Visceral Manipulation
01.
What is Visceral Manipulation?
Visceral manipulation is a gentle yet precise hands-on manual therapy technique designed to help the body release restrictions around the organs, allowing them to glide smoothly in their natural space.
These restrictions in the fascia around the organs result from past trauma, a sedentary lifestyle, or past illness.
Visceral manipulation addresses various conditions and complements issues related to pelvic floor or orthopedic problems.
Most of our organs and bodily systems are interconnected through fascial connections.
Using visceral manipulation techniques, we work on conditions such as abdominal pain, hiatal hernia, IBS, constipation, scar tissue after a cesarean section, injuries or surgeries, chest problems, throat problems, or skull issues.
02.
Please give me an example of Visceral Manipulation:
Consider you have stomach pain. Your therapist will evaluate you and use her hands to feel densities in the tissues. She will then proceed to treat the tissues gently.
Please rest assured that none of these techniques is painful. Let me give you some examples of how she may treat you:
Suppose you are experiencing slow bowel movements or constipation.
Your therapist will use gentle techniques to improve blood flow to your digestive system by possibly mobilizing your abdominal sphincters, mesenteric root (the root that holds your small intestine), and blood vessels directly.
Your pelvic floor PT may mobilize your large intestine through your stomach, and other organs that may play a role in your problem.
Your therapist may find issues far from where you feel discomfort and treat the related areas.
Please relax during these treatments and try to feel how your therapist is able to touch the specific organ.
Your therapist will use anatomy models, pictures, and videos to help you understand what she is doing.
03.
How do I find a therapist who can perform visceral manipulation?
For more information about visceral manipulation, visit this page about Jean-Pierre Barral, a French osteopath and physiotherapist who developed visceral manipulation.
If you need visceral manipulation, we highly recommend that you seek out a local therapist who is Barral-trained.
The Barral Institute offers a list of trained therapists. You can do your search by therapist name or area.
Please note that when doing an area search, the therapists are organized by their place of residence, not their job location.
Please note that you should not feel any pain during your visit and should not experience any bruising after your treatment session.
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