New Skills

After recently attending the Visceral Manipulation course on treating the pelvis I am now able to work with people to an even deeper level. Many problems can occur in the pelvis following any kind of abdominal surgery, infection or pregnancy, labour and delivery. Many people complain of aches and pains, increased frequency of going to the toilet or urge incontinence (to name but a few problems)  that have developed or been made worse after surgery, infection or pregnancy but do not necessarily connect the the two events. As scar tissue forms after surgery or as inflammation heals it can stick layers of soft tissue together (called adhesions) that are meant to slide and glide along each other. This causes a strain in the bodys' connective tissue and can interfere with the functioning of other structures within the pelvis and beyond. In my experience, episodes of back pain that do not resolve spontaneously or with the help of some form of body work such as Physiotherapy, Massage etc. will often be the result of tightness of the soft tissues within the abdominal cavity rather than in the back itself. Using Visceral Manipulation to treat these areas of restriction can give relief from symptoms that people have put up with for years, getting by on anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers that often have undesirable side effects. For more information on how Visceral Manipulation may help you, please see The Barral Institute UK.