical framework for the role of fascia in manual therapy | Simmonds N, Miller P, Gemmell H, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 16(1):83-93 (2011); doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.08.001 | 2011 | Therapeutic Mechanisms | autonomic, autonomic nervous system, cannabinoid, fascia, fibrocyte, manipulation, manual therapy, mechanoreceptor, microfailure, myofascial, piezoelectric | Included in Pubmed link |
| therapeutic-mechanisms | autonomic autonomic-nervous-system cannabinoid fascia fibrocyte manipulation manual-therapy mechanoreceptor microfailure myofascial piezoelectric | |
| Rolfing structural integration treatment of cervical spine dysfunction | James H, Castaneda L, Miller ME, Findley T, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 13, 229-238; doi:10/1016/j.jbmt.2008.07.002 (2008) | 2008 | Case Series | fascia, motion, neck, pain, rolfing |
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| case-series | fascia motion neck pain rolfing | |
| Structural Integration: developments in Ida Rolf’s ‘recipe’ Part 1 | Myers T, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 8:131-142 (2004) | 2004 | Historical, IP Rolf | history, ida rolf, rolfing |
| Not available. | historical ip-rolf | history ida-rolf rolfing | |
| Structural Integration: developments in Ida Rolf’s ‘recipe’ Part 2 | Myers T, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 8:189-198 (2004) | 2004 | Historical, IP Rolf | history, ida rolf, rolfing |
| Not available. | historical ip-rolf | history ida-rolf rolfing | |
| Structural Integration: developments in Ida Rolf’s ‘recipe’ Part 3 | Myers T, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 8:249-264 (2004) | 2004 | Historical, IP Rolf | anatomy trains, history, ida rolf, myofascial, rolfing |
| Not available. | historical ip-rolf | anatomy-trains history ida-rolf myofascial rolfing | |
| Improvement in balance with Structural Integration (Rolfing): a controlled case series in persons with myofascial pain | Findley T, Quigley K, Maney M, Chaudhry H, Agbaje I, Arch Phys Med Rehab, 2004; 85(9):E34; Poster 147 | 2004 | Case Series | equilibrium, musculoskeletal manipulations, myofascial pain, posture, rehabilitation | N/A | Not available. | case-series | equilibrium musculoskeletal-manipulations myofascial-pain posture rehabilitation | |
| Integrating manual and movement therapy with philosophical counseling for treatment of a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case study that explores the principles of holistic intervention | Cottingham JT, Maitland J, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, Alt Ther Health Med, 10786791, Mar 2000, 6(2) | 2000 | Case Study | amyotropic lateral sclerosis, back pain, counseling, movement, rolfing | Included in Pubmed link |
| case-study | amyotropic-lateral-sclerosis back-pain counseling movement rolfing | |
| Treatment of chronic pain through the use of Structural Integration (Rolfing) | Deutsch JE, Derr LL, Judd P, Reuven B, Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America: Complementary Medicine, 9/3, September 2000 | 2000 | Case Series | pain |
| Not available | case-series | pain | |
| Structural Integration applied to patients with a primary neurologic diagnosis: Two case studies | Deutsch J, Judd P, DeMassi I, Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 21(5):161-62(1997) | 1997 | Case Study | brain injury, multiple scelosis, physical therapy |
| Not available | case-study | brain-injury multiple-scelosis physical-therapy | |
| Ureteral stent displacement associated with deep massage | Kerr, HD, WMJ 1997 Dec;96(12):57-8; PMID:9433179 | 1997 | Case Study | massage therapy |
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| case-study | massage-therapy | |
| A Three-Paradigm Treatment Model Using Soft Tissue Mobilization and Guided Movement- Awareness Techniques for a Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case Study | Cottingham JT, Maitland J, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 1997 Sep;26(3):155-67 | 1997 | Case Study | guided movement-awareness techniques, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, soft tissue mobilization | |
| case-study | guided-movement-awareness-techniques sacroiliac-joint-dysfunction soft-tissue-mobilization | |
| Effects of Structural Integration on state-trait anxiety | Weinberg R, Hunt V, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Apr, 35(2):319-22 (1979); doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(197904)35:2<319::aid-jclp2270350220>3.0.co;2-3 | 1979 | Clinical Trial, Therapeutic Mechanisms | anxiety, psychology, rolfing |
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| clinical-trial therapeutic-mechanisms | anxiety psychology rolfing | |
| Stress, stimulus intensity control, and the Structural Integration technique | Silverman J, Rappapot M, Hopkins HK, Ellman G, Hubbard R, Belleza T, Baldwin T, Griffin R, Kling R, Confinia Psychiatrica, 16:201:219 (1973) | 1973 | Case Series | evoked potential, perception, psychology | Not available |
| case-series | evoked-potential perception psychology | |
| A study in structural dynamics | Solit M, Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 62:30-40, September 1962 | 1962 | Case Study | N/A | Not available | case-study |
