While many people are familiar with the idea of joint and muscle restrictions that cause tightness and discomfort, they are not as familiar with the idea that similar tensions or problems with the alignment of internal organs can cause discomfort or other irregularities simply because the ability of organs to move around is restricted.

Visceral manipulations are skilled movements that release fascial restrictions to encourage normal movement of internal organs. As you'll see in the article, there are benefits to familiarizing yourself with these techniques.

In this article by Leslie Wakefield, she explores how physical therapy can help patients with entrometriosis adhesions, which can cause debilitiating pain and lead women to try all sorts of treatments from pain killers to anti-depressant medications. Specifically she points to the potential of Myofascial Release.

From the article: "Using specialized manual therapy techniques these adhesions and fascial restrictions can be softened or released, sothat the pressure they put on surrounding areas is relieved...If the endometriosis is active, it is always possible that new fascial restrictions will reform, due to the continued chronic healing process that is ongoing in the body. However by learning self-treatment techniques patients can often manage their own symptoms quite well."