Visceral Manipulation: Viscerovascular Manipulation; Upper Body (VVMU)

Course Length: 3 Days Each, 18 Hours course time

Synopsis: This course explores evaluation and treatment techniques for the vascular system of the body above the diaphragm.

Course Highlights:

• Review the anatomy and physiology of the vascular system, particularly how arteries dilate or diminish in diameter depending on the function of the body.

• Understand how compression along vascular structures creates restriction patterns and pain throughout the body.

• Learn to locate and release restrictions along the vascular structures using direct techniques on the arteries like compression, decompression and elongation, as well as indirect techniques using the limbs.

• Explore manipulation of the soft tissues of the heart itself, aorta, subclavian artery, along with all the arteries connected with the thoracic visceral system.

• Enhance your understanding of how increased blood circulation to an organ improves function of the viscera, and learn how to improve the blood circulation to organs, directly and/or indirectly.

• Learn treatment of the vaso-pressive system and the brain.

• Discover the research done with doppler ultrasound to determine the best mobilizations of the arteries to improve local and general blood circulation.

• Learn practical integration of vascular treatment into the therapeutic session.

Prerequisites: VM4 (Thorax)

Required Advance Reading: Visceral Vascular Manipulations by Jean-Pierre Barral, RPT, DO and Alain Croibier, D.O. and review organs from VM4.