The word viscera refers to the internal organs of the human body that are located within the rib cage and the abdominal and pelvic cavity. Visceral osteopathy is a branch of osteopathy that aims to address these organs' mobility within their natural body position to allow a better function of the whole system.

How can osteopathy help?

Visceral’ osteopathy uses assessment and treatment techniques involving gentle palpation to find out whether too much tension is held in the abdomen, rib cage or pelvis.

Osteopaths trained in continental Europe undergo visceral training during their undergraduate studies in contrast to UK trained osteopaths who tend to study visceral osteopathy at postgraduate level.