Depending on the area of hurt, the coach has a target area he/she steps on, then applies weight according to the directions of the person on the floor. The weith is held while the person on the floor goes through the motions of the stretch. I feel I am fortunate that I was one of the original “coaches” and am amazed at the different attitude of this type of help today compared to 13 years ago when we started this stretching program. Richard also teaches “self-help” techiniques that you can do on your own. A local chiropractor attended one of his refresher training classes with my company, went through a workout while there, and left with a kind of “it was okay” attitude. She said it felt good, but didn’t seem impressed at the time. It was the next day that she realized that she had completed her normal jogging the night before and didn’t exerience the residual pains she usually dealt with as a result of a auto accident. There have been times that she had told me to get stepped on after she has finished a chiropract adjustment.

I stepped on my massage therapist who said that was the first time she had relief from shoulder pain that she acquired playing ball…….she was the pitcher.
Richard originally targetted manufacturing businesses because he understood these as key areas for soft tissue injuries and the value in reducing work comp costs to a company. I don’t believe the manufacturing world (maybe the people) was ready for what he had to offer. The Rossiter program and ergonomic improvements have pretty much eliminated soft tissue injuries where I work. I believe he is now teaching these techinques in Europe.
When I tell someone about these stretches they look at me like I’m crazy, but once they need help and see how well it works, they always come back. When my family gets together for holidays, I always end up stepping on someone.
We have had Richard speak at our plant and his talk about working with soft tissue was comparable to the massage therapist that we invited. I asked Richard what the difference was since they were saying the same thing. His reply was that the Rossiter stretches would work faster because they were participative. The hurting person is adding value to the stretch instead of just laying there. I’ve seen a lot of people avoid surgery because of these stretches, and I’m one of them.

I work at a computer all day and this is the machine that I recommend to everyone.

I also highly recommend dmso for pain. Between dmso and celadrin lotion, I have most pains covered (other than the neck pain) Celadrin is amazing. It is lightening fast in pain relief. I used it for cracked ribs when nothing else touched the pain. And dmso is awesome for many pains. I put it on a cotton ball and on my gums and it heals pain in 5 minutes.

Turmeric and msm I take on a daily basis. And magnesium and Vit C and B complex and extra pantothenic acid.

I love Epsom salts baths for back pain too…mmm….

Good luck to all…and thanks much to all for sharing.