Integrated Visceral Release
Time
9am – 5pm
Date
February 21st – 22nd 2025
Location
Crossroads Physical Therapy
106 Route 66 East
Columbia, CT 06237
Class Description
This 2-day advanced level course has been designed to teach the prationer an understanding of the viscera and their interrelationships. The anatomy, physiology and functions will be explored as they relate to the organ systems integration and regulation. Manual therapy strategies, interventions and applications will be discussed and taught. This course will include an optional comprehensive exam, offering the clinician eligibility towards certification in line of the orthopedic and osteopathic manual therapy courses.
Recommended Text: Barral, Jean-Pierre and Mercier, P. Visceral Manipulation. Eastland Press, Seattle, 1983.
Course Objectives
This 2-day course is designed to offer hands-on experience and to help the clinician gain expertise by learning how to:
- Evaluate the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urogenital, endocrine and lymphatic systems.
- Learn interrelationships among various organs and describe the differences between somatic dysfunctions and visceral dysfunctions.
- Understand the endocrine system and describe its role in systems regulation.
- Design and implement appropriate treatment strategies for each visceral system and its corresponding organs.
About the Instructor
Stephen Moran D.P.T.
