Workshops

Urogenital Manipulation

Prerequisite: Visceral Manipulation: The Pelvis (VM3); see specific courses listed for specific details about attendance requirements and course outline.


Advanced Urogenital Manipulation (UGMA)

Advanced Urogenital Treatment for Women's and Men's Health
Building on your experiences from VM3, this class is an integration of external advanced urogenital techniques from a comprehensive whole body approach. Please note this class does not include internal work.

Urogenital Manipulation - Internal Approach (UGM-I)

This course is designed as advanced training for those who have already studied visceral manipulation. You will learn how the internal techniques can enhance your intervention outcomes for bladder, uteral, rectal, and pelvic floor dysfunctions.

Urogenital Manual Therapy and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation 1, 2, 3, 4 (UPFR)

Urogenital Therapy and Pelvic Rehabilitation includes the following manual therapy disciplines of Jean-Pierre Barral: Visceral Manipulation, Listening Techniques, Visceral Vascular Manipulation, Neural Manipulation and New Manual Articular Approach. The program is an integration course bringing together these disciplines to train manual therapists to assist clients with urogenital and pelvic floor concerns and is currently available through affiliates in Latin America.

Diploma Program includes 4 course levels plus certification testing.

  • UPFR1 - Visceral Manipulation for the small intestine, the kidneys, and the ureters.
  • UPFR2 - Visceral Manipulation for the bladder, rectum, prostate, uterus, tubes, and the ovaries.
  • UPFR3 - Listening Techniques, Autonomic Nervous System, the Polyvagal theory in manual therapy, as well as pregnancy and fertility.
  • UPFR4 - Neural Manipulation for the plexuses: lumbar, hypogastric, sacral, and coccygeal, as well as Visceral Vascular Manipulation.

Urogenital Manipulation for Pelvic Disorders (UMPD)

The content of this class will consist of specific manual therapy approaches to help women and men with various health dysfunctions and diseases. This class contains information and techniques from the text Visceral Manipulation for Female Pelvic Disorders written by Olivier Bazin, Marc Naudin and Jean-Pierre Barral. This course will consist of external and also internal techniques.

Course highlights: The urogenital sphere; Osteopathic approach for Bladder dysfunctions; Osteopathic approach for male urogenital disorders; Osteopathic approach for female urogenital disorders

Visceral Manipulation for Female Pelvic Disorders (VMFPD)

The content of this class will consist of specific manual therapy approaches to help women with various health dysfunctions and diseases. This class contains information and techniques from the text Visceral Manipulation for Female Pelvic Disorders written by Olivier Bazin, Marc Naudin and Jean-Pierre Barral. This course will consist of external and also internal techniques.

Course Highlights: Bladder and ureter manipulation; Pain syndromes; Neuralgia related to the urogenital sphere; Fertility disorders; Endometriosis; Pregnancy/postpartum symptoms and pain


Testimonials

"I really appreciate the no-nonsense approach to working on pelvic conditions. Very gently, but precise and effective. Finally the mystery solved for many pelvic issues!"

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