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Visceral Manipulation

By Wittmann, M.Ed., LMP

A patient came in with knee pain. On examination I found restrictions in the

bowel on the same side. I first cleared the organ restriction, then I stretched

the underlying psoas muscle, finally I unwound the fascia of the knee for a

minute. The patient could now walk without pain or limitation.

Visceral Manipulation is a simple set of gentle procedures which free

restrictions of the organs thereby increasing their health and vitality. The

reasons for having visceral work are: 1. to assist in balancing the structure of

the whole body. 2. to promote and enable healing of all the internal organs. 3.

to facilitate doing emotional healing work. As a result of receiving visceral

manipulation vitality, a sense of well being, and wholeness emerge in peoples

lives.

Here's another example: a patient with a headache and neck pain. I found

restrictions in the liver, clearing them eliminated the pain and tightness. I

suspect the mechanism here was the liver was irritating the diaphragm, which

irritated the phrenic nerve, which irritated the fascia of the neck, which

caused tightness that caused the pain. The liver is sometimes connected to the

neck bone.

These organ restrictions are complex and typically chronic. However, the

techniques for clearing these restrictions are gentle and straight forward. The

results of treatment are long lasting and global.

The function of the organs can be improved, often dramatically with treatment.

Visceral manipulation is a great diagnostic tool to examine the organ for the

mechanical restrictions which impair function and to gain valuable information

about the vitality of each organ specifically. The most common result of

impaired function is loss of the vitality both locally to the organ and to the

person. With treatment people feel more energy and improved well being.

Even our language has linked our gut with feelings and emotions. It turns out

that the link is as direct as we have all expected. The viscera are major

avenues for expressing our emotions physically at those times when we have not

expressed them through words or crying or yelling. Some organs tend to express

more present issues, others old, some more internal, others external. Treatment

helps to free these emotions and to return people to a sense of well being. For

some this will be enough, others will want to pursue counseling. If they are

already doing emotional work their load will be lightened by removing the burden

of an exhausted body.

Wittmann is a Body Therapist practicing in Seattle, WA you may contact

him at or e-mail:wittmann@....

I hope this finds you and yours well

Mark E. Armstrong

casca@...

www.top5plus5.com

PAI NW Rep

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