Visceral Manipulation (Revised Edition) - Hardcover

Jean-Pierre Barral; Pierre Mercier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0939616521 ISBN 13: 9780939616527

Publisher: Eastland Press, 2006

Synopsis

Osteopathy and other systems of manual medicine have developed a variety of models for understanding the mechanics of proper and improper motion of the musculoskeletal system. In this important and pioneering work, that same structural vision is applied to the visceral system. The central premise of Visceral Manipulation is that the interrelationship of structure and function among the internal organs is at least as strong as that among the constituents of the musculoskeletal system; and that, like the musculoskeletal system, manipulation of the viscera can be beneficially used in the treatment of a wide variety of problems affecting any of the body’s systems. In this revised edition, over a hundred-and-thirty new illustrations and photographs, many of them in two colors, graphically depict the ideas in the text. Minor updates have also been made to the original text.

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About the Author

Jean-Pierre Barral, D.O. (U.K.) is a graduate of the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, England. A well-known clinician and teacher in his native France and throughout Europe, he has authored and contributed to many osteopathic textbooks. His works in English include Visceral Manipulation (with Pierre Mercier, D.O.), Visceral Manipulation II, The Thorax, Urogenital Manipulation, Manual Thermal Evaluation and most recently, Trauma: An Osteopathic Approach. Dr. Barral has taught widely in Europe, the United States, Australia, and Japan. He maintains a private practice of osteopathy in Grenoble, France. Pierre Mercier, D.O. practices osteopathy in Oyonnax, France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eastland Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0939616521
• ISBN 13: 9780939616527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 214