End Body Barriers & Enhance Vitality with a Visceral Massage (or Manipulation)
Visceral Manipulation in Orange County actively supports a vibrant organ system, which subsequently enhances overall body function.
We utilize this technique to release restrictions in the organs. These restrictions often arise from various factors, including trauma, illness, surgery, poor diet, or emotional stress. By addressing these issues, we promote better health throughout the entire body.
Effective treatment actively enhances digestion, alleviates soft tissue pain, improves mobility, and promotes overall health.
Additionally, Visceral Manipulation serves as an excellent approach to address the effects of SIBO.
What is Visceral Manipulation in Orange County?
Visceral manipulation is a skilled manual therapy that focuses on the gentle mobilization of internal organs and their fascial connections. By promoting synchronized movement between the organs and related structures, this technique effectively releases restrictions and unhealthy compensations that can cause body pain and dysfunction.
The term “viscera” refers to internal organs, including, but not limited to, the liver, kidneys, bladder, heart, lungs, and intestines. Each of these organs possesses a natural rhythm and motion, and they should ideally move in harmony with one another. However, often they do not maintain this harmony.
When organs fall out of sync, various symptoms can arise. Furthermore, this discord affects the surrounding structures, including both bony and soft tissue elements that connect to the organs through fascia. As a result, pain can manifest in areas of the body that are far removed from the affected organ.
Through the application of visceral manipulation, our professionals actively enhance the function of the viscera.
Moreover, they also improve the surrounding connective tissue and overall body function. Consequently, this leads to decreased pain and promotes the body’s natural healing process.
How Do Organs Contribute to Pain and Dysfunction?
Interrelated bones, muscles, nerves, and connective tissue known as fascia shape your body. Additionally, your internal organs, referred to as viscera, contribute to this complex system. As you breathe, walk, and stretch, your organs remain in constant motion.
For instance, when you take a breath, your kidneys shift one inch; however, with deep inhalation, they can move up to four inches. Over the course of a day, these movements add up to more than half a mile, which totals approximately 19,000 miles over a lifetime!
Moreover, the movement of your organs transmits through the fascia to other structures in the body. When you are healthy, all these components move with interconnected fluidity. This coordinated movement plays a crucial role in various bodily processes, from the tiniest cellular pulsations to the contractions of the heart and blood circulation.
Therefore, great health relies on the harmony between the motions of the organs and surrounding structures.
Many factors can lead to a loss of mobility in an organ. For example, injury or disease may impair its function. Additionally, age can weaken tissues and reduce movement.
Furthermore, certain medical conditions, such obesity, as well as other issues identified below can cause a loss of organ mobility:
- Physical traumas
- Effects of SIBO
- Surgeries
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Infections
- Pollution
- Poor diet
- Poor posture
- Pregnancy and delivery
Systems Impacted by Organ Problems?
When an organ becomes immobile and remains stuck, the body actively compensates for this condition by adopting a negative pattern.
Consequently, this disharmony results in fixed and abnormal points of tension. Over time, this chronic irritation leads to various dysfunctional and structural problems in several interconnected systems, including the musculoskeletal, vascular, nervous, urinary, respiratory, lymphatic, and digestive systems.
Picture scar tissue forming around the lungs. With every breath, this adhesion pulls, altering the movement of surrounding structures.
Consequently, the rib cage shifts, which can create tension in the spine. As a result, individuals may experience mid-back and neck pain, along with limited shoulder mobility. This scenario illustrates just one of the many potential effects stemming from a small visceral issue. When you amplify this process with thousands of repetitions every day, it becomes clear how pain can often emerge far from its actual source.
Stress Effects on Organ Function!
Stress directly affects how the body functions. Consequently, emotional reactions often lead to a variety of symptoms. To name a few:
- Gall bladder pain
- Stomach pain
- Heartburn
- Vomiting
- Fainting
- Ulcers
Stress and anxiety create tension in an organ, which then sends information about this tension back to the brain. Consequently, this results in a vicious cycle. However, Visceral Manipulation effectively dissipates the negative effects of stress. By breaking this cycle, it enhances the health of the organ and can restore emotional balance.
What Does Visceral Manipulation in Orange County Feel Like?
Physical therapists apply gentle, hands-on techniques and their expertise to deliver Visceral Manipulation Therapy. This treatment involves gently compressing, mobilizing, and elongating the soft tissue. As they release the source of the problem, symptoms begin to decrease.
Consequently, this physical therapy treatment can effectively relieve various chronic symptoms associated with multiple conditions.
How did Visceral Massage Begin?
Dr. Jean-Pierre Barral became interested in biomechanics while working as a physical therapist. During this time, he met Dr. Arnaud, a recognized specialist in lung diseases and a master of cadaver dissection. Collaborating with Dr. Arnaud, Dr. Barral closely examined the patterns of stress within the tissues of cadavers. He also studied biomechanics in living subjects. This hands-on experience introduced him to the visceral system, allowing him to discover its potential to promote lines of tension within the body.
Moreover, he uncovered the concept that tissues possess memory, which played a fundamental role in his development of Visceral Manipulation.
In 1974, Dr. Barral graduated in osteopathic medicine from the European School of Osteopathy. Following his graduation, he taught spinal biomechanics at the same institution. Along with Dr. Jean-Paul Mathieu and Dr. Pierre Mercier, he published “Articular Vertebrae Diagnosis.” Additionally, he collaborated with Dr. Serge Cohen, a radiologist, to report on visceral changes.
Their research included documenting images taken before and after treatment, utilizing X-ray fluoroscopy and ultrasound to capture changes in position and motion. They also recorded fluid exchange and evacuation. Later, they expanded their research to include the use of infrared emissions from the body.
In 1985, Dr. Jean-Pierre Barral began teaching Visceral Manipulation in the United States. Over the years, he has authored numerous textbooks for professionals, along with a book for the general public.
Next Steps to receive Visceral Manipulation in Orange County
Kim Lawler-Coyle, PT, DPT has dedicated decades to studying with Dr. Barral. As a result, she has become a leader in Visceral Manipulation in Orange County.
Consequently, patients travel from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego Counties to seek her expertise.
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