Visceral manipulation is a more gentle touch treatment that targets areas of the body using techniques that are softer in nature. This manual therapy can result in improved bodily functions due to the increase of organ mobility and the connection of tissue that function as outcomes of this treatment. It is a great way to take care of problems that have arisen due to injuries. It is able to target both individual organs along with the body as a whole so that any pain or problem areas can be fixed with ease.
Visceral Manipulation is somewhat similar to neural Manipulation, as they both involve the application of gentle touch. The significant difference between them is the fact that visceral Manipulation deals with the internal organs/viscera of the body. (such as the kidney, liver and intestines), while neural Manipulation deals with the nerves of the body.
Hands-on Therapy
Visceral Manipulation is a type of hands-on therapy suitable for ensuring there’s an effective relationship between the internal organs of the body, and series of other structures in the body (such as; the muscles, joints, ligaments and many more).
The internal organs of the body (also called viscera) have a particular range of movements, which they are supposed to carry out at regular intervals for we humans to stay healthy and carry out our day to day activities effectively. The actions of these organs can anyway be hindered or disrupted by some issues. They are;
- Poor posture
- Scars from surgery
- Adhesion
- Diseases/Illness
- Infections
- Traumatic Injury
- Bad diet
When this happens (restriction of the movements of the organs), the organs would be unable to glide and slide over other series of structures in the body as they are supposed to, thereby creating an area of stiffness in that part of the body. With time, the body gets to adapt to this by further allowing movements around that particular affected area. These movements, when repeated over time, would lead to inflammation and chronic irritation, which would, in turn, result in neural, visceral and musculoskeletal dysfunctions.
Visceral manipulation practitioners don’t work on the particular areas of pain or dysfunction caused due to restriction in the movement of an organ. Instead, they assess the whole body and detect the primary source of the problem. By just using the power of a light and gentle touch.
After successfully detecting, they go further to manually apply gentle touches to those sources, therefore re-establishing the smooth movement of the organs over other structures of the body, the relationship between them both, and a healthy state of the body. It could take several days and sessions for its effects to be felt.
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