Talk:Ida Rolf

Australian DOH citation outdated

As of data collection in 28 July 2014 (pg 1), “There is a lack of evidence about the effectiveness of rolfing and therefore no reliable conclusions can be drawn about the effectiveness of rolfing for any clinical condition" (pg 10).

Baggoley C (2015). "Review of the Australian Government Rebate on Natural Therapies for Private Health Insurance" (PDF). Australian Government – Department of Health. pp. 16, 19, 125–8. Lay summary – Gavura, S. Australian review finds no benefit to 17 natural therapies. Science-Based Medicine. (19 November 2015). Cyintherye (talk) 03:54, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Questioning the definitive claim SI is a pseudoscience

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9570915/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3198617/ ~2026-44684-35 (talk) 19:03, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

When I click on those links, I get into a never ending loop where the website Is checking I am sufficicntly right-wing to be human. It never ends.

SI is a pseudoscience though. Walter using an LLM? Ego 20:02, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

The first paper is WP:PRIMARY, so it fails WP:MEDRS.

The second paper says verbatim "The evidence for clinical effectiveness and mechanisms alike is severely limited by small samples sizes and the absence of placebo or other comparison control arms in most studies. In particular, the contribution of placebo effects to reductions in pain and to psychologic benefits may be significant and should be investigated." I.e. it fails WP:ECREE. tgeorgescu (talk) 16:08, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Link

Link works fine for me. Not sure what Walter is talking about. No LLM here. I am a real human. I am not right-wing human. ~2026-45826-10 (talk) 14:09, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Replied above. tgeorgescu (talk) 16:08, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

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I directed the documentary Ida Rolf – Mother of Fascia and therefore have a conflict of interest, so I will not edit the article myself. Could an uninvolved editor consider adding the sentence below at the end of the section on Structural Integration, or wherever it fits best?

Proposed text: The documentary Ida Rolf – Mother of Fascia, directed by Aleš Urbanczik, recounts her life; the Fascia Research Society screened it at its 2025 congress in New Orleans.

Sources: The screening appears in the congress program PDF cited above and on the congress website's program page, which lists it among the parallel forums of 13 August 2025 under the working title "Mother of Fascia - One Woman's Tireless Quest Through 20th Century Turmoil", followed by a Q&A with Eric Jacobson and Aleš Urbanczik. The film reached distribution as Ida Rolf – Mother of Fascia; the film's website shows both titles. The program counts as a primary source, so I leave the question of weight to the reviewing editor.

Thank you for taking a look. Alpenpenner (talk) 10:12, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

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