Opioids or Manual Therapies? Your Choice.

Opioids or Manual Therapies? Your Choice.

Do you take your pain relief with side effects? Or without?

Consider evidence-based therapies for pain relief. Underneath pain is a compensatory pattern with the source of dysfunction often being far from where the pain is felt. Manual therapists locate these patterns and their source, enabling treatment of all related tissues. As the source is released, the pain begins to decrease.

Integrative medicine combines complementary therapies with conventional treatments while focusing on caring for the whole human being—body, mind, spirit. Two types of results-proven therapies are CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. Both of these therapies are taught through the International Alliance of Healthcare Educators (IAHE) and both are coming to Houston in March.

Pioneered and developed by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger, CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body

system called the craniosacral system - comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. CST works with the body’s natural and unique rhythms to pinpoint and address a variety of conditions. CST identifies the source of dysfunction and facilitates healing that leads to optimum health and vitality.

The Upledger Institute, an integrative healthcare resource center is recognized as a world-leader in light-touch therapy and advanced treatment options. CranioSacral Therapy is the cornerstone of the Upledger Institute and an effective therapy treatment for chronic pain.

Visceral Manipulation (VM) was developed by world-renowned French Osteopath and Physical Therapist Jean-Pierre Barral. Comparative studies found Visceral Manipulation beneficial for various disorders. VM assists functional and structural imbalances throughout the body including musculoskeletal, vascular, nervous, urogenital, respiratory, digestive and lymphatic dysfunction. It evaluates and treats the dynamics of motion and suspension in relation to organs, membranes, fascia and ligaments.

The Barral Institute is an international education, training and research organization dedicated to the advancement

of Visceral Manipulation, Nerve Manipulation and related Manual Therapies. The Barral Institute conducts workshops nationally and internationally to educate and train healthcare practitioners in the proper techniques and promotes education to the general public about the existence and therapeutic value of these modalities.

When you start incorporating CST or VM into your practice, you will see the powerful effect it has on your clients’ well-being and overall health. And of course, these positive results will increase the number of symptoms you may help to alleviate, and the number of clients you treat.

For more information or to register for classes, call 800-311-9204.

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