Research, Articles & Case Studies

This is a Barral Institute case study about Neural Manipulation and pudendal neuralgia..  It is a case study about a fall on the buttock that resulted in pudendal neuralgia and inability to perform daily activities.

This is a Barral Institute Case Study about Neural Manipulation and helping an anxious bladder. Ankle sprains are a very common effect for many children, as is a bladder dysfunction of varying types. This case study showed the connection of the tibial nerve to the level of activation of the bladder.

This is a Barral Institute Case study about Neural Manipulation and how it can help TMJ Hypoglossal  Nerve. Lenora talks about how we see that cervical and TMJ mobility can be greatly influenced by a restriction in the mobility of the hypoglossal nerve and how immediate improvements were rendered in rage of movement of both the TMJ and tongue.

This is a Barral Institute case study about Neural Manipulation and Bell's Palsy. Bell's Palsy at times has no apparent cause but factors such as strain through the sinuses or meninges can predispose someone to this condition, as can trauma such as a lengthy or invasive dental procedure. Bell's Palsy is often terrifying for the patient and affects their social interaction greatly. For this reason, it is imperative to relieve the strain on the facial nerve as quickly as possibly and before any lasting nerve damage occurs.

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. 

In this article, we'll look at CranioSacral Therapy's effect on Autism and sensory processing disorder, a condition experienced by most people diagnosed on the autism spectrum. 

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.