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Visceral manual therapy is an approach to treating digestive difficulties using manual therapeutic techniques.  These techniques are effective when used within the context and understanding of certain principles that govern the functioning of the human viscera, or human organs.  The techniques themselves are gentle, yet precise, and fit well into a Massage Therapy Treatment.  In this Foundations course, you will learn the principles that govern the functioning of the organs of your client, in preparation for each subsequent course within this series, where you will learn approaches and techniques to successfully treat every aspect of the human digestive tract.


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This course is an introduction and overview of foundational principles of visceral manual therapy.  As such, it is pre-requisite for participating in any subsequent course in our Visceral series.  

You can also take this short course alone if you are simply interested in or are curious about the principles of visceral manual therapy and how this knowledge might inform your Massage Therapy Practice.

 

 If you wish to learn or review the theoretical foundations of Visceral Osteopathy, this short course is for you.


 Whether you plan to learn how to treat the upper GI tract including the esophagus stomach and diaphragm, or digestive organs of the liver and gallbladder, or plan to learn to treat the lower GI tract including the small intestine and colon, the foundational principles that govern Visceral Osteopathy are necessary for you to learn before you can delve into the specifics of the different digestive regions.


 

How does this course work?



This course is a theory course with no practical homework.  Each chapter takes you through an explanation of the important principles that govern every aspect of visceral osteopathy treatment.


Like all of our online courses, you can log in and learn at any time.  You also have access to all of the course material for one full year allowing you to review the material again and again as you need to.  


  You will find downloads of important charts and diagrams that you can download throughout the course.  


At the end, there is a d a final online multiple choice quiz. A Certificate of Completion can be requested after successful completion of the course material and a the quiz. 


You will then have the foundations to participate in the Visceral Osteopathy Live or upcoming Online course series.


Course Curriculum

  • 1

    INTRO Welcome from author

    • Welcome Your Instructor Maureen Hannah Maher

  • 2

    ch 1 Nature Abhors a Vacuum and Other Interesting Principles

    • Introduction to Chapter 1

    • "Nature abhors a vacuum"

    • The Principle of Volume Pressure

    • Organ Mobility versus Motility

    • Organ Mobility

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    • Visceral "Motility"

    • Physiological Conditions that Lead to Organ Dysfunction

    • The Motility Cycle or Phases of Motility

  • 3

    ch 2. The Viscero-Somatic and Somato-Visceral Concept

    • Introduction to chapter 2

    • The Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Effect

    • The Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Reflex Chart

    • The Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Reflex Chart

    • Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Reflexes According to GI Tract Segments

    • How Viscero-Somatic Reflexes creates Facilitated Segments

    • Physiological Dermatomes of Visceral Dysfunction

    • DOWNLOAD - The Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Reflex Chart

    • DOWNLOAD - Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Reflexes According to Gastro Intestinal Tract Segments

  • 4

    ch 3. Examples of Causes of Visceral Organ Dysfunction

    • Introduction to chapter 3

    • Hypotonia - Underfunctioning of the GI Tract

    • Hypertonia - Overfunctioning of the GI Tract

    • Upper, Midddle and Lower Portions of the GI Tracts

  • 5

    ch 4. Other Mechanical Principles that Govern Visceral Mobility and Motility

    • Introduction to chapter 4

    • Acute versus Chronic Visceral States of Dysfunction

    • The Emotional & Psychological Component of Visceral & Digestive Dysfunctions

    • Visc Ch 4 acute versus chronic

  • 6

    ch 5. Goals & Contra Indications to Visceral Osteopathic Treatment

    • Introduction to Chapter 5

    • Goal of Visceral Osteopathic Treatment

    • Working in Collaboration with your Client's Physician or Other Primary Care Practitioner

    • Contraindications and Precautions (Farewell)

  • 7

    QUIZ

    • Information about the Quiz and your Certificate of Completion

    • Final Quiz

  • 8

    Claiming CEUs / CPDs

    • Procedure for claiming your Certificate of Completion

  • 9

    About your Instructor

    • Maureen Norah Maher, BA, DO(Qc), DOMP Osteopath Practitioner and Educator

    • How to Contact us

This course is a pre-requisite to our Visceral Series. Click below to enroll now.

About the instructor

Educational Director & Instructor

Maureen Hannah Maher

Since Maureen began teaching, she found that not only does she have a natural gift for it (her parents were both teachers, so let hear it for genetics!), she found that she also holds a great desire to give back to the community and a profession that has been so fulfilling to her, and share over twenty years of acquired experience and knowledge.   Maureen brings extensive knowledge in Osteopathy  to her educational seminars.  Throughout her career which began in Montreal in 2003, Maureen has been an accredited member in good standing in several provinces across Canada, including the CPMDQ (Quebec), OsteopathyBC (British Columbia), OFOP (Ontario) and SCMMAC (Quebec). Like many classically trained Manual Osteopaths in Canada, Maureen wrote a thesis as part of her Osteopathy training. Hers was within the field of Cranial Osteopathy, on the Prevalence of Muscle and Myofascial Chain Link Dysfunctions and the Temporal Bone. Maureen was also an Associate Overseas member of the Australian Osteopathic Association (AOA) from 2008 to 2011.  After undergoing accreditation evaluation for foreign trained Osteopaths in Perth, Western Australia, Maureen was offered a position in one of Singapore's leading Osteopathic Clinics, giving her the distinction of having been the first Canadian trained Osteopath to be approved to practice  in South East Asia.   Right before the worldwide economic collapse in 2010, Maureen was offered a position in Shanghai China, which required accreditation with the GOSC, UK, which she began, but as prevailing economic conditions worsened, the position was put on hold, and Maureen decided instead to settled in Toronto, Canada, where after reluctantly accepting a poorly paid teaching contract, her students began asking her to design courses in more specialized subjects within Osteopathy, including Women's Health and Pediatrics.  It was not long after that Maureen founded the Center for Continuing Education of Osteopathy & Manual Therapy where she continued to innovate every day! Today, Maureen still teaches continuing education courses in specialized fields of Osteopathic Manual Therapy. Her students say that Maureen's teaching style is animated, engaging, but most importantly, informative.  Her gift lies in communicating complex theories in simple terms and analogies.  Her students come away with a clear grasp of Osteopathic concepts for treatment, and practical knowledge of how to apply them.  In more recent years, Maureen has created online versions of some of her most popular courses, and it is thanks to this new era of online learning that Osteopaths throughout Canada and throughout the world have been able to use Maureen's teachings and treatment protocols to help women, infants, and the general public find relief from the bodily dysfunctions that are so amenable to osteopathic manual treatments. Practitioners who enroll in any of our continuing education courses can contact Maureen at any time by email or pre-arranged phone call with clinical questions.  As a result, many Osteopaths worldwide still consult with her today regarding challenging Osteopathy cases.