Richard Rossiter is urging SI practitioners to move clients off the table and onto the floor, use their feet more than their hands, and ask clients to move actively and continuously under weight to change large ammounts of connective tissue quickly.

Carpal tunnel symptoms and wrist pains can be relieved with an exercise called Forearm up, in which foot pressue is applied at mid-arm while fingers use the resistance to stretch and wiggle.

Typically, therapists and bodyworkers who stop by Richard Rossiter’s booth at state/national conventions or take his workshops have a predictable litany of questions and observations. “Where’s your table?” they ask almost incredulously, watching as he uses his foot to step on a steady stream of clients complaining of stiff knees, sore shoulders and bad backs.

It’s all about a foot, a person in charge, and a coach. The Rossiter System, a series of more  than 100 stretching techniques designed to quickly and effectively change large amounts of connective tissue[ …]

Remember the old children’s action song that starts “Head, shoulder, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes…”? Two of those body parts in particular shoulders and knees – represent some of the most common pain related problems that massage therapists as asked to address by their clients[…]

In the Summer 2005 issue of Hands Across Ohio, certfied Rolfer Richard Rossiter introduced the breakthrough two-person stretching program he’s created and is now teaching to massage therapists nationwide[…]

Hide your Table, The therapists and bodyworkers who visited Richard Rossiter’s booth at the April statewide meeting of the Ohio AMTA in Columbus had a predictable litany of questions and observations. “Wher’s your table?” they have asked almost incredulously watching as he used his foot to step on body parts of a steady stream of therapists who presented with stiff knees, sore shoulders and low back pain[…]

If the statistics hold true, nearly everyone you know has experienced low back pain at one time or another. Back pain affects nearly 8 in 10 Americans, results in tremendous costs and lost productivity to the US economy and is one of the most common reasons that people miss work[…]