Barral Institute South Africa

Barral Institute South Africa The Barral Institute South Africa provides training in Visceral Manipulation as well as the adjunct courses offered by the Barral Institute USA

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06/11/2025

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28/10/2025
🧠✨ New Medical Discovery About the Appendix! ✨🧠Groundbreaking research from Duke University has completely overturned 10...
24/09/2025

🧠✨ New Medical Discovery About the Appendix! ✨🧠

Groundbreaking research from Duke University has completely overturned 100 years of medical teaching. Scientists have revealed that the appendix isn’t a useless organ at all—it’s actually a “safe house” for beneficial gut bacteria and may even serve as a secondary control center for your digestive system.

🔬 Using advanced imaging, researchers discovered that the appendix a part of the enteric nervous system contains over 200 million neurons—more than the spinal cord—arranged in complex patterns that can process information on their own.
✅ It can “remember” bacterial infections
âś… Coordinate immune responses independently
âś… Communicate directly with the brain

Most surprising? People who have had their appendix removed show altered gut-brain communication:
👉 Slower digestive responses to stress
👉 Different emotional reactions to foods
👉 Greater risk of recurring intestinal infections

This breakthrough suggests the appendix is a biological backup drive—storing beneficial bacteria and neural pathways to restore gut balance after illness.

⚡ The implications for medicine are enormous: routine appendectomies may cause long-term neurological changes never before recognized. Many hospitals are now moving toward antibiotic treatment for appendicitis instead of surgery.

🌱 This discovery highlights the remarkable connection between the gut and brain—and why holistic, integrative approaches to health are more important than ever.

Honoured to present at the Africa Paediatrics Conference on the power of Visceral Manipulation — with a focus on how the...
09/07/2025

Honoured to present at the Africa Paediatrics Conference on the power of Visceral Manipulation — with a focus on how the thoracic outlet influences intracranial pressure.
Exploring the intimate relationship between fascia, vessels, and the nervous system continues to inspire my clinical work every day.

Address

Ballyclare Medical, 78 Ballyclare Drive, Riverclub
Johannesburg
2196

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday 08:00 - 18:00
Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 12:00

Telephone

+27114630201

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