The case study presented in this article discusses the positive impact of abdominal massage after endometriosis surgery. However, abdominal massage and visceral mobilization can also be done as a first line of defense if someone does suspect endometriosis and is not yet ready for surgery.
Organ massage is a simple and very effective way of improving your fertility. These techniques focus on gently increasing the mobility and blood circulation of the internal organs, muscles, and connective tissue around the pelvis.
Let’s talk about the many ways that improving your gut health can lay the foundation for healthy conception, implantation, and a thriving pregnancy.
Productivity, grind culture, and capitalism have made us all dependent on caffeine. Our fertility takes the toll.
I was recently interviewed for a short feature in Subkit’s Go Solo series. Go Solo profiles entrepreneurs, detailing their businesses, and the benefits and challenges of growing a new business. In this post, I talk about my reasons for shifting away from clinical research, and into fertility and manual therapy
Where medically assisted fertility treatments can cause a whole host of symptoms from the drugs, needles, and procedures, pelvic massage and Mercier Therapy actually promotes whole-body well being, increases mobility of the hips, back, and pelvis, and stimulates digestion. It is a gentle, powerful, and drug-free intervention for infertility and pelvic dysfunction.
As a fertility and pelvic health specialist, I always incorporate liver massage and mobility into sessions. No, it’s not an organ that directly participates in ovulation, menstruation, or pregnancy, but it is a key part of the control system that orchestrates all of these reproductive events. To ignore it would be ignoring critical systems involved in good reproductive health and fertility.
Right now, so many of us of ‘childbearing age’ are at a dark turning point, wondering how to move forward with our mammalian instinct to procreate clashing with our mental health and rational understanding of life in today’s crumbling economic and social structures. How do we deal with this fertility anxiety?
Gynovisceral manipulation is hugely underutilized in the world of preconception and fertility. Deep organ visceral manipulation like Mercier Therapy and Barral Technique are critical in optimizing organ mobility, restoring blood circulation, and helping to break down scar tissue and release adhesions.
