Visceral Manipulation is a form of manual therapy technique that aims to normalize mechanical, vascular and neurological dysfunctions of the viscera (organs), with the objective of improving function.
It was formalised by the work of Jean Pierre Barral, a French physiotherapist and osteopath.

 
Fascia is a continuous sheath of connective tissues that lines everything in our body, the organs, bones, muscles, blood vessels and nerves etc. Healthy fascia is fluid and mobile and needs to be able to glide. Any restriction or adhesion, no matter how small, will cause functional impairment of the organ. The consequent modification of the organ's motion, repeated thousands of times daily, can bring about significant changes to the organ and structures along the related fascial line.

Fascial glide and visceral motion will be adversely affected by inflammation. Many factors can cause inflammation including infections, direct trauma, surgery, repetitive movement, poor posture, diet, environmental toxins and emotional stress.
When an organ is fixed to another structure, the body is forced to compensate. This creates abnormal points of tension in the deep layers, creating a butterfly effect far from the source. The compensation may be musculoskeletal, vascular, nervous, urinary, respiratory, digestive or lymphatic.

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When Visceral Manipulation is performed, trained practitioners use gentle and specifically placed techniques to help initiate and restore organ movement by increasing kinesthetic communication with the body. Treatment occurs through compression, mobilisation and elongation of the tissues.

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