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The Rise of Physical Therapy: A History in Footsteps

By Abdul Rahim Shaik and Arakkal Maniyat Shemjaz — 2014

Physical therapy originated as a professional group that dated back to Per Henrik Ling, who is known as the "father of Swedish gymnastics." He founded the royal Central Institute of Gymnastics in the year 1813 for massage, manipulation and exercise.

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The Rosen Method of Movement

While working as a physical therapist in Oakland, California, in the 1950s, Marion Rosen was asked by several clients how they could prevent aches and pains and avoid physical therapy treatments. This question inspired Rosen to begin teaching movement classes in 1956.

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Marion Rosen, Susan Brenner
1993
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Rosen Method Bodywork: Accessing the Unconscious through Touch

In this long-awaited description of the body-centered therapy developed by Marion Rosen, the reader begins to understand how emotional and physical ailments can be addressed through the gentle touch of the Rosen practitioner.

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Marion Rosen, Susan Brenner
2003
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Rolfing®: For Healing and High Performance

Dr. Ida P. Rolf Ph.D., dedicated her life to the development of a systematic approach to improving human structure and well-being.

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The Rolf Institute
2025
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Ida Rolf Talks About Rolfing and Physical Reality

This 1978 book is intended as the "feelingful" companion to a more technical and rigorous earlier didactic volume, Rolfing: The Integration of Human Structures. The book is also a memoir of the early history and days of Esalen into its heydays in the 1970s.

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Ida Rolf
1978
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Rolfing: Reestablishing the Natural Alignment and Structural Integration of the Human Body for Vitality and Well-Being

This seminal work made its debut in 1977, and it has since remained the most important reference for Rolfers around the world. In this new edition, the late Dr.

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Ida Rolf
1989
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Rolfing and Physical Reality

A warm and wise self-portrait of the woman who originated the therapy that bears her name.

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Ida Rolf
1990
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Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury-Prone Physical Therapist

Why Things Hurt is a collection of true stories and meaningful explanations about how our bodies work and the journeys we travel to maintain them. It provides accessible answers and structured principles on topics such as posture, pain, pregnancy, exercise, footwear and sports.

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Brent Stevenson
2016
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The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair

The new standard in fitness books, featuring hundreds of at-home stretches and exercises.

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Marilyn Moffat, Steve Vickery
1999
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Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques (Revised Edition)

Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, this revised edition of Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice.

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Art Riggs
2007
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Structural Bodywork: An Introduction for Students and Practitioners (Edition 1)

Providing an advanced introduction to the field of structural bodywork, this valuable resource combines coverage of both skills and theory into one comprehensive guide to this specialized form of bodywork practice.

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John Smith, Thomas Myers, David Lake, Robert Schleip
2005
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