Manual Approach to the Brain

Jean-Pierre Barral has been interested in the brain for over 40 years. Working for years with people after head injuries, strokes, brain diseases and psychomotor disabilities, he created original techniques that can help these patients. This first course covers the structural approach to the brain.

• The vascular, nervous, meningeal and ocular systems of the brain.
• Barometric factors and their influence on intracranial dynamics.
• Cerebrospinal fluid circulation and its relationship to overall brain mobility.
• Precise manual treatment, as in all trainings led by Jean-Pierre Barral.

Prerequisites: Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 (VM1), Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 2 (VM2), and Neuromeningeal Manipulation: An Integrative Approach to Trauma (NM1). Listening Techniques 1 (LT1) is recommended, not required.

Building on the foundations laid in MAB1, this course delves deeper into the intricate workings of the brain, broadening its scope with additional structures and functions — including the ear, language, pain, emotions, memory and balance.

• The sense of hearing (the ear) and its functional relationship to brain mobility.
• Language, pain processing, and emotional regulation.
• Memory and balance, and their connection to structural brain mobility.
• Clinical application building on the structural findings from MAB1.

Prerequisites: MAB1

Delves deeper into patient care, focusing on individuals with specific conditions. This advanced material empowers manual therapy practitioners to adopt a fresh perspective when approaching systemic diseases.

• A manual approach to Parkinson's disease.
• A manual approach to Alzheimer's disease and tinnitus.
• A manual approach to Multiple Sclerosis.
• Discussion of the possibilities and limitations of manual therapy for these conditions.

Prerequisites: MAB2

Continues the deep dive into patient care for individuals with specific conditions, further empowering practitioners to approach complex systemic pathologies with a fresh clinical perspective.

• Continued exploration of complex neurological pathologies.
• Integration of the structural and functional approaches from MAB1–MAB3 in complex cases.
• Advanced clinical discussion and case-based learning.

Prerequisites: MAB3