Richard Rossiter is an innovator and connective tissue therapist who created these powerful stretching techniques as the result of his own painful injuries and rehabilitation.

Youthful hockey injuries and wartime injuries suffered as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam combined in Rossiter's late 20s to produce shoulders that were so painful he feared he would no longer be able to fly commercial helicopters in Alaska.

That's when he discovered Rolfing, a form of bodywork that focuses on lengthening and restoring the body's connective tissue. Once he discovered the benefits of Rolfing in relieving his own pain, Rossiter applied to the Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colo. He graduated from the institute in record time, eventually becoming a certified advanced Rolfer.

He then established a Rolfing practice in Little Rock, Ark., and soon began accepting clients referred to him by a Little Rock neurosurgeon. Many were people suffering from several carpal tunnel syndrome and other cumulative trauma disorders Ð chronic, difficult problems for which the neurosurgeon had few treatment options except potentially risky surgeries.

With Rossiter's professional help, many of the clients experienced less pain, improved movement, better range of motion, restful sleep and the lessening of common symptoms, including pain, tingling, numbness and lack of grip. Many soon were pain-free and able to return to productive work.

Buoyed by these successes, Rossiter began looking for a way to help people in pain BEFORE their symptoms got the best of them. As a result, he created The Rossiter System, a highly evolved series of stretches that allow his principles and pain-relief approaches to be used virtually without limit in the workplace by trained employees and supportive managers. In 1990, he formed Rossiter & Associates Inc. as a training and consulting firm to bring this unique pain-busting program to the U.S. workplace.

By training workers to perform Rossiter's techniques, The Rossiter System allows companies of all sizes to handle their own repetitive-use injuries without outside intervention, without light-duty assignments and without risky, costly medical treatments or long-term rehabilitation.

Growing numbers of businesses are realizing massive savings in their workers' compensation costs and medical expenses by installing and implementing The Rossiter System. The result: healthier, more productive employees.