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Methods similar to Visceral Manipulation have been part of medicinal cultures
for thousands of years.
During the preliminary examination on a patient, Barral was surprised to find
appreciable movement. The patient confirmed that he felt relief from his back
pain after going to an "old man who pushed something in his abdomen." This
incident piqued Barral’s interest in the relationship between the viscera and
the spine. He began exploring stomach manipulations with several patients, with
successful results.
Jean-Pierre Barral is an Osteopath and Registered Physical Therapist from
France. While working at the Lung Disease Hospital in France, he was able to
follow patterns of stress in the tissues of cadavers as he studied biomechanics
in living subjects. His clinical work led him to develop this form of manual
therapy that focuses on the internal organs and he coined the term “Visceral
Manipulation”.
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