Research, Articles & Case Studies

This Barral Institute case study is about Neural Manipulation and Pronator Teres Syndrome. I talks about how overuse injuries can be difficult to treat. They are complicated by many adaptive responses to the tissues and altered movement patterns. This case study shows the effectiveness of neural manipulation to treat such injuries within a short time frame, to help change the movement patterns to restore a more efficient pattern with less strain in the tissues.

This Barral Institute case study is about Neural Mannipulation and Supraxcapular Nerve Impingement. This work can help improve in impingement syndromes that can be made quickly with manual therapy on the nerve. In this case, a supra-scapular nerve impingement, first the impingement site had to be identified and released. Following this, specific, gentle treatment on the nerve itself as it passes through the area of impingement helps to restore movement of surrounding tissue, restore normal nutritive flow to the nerve and helps restore proprioceptive information about the nerve to the brain. This case study demonstrates the rapid success of such treatment.

Barral Institute Case Study - Neural Manipulation - Pain in ear/TMJ crepitation/hearing loss. A case study of a 66 y.o. male with jaw pain and crepitation with jaw motion and a feeling of "fluid" in the ear. He most significantly had a reduction in his ability to hear as documented in a recent hearing test. He had a long standing history of hearing loss, but this recent diagnostic was demonstrably worse. Symptoms resolved with neural manipulation treatment.

Thirty stroke survivors were allocated to a experimental group surrounding the bowels that may have lost their capacity to defecate. Visceral Manipulation was used in one of the groups while the other group superficial touching over the intestines. Visceral manipulation can be a part of neurologic rehab to improve symptoms of constipation in stroke survivors. At a very successful rate.

The article talks about what Diastasis recti (DR) is. DR is caused by the overstretching of the linea alba, the tissue or fascia at thte center of the rectus abdominis muscles, the "six-pack" muscles to the right and left of the bellybutton. It's most common in pregnant and postpartum women because of the load a growing fetus places on the linea alba, which Bowman likens to a shirt seam. 

Brandi Kirk, PT, PRPC, CVTP , Barral Institute Instructor. refers to Jean-Pierre Barra, Visceral Manipulation, and the Barral Institute.

It's a great read. 

KERRY D’AMBROGIO DOM, AP, PT, DO-MTP explains Muscle Balancing (MB) and gives the criteria for using this technique with shoulder dysfunction and how to perform the technique. He also provides a Shoulder Dysfunction Case Study. 

This is a success story of an autistic boy named Mikey (age 2 years, 9 months) and his journey with the power and promise of Cranio sacral therapy and how it helped him incredibly.

As spring approaches, you can be aware of the benefits of massage and other touch therapies for allergy relief. These benefits include stress reduction; relief of neck-and-shoulder tension, which opens sinuses; lymph movement, which reduces irritation and inflammation; increased circulation; and promotion of a healthier immune system.

This article discussed Chronic pain and childhood trauma, understanding the connection, and why addressing pain and trauma should so hand in hand.