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Vertebral Spine Institute
Istituto Della Colonna Vertebrale
Visceral Somato SVRT
The organs and viscera have a physiological movement, which respects a circadian cycle of functioning, governed by the Central Nervous System, especially the part of the Autonomic Nervous System. These physiological movements are: Motility and Mobility.
According to the book “Somatovisceral Chiropractic” by the Masarsky brothers, the system that governs visceral movement and functioning is called the Viscero-Somatic System (ANS).
The Autonomic Nervous System interferes with diaphragmatic movement, cardiac movement, peristaltic movements and craniosacral rhythm.
Somatovisceral Chiropractic considers that the “visceral” joints (Meninges, pleura, pericardium and peritoneum) must have their movement within a normal pattern, respecting the rhythm of absorption and production of CSF by the meningeal ventricles, thus avoiding possible dysfunctions. which in turn will cause adhesions, ptosis, venous stasis and/or visceral spasms.
What are the objectives of somatovisceral techniques in chiropractic?
The objective of somatovisceral techniques is to restore normal mobility and motility of the viscera, reduce myofascial adhesions caused by visceral inflammatory processes, restore blood flow to and from the viscera, and correct possible “subluxations” of vertebral segments that are responsible for the dysfunction. .
There is a system located between the bones of the skull and the brain, and which continues within the spinal column to the sacrum, called the Cranio-sacral system. It is a closed hydraulic system, with its own physiological rhythm, where within these structures flows the cerebrospinal fluid produced by the pumps of the ventricles that bathes the entire nervous system, externally limited by the meninge dura mater which has the function of protecting the spinal cord and the brain. This fluctuation of the liquid throughout its path has a rhythm of upward movement that we call (flexion-Opening) and downward movement (extension-closing) that we call Primary Respiratory Movement (MRP), a movement that occurs prior to the pulmonary respiratory movement, that doesn't start until we are born.
This rhythm consists of six to twelve pulsations per minute, caused by the rhythmic production and reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid. The rhythm of the Cranial-Sacral System can be felt as clearly as the cardiovascular and respiratory rhythms. But unlike other rhythms, it can be evaluated and corrected. Adjustment of this system will in turn stimulate the mechanism of self-regulation and homeostatic balance of the individual's fascia and viscera and their inherent intelligence to self-heal.
What is the influence of CSF pulsation on the viscera?
Liguric pulsation governs the movements of the fasciae of the peritoneum, the supra-diaphragmatic cavity, the muscles and innervations that are distributed throughout the Central Nervous System. Due to this important factor, any adhesion or change in the mobility of the endothoracic fascia can alter visceral motility and mobility, initiating a pathological process.