RESPECT THE TISSUES!

Visceral Manipulation is the added puzzle piece to manual therapy that works directly on the fascia surrounding the organ, working to improve mobility.

Why is improving mobility/movement important?

Motion is a sign of life itself. Everything in the universe is in motion. Everything moves in space and time and humans are no exception to this rule. Our bodies need movement to be healthy. This same principle applies to every structure in our bodies including the viscera. For an organ to be healthy and have optimal function there needs to be motion. Tissues lose their normal motion when they become inflamed. The natural healing process involves local disruption of normal tissue fibers and their replacement with relatively inelastic granular tissue. It can be conceptualized as a localized drying-out of the affected tissues. Many factors can cause tissue inflammation including infections, direct trauma, repetitious movement, diet, environmental toxins and emotional stress.

 

How does Visceral Manipulation Work?

Visceral manipulation utilizes pressure, the speed of movement across the surface, and the distance between 2 ridges as a tactile sensing system to facilitate complex frequency analysis and treatment and to maximize the optimal function of the organ.

 

“The purpose of Visceral Manipulation is to recreate, harmonize and increase proprioceptive communication in the body to enhance its internal mechanism for better health.” — Jean-Pierre Barral, D.O.

 

Example of visceral versus traditional manual therapy:

How many of us check the liver when the rib cage has been injured? How many of us look at the kidneys in any kind of lower back or lower extremity problem?

 

Can everyone utilize Visceral Therapy?

EVERYONE except the following population below (Please not using alternative or natural medicine should not mean rejecting the techniques of conventional medicine).

1. An acute flare up of an inflammatory process (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, fever)

2. Abdominal aneurysm

3. Bleeding ulcer

4. Thrombosis