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Birth of Visceral Manipulation

Jean-Pierre Barral first became interested in biomechanics while working as a registered physical therapist of the Lung Disease Hospital in Grenoble, France.

Working primarily with articular and structural manipulation, he had an unusual session with a patient he'd been treating. The patient expressed that he felt relief from his back pain after going to an "old man who pushed something in his abdomen." This piqued Barral's interest in the relationship between the viscera and the spine.

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He began exploring stomach manipulations with patients, with some successful results While at the hospital, Barral met Dr. Arnaud, a recognized specialist in lung diseases and a master of cadaver dissection. Working with Dr.

Arnaud, Barral followed patterns of stress in the tissues of cadavers and studied biomechanics in living subjects. This introduced him to the visceral system, its potential to promote lines of tension within the body, and the