Visceral Osteopathy
Gently Releasing Tension Around Your Organs
Visceral Osteopathy is applying the same concept than Osteopathy to the organs, which are held in place by ligaments and fascia to the skeletal frame of the body. Our hands can perceive areas of tension and compression, and the purpose is to work gently on the frame and attachments around these organs to release these tensions which can hinder the blood and the nerve supply of these organs and their functions.
Releasing the tensions around the organs help this system to relax and so stimulate the vagus nerve, which in return improve the function of the organs.
More Information
The word viscera refers to the internal organs of the human body that are located within the rib cage and the abdominal and pelvic cavity.
Visceral osteopathy is a branch of osteopathy that aims to address these organs’ mobility within their natural body position to allow a better function of the whole system.
It is known that musculoskeletal pain can be referred from the viscera.
It is easy to understand the link between the organs and the spine just by considering their position; the throat is in line with and attached to our cervical spine, the lungs with the thoracic spine and the digestive tract with the lumbar spine.
These structures have ligaments that keep them in their optimal location and the function of these ligaments is crucial for the correct functioning of both the spine and the organs.
Visceral’ osteopathy uses assessment and treatment techniques involving gentle palpation to find out whether too much tension is held in the abdomen, rib cage or pelvis.
Osteopaths trained in continental Europe undergo visceral training during their undergraduate studies in contrast to UK trained osteopaths who tend to study visceral osteopathy at postgraduate level.
Some of the conditions that can benefit from visceral osteopathy include:
- IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome)
- Digestive issues
- Acid reflux
- Constipation
- Painful menstrual cycle
- Infertility
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