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Visceral Manipulation was developed
by French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral. At optimal health,
the relationship between the organs (viscera) and structures
of the body (muscles, membranes, fasciae and bones) remains
stable despite the body’s endless varieties of motion.
But when one organ can’t move in harmony with its surrounding
viscera due to abnormal tone, adhesions or displacement,
it works against all the body’s organs and structures.
This disharmony creates fixed, abnormal points of tension
that the body is forced to move around. That chronic irritation,
in turn, paves the way for disease and dysfunction.
Visceral Manipulation (VM) is a gentle
hands-on therapy that works through the body’s visceral
system (the heart, liver, intestines and other internal
organs) to locate and alleviate these abnormal points of
tension throughout the body.
VM employs specifically placed manual
forces that work to encourage the normal mobility, tone
and motion of the viscera and their connective tissues.
Trained practitioners use the rhythmic motions of the visceral
system to evaluate how abnormal forces interplay, overlap
and affect the normal body forces at work. These gentle
manipulations can potentially improve the functioning of
individual organs, the systems the organs function within,
and the structural integrity of the entire body.
Jean Pierre Barral, the developer of
Visceral Manipulation is the author of several books including:
Manual Thermal Evaluation
Understanding the Messages of Your Body
Manual Therapy for the Peripheral Nerves
The Thorax
Trauma: An Osteopathic Approach
Urogenital Manipulation
Visceral Manipulation II
Visceral Manipulation
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