Showing posts with label Visceral Manipulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Visceral Manipulation. Show all posts

Thursday, February 1, 2018

How Organs Can Contribute to Pain and Dysfunction

Your body is made up of many interrelated parts such as muscles, bones, nerves, a thin connective tissue called fascia, as well as the internal organs (viscera). Did you know your organs are in perpetual motion? When you breathe, walk and stretch, your organs move in
your chest and abdomen. For example, when you take a breath, your kidneys move one inch; and with deep inhalation, they move 4 inches. In a day, they move a little over ½ mile. That's around 19,000 miles in a lifetime In addition your liver moves the length of a football field 6 times in the course of the day. That is a lot of movement! When you are healthy, all the structures move with a very rhythmic, fluid-type movement. Optimum health relies on a harmonious relationship between the motions of the organs and other structures of the body.

There are many reasons for an organ to lose its mobility: physical traumas, surgeries, sedentary lifestyle, infections, pollution, bad diet, poor posture and pregnancy/delivery. When an organ is no longer freely mobile but is fixed to another structure, the body is forced to compensate. This disharmony creates fixed, abnormal points of tension and the chronic irritation that gives way to functional and structural problems throughout the body – musculoskeletal, vascular, nervous, urinary, respiratory and digestive, to name a few.

Imagine scar tissue around the lungs. Because of the pull of the adhesion, with every breath, the movement patterns of the nearby structures would be altered. This could shift rib motion creating pulls on the spine. These restrictions might then show up as mid-back and neck pain, as well as limited motion in the shoulder. This scenario highlights just one of hundreds of possible ramifications of a small dysfunction - magnified by thousands of repetitions each day. This also explains how pain can often be far removed from the actual cause.

This is where Visceral Therapy can help. Contact us at AdvancedHealthClinic for more information.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Farmington Utah Massage Therapist participates in Barral Institute's Continuing Education Workshop

Jackson Hole, WY - Lisa Larson, LMT, of Farmington, Utah recently participated in the Neuromeningeal Manipulation: An Integrated Approach to Trauma Workshop offered by the Barral Institute, a health resource center that presents continuing education courses to healthcare professionals worldwide.

The Visceral Manipulation Curriculum was developed by French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral who has taught the techniques worldwide, as well as trained and certified Instructors to teach for The Barral Institute. Visceral Manipulation is a manual therapy in which light, specifically placed pressure encourages normal mobility, tone and tissue motion of the internal organs and their connective tissue. These gentle manipulations have the potential to affect the physiological function and the structural integrity of the entire body.

Lisa Larson, LMT, has been a massage therapist for over 20 years and specializes in Visceral Manipulation, Manual Lymph Drainage, and Medical Massage. Lisa works at Advanced Health Clinic,  one of largest Holistic and Integrative Wellness Clinics located in Utah.

To schedule for therapy, or learn more about Lisa, please visit www.AdvancedHealthClinic.com
For more information on Visceral Manipulation or the Barral Institute, visit www.barralinstitute.com

Monday, March 11, 2013



Several millions of people are being struck by Acid Reflux disease - adults, children, and even infants cannot escape from its affliction.

Basically, the Acid Reflux or heartburn pertains to the disease caused by upflowing of the acid from the stomach up to the throat.

Scientifically, the process occurs when there is a relaxation that occurs in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), allowing then the stomach juices to flow back into the esophagus.

There are already various conditions that have been connected to this. Several of these are the average persons’ increase in anxiety, lack of bodily exercise, and unhealthy diet. All of these have sole effect in the body—the body increase in the production of acid, thus, resulting to Acid Reflux disease.

There are already findings that show wherein the boost in the production of acid in the body can also be connected to kidneys, digestive respiratory and heart disorders as well.

The symptoms of the Acid Relux come in difficulty in swallowing, vomiting, headache, constipation, and insomnia. These are all indications that acids had already invaded the esophagus.

The only way to battle the disease is definitely to reduce the entire amount of body acid. Through this the production of body acid will be corrected, the disorder will be fixed, and so, overturning the sign of the Acid Reflux.

If the repeated occurrence of acid in the esophagus will not be treated immediately, the person affected by this will continually suffer from the extreme pain as it directs to the harsh stage of Acid Reflux, and could probably lead to fatal situation.

Although time was able to establish the numerous medicines which are specially made to treat the disease. Most of them still deal to a serious trouble—side effects, costly prices, short-term results, permanent prescriptions.

The issue on the costs of medicinal cure have always been stressing the patients; this is a common scenario, especially for those who are incapable to afford this. For this reason, there are several ways that have also been practiced to cure the disease. This would only require simple methods which are stress-free in the pocket.

The methods are only simple. Home treatments specifically could correct the body acid imbalance and this are assured to bring an enduring relief.

The primary recommendations for this disease which will not require for a heavy cost is proper diet, in particular, a healthy eating habit and a regular physical exercise.

Believe it or not, chewing gum is advisable to neutralize the acid instantly, and this will bring out an instant relief. Likewise, honey and aloe juices create the same effect, they neutralize the acid in the throat and they are offered in the nearby local stores. All of these are directly equivalent to a medical prescription of a doctor, the sole difference lies in their prices.

Also, try to remove in your diet the drinks that contain caffeine, alcohol beverages, fatty and fried foods, spicy foods, citrus fruits, chocolate. If you think you are totally addicted to them, you can still take them, though only in reasonable quantities.

Some people find relief in using essential oils, including digestive blends or peppermint oil. There can also be issues of scar tissue around the sphinter, which may be helped with Visceral Manipulation and homeopathics that support scar tissue release. However, if you are frequently attacked by the symptoms, you have no other choice but to completely get rid of them, or else, the consequences can be damaging if left untreated long-term.