Visceral manipulation is a gentle manual treatment designed to restore normal mobility and motility to organs. It utilizes specialized techniques to release restrictions in the organs and surrounding tissues, promoting improved mobility and alleviating pain and other symptoms associated with adhesions. 

It effectively treats:

·         Post-surgical or post-traumatic adhesions

·         Constipation

·         Abdominal pain

·         Small Bowel Obstruction

·         Gastroparesis

·         Reflux

Neil and Michelle have studied and practiced Visceral Manipulation since the 1990s, having trained extensively with Dr. Jean-Pierre Barral and The Barral Institute. They have treated hundreds of patients with a variety of abdominal and visceral conditions.

Examples of Treatment

·         A 35 year old nurse came to us after suffering increasingly frequent bowel obstructions, 3 in the previous month. She had 2 pre-teenage children and had C-sections with each of them. Her life was busy and she sometimes didn’t drink as much water as she knew she should. Our evaluation revealed multiple areas of adhesions in her abdomen affecting her small intestines. We started visceral manipulation directed to stretch out the adhesions and restore normal functioning to her digestive system. We showed her how to perform self-treatment at home. She stopped getting obstructions after the first session. After 10 sessions, she felt her digestion and elimination were improved, and that she could manage independently. This was 6 years ago, and she has maintained her functioning without any more obstructions. She has returned 3 times for 1 or 2 sessions when she felt she was tightening up.

·         A 49 year old woman had a severe kidney infection that required hospitalization. After release from the hospital she noticed she had sharp pains in the left side of her lower back, pelvis and thigh that weren’t there before the infection. Her doctors weren’t able to offer her any helpful treatment. After 6 months, she came to us for evaluation. We found extensive areas of thickened, tender tissues that corresponded to the area of pain. They extended around her left kidney but also throughout her left lower torso, pelvis and thigh. We used visceral and soft tissue mobilization to restore normal tissue mobility, and after 8 sessions over 3 months, the pain completely resolved. We believe the infection caused a proliferation of adhesions that irritated nerves and caused the pain.