7 Principles of visceral vascular manipulation
7.1 The viscera: what an evolution!
• Mobility above all. In the beginning, the techniques were designed to restore mobility and motility to the organs. With a focus on the main axis of an organ’s mobility, they consisted of the manipulation of the visceral attachments: peritoneum, fascia, and omentum. The goal was to harmonize the viscera’s movements and pressures. These techniques are valuable and indispensable for the healthy function of an organ.
• The tubes and functional sphincters. Organs of excretion require tubes and sphincters in good working order. If we take the liver as an example, it is imperative to its function that the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary ducts be free from all constraints. The cystic duct, hepatic ducts, bile ducts, and sphincter of Oddi must be able to carry out their roles fully.
• A free viscoelasticity. Following traumatic events due to digestive, surgical, medical, alimentary, alcoholic or drug intoxication, the solid organs can become fibrotic. Viscoelasticity techniques effectively restore much of the organ’s viscoelastic property, which is vital to the healthy function and energy of an organ.
• Fluid circulation. An organ’s circulatory system – arteries, veins, and lymphatic network – is designed for optimal fluid exchange. Visceral vascular manipulations, even when focused on the arteries, act on the entire circulatory system. Also, bear in mind that hormones must travel through the circulation to stimulate their target organs.
• A balanced nervous system. Good health depends in large measure on a balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Their complementary actions are responsible for constant adjustments in local, regional, and central functions. These modulations represent the eternal search for balance between ‘more’ and ‘less.’ Visceral vascular manipulations allow us access to this autonomic balance. Anatomically, numerous filaments of the nervous plexus accompany the arterial tree. Thus, in manipulating the arteries, our fingers are in contact with the nervous system and promote central autoregulation.
• A harmonious electromagnetic field. Experiments carried out by scanning thermal detectors a short distance from the body demonstrate that visceral manipulation can change the infrared wavelength emitted by an organ. An organ in dysfunction gives off more heat. Infrared wavelengths are a component part of the electromagnetic field. A thermal change almost always accompanies a reaction in one of the other wavelengths, such as ultrasound, short waves, radio waves, and electrical waves. Visceral manipulation has a regulating effect on the harmony of the electromagnetic field.
• Emotional discharge. The brain constantly tries to rid itself of the incalculable number of emotional charges it receives daily. Most of the time, emotion is discharged onto an organ. Depending on the degree and kind of stress received, this can result in a particular organ being under constant emotional strain. A vicious cycle results. For example, when the liver functions poorly, we feel rather drained, worn out, and depressed. Improving the function of the liver can strengthen a person’s ability to adapt to the vicissitudes and difficulties of life.
7.2 The global concept of visceral vascular manipulation
7.2.1 Concept of vascular supply and interdependence
Some examples
Described below are several examples of vascular interdependence.
The stomach
• The left gastric artery comes directly off the celiac trunk.
• The right gastric artery arises from the proper hepatic artery.
• The left gastroepiploic artery is a branch of the splenic artery.
• The gastroduodenal artery gives off the right gastroepiploic artery.
The pancreas
• The superior anterior pancreaticoduodenal artery arises from the gastroduodenal artery.
• The superior posterior branch of the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery given off the gastroduodenal artery.
• The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery arises from the superior mesenteric artery.
• The right gastric artery has anastomoses with the right gastroepiploic artery via the splenic artery.
The small intestine
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