- Treats internal organs
- Improves mobility of the organs
- Loosens adhesions
- Drains congested tissue
- Promotes self-healing
- Resolves unhealthy mechanisms
Visceral osteopathy treats the organs directly and gently, often with rapid results. The mobility of the organs in relation to each other is subsequently improved, and the muscular or connective tissue that enfolds or supports the organs is palpated and treated. Visceral osteopathy mobilizes the ligamentous attachments of the organs, loosens adhesions and drains tissue that may be jammed up. In so doing, the function of the organs is aided and stimulated, the body’s power of self-healing is supported, and insalubrious mechanisms are resolved.
Knowledge about the embryonic development of the organs is of great importance here: what is known as the embryonic developmental movement, carried out by every organ, produces a subtle palpable movement, which the organ carries out as an expression of its vitality.
The osteopathic practitioner palpates this subtle movement, and from it can get a sense of the health of the organ in question. By gently supporting this movement, the vitality of the organ can be stimulated and the body’s self-healing power can be activated.
What complaints can visceral osteopathy help treat?
- Heartburn, gastro-esophageal reflux, burning in the stomach
- Severe pain in the upper abdomen after eating fatty foods (gall bladder)
- Fatigue after eating (pancreas)
- General pressure in the upper abdomen
- Feeling unable to breathe properly
- Pain around the navel after eating
- Headache
- Pain in the back or shoulder blades
- Diarrhea and constipation
- Menstrual pain
- A sensation of pressure on the bladder
- Incontinence
