Hellerwork

Practitioners of Hellerwork believe that the bones and soft tissues of the body become misaligned from stress, illness or bad posture. Hellerworkers aim to realign your body, banish tension and correct the problems that originally caused the misalignment. They do this by manipulating the body and by teaching you how to move in a well-balanced way. People with a wide range of aches and pains, especially neck ache, back pain and headaches, have responded well to this form of therapy. It may also help internal processes affected by muscle function, such as digestive problems.


Professional consultation

You normally attend a series of 11 weekly sessions, making up a complete Hellerwork course. After taking your medical history and assessing your needs, the practitioner will begin the first group of sessions, known as the superficial sessions. These concentrate on freeing tension in the chest, arms and feet. Next come the core sessions, during which the therapist works on muscles that Hellerworkers believe to be at the core of the body—those of the pelvis, spine, head and neck. A final group of sessions, known as the integrative sessions, draw together the work of the previous weeks.