Bowen Therapy works on the theory that your body can heal itself. Bowen uses gentle muscle releasing techniques to assist the body to switch from 'fight or flight' to 'rest and repair' mode. In a state of rest and repair, the muscles can begin to relax and allow the hard structures (ie bones) to realign. Bowen Therapy was developed in the 1950's by an Australian named Tom Bowen. Its a cross fibre
muscle release technique that balances and stimulates energy flow, resulting in a deep sense of overall relaxation. There are regular pauses between the series of gentle moves to give the body the required time to allow the body to reset and heal itself. Bowen Technique strives to find the origin of a problem and is therefor very effective for muscular-skeletal problems including neck, ankle, knee, lower back pain. Other problems addressed by Bowen Therapy include:
Asthma
Dizziness
Frozen shoulder
Whiplash
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
Dental or facial pain
Muscle and joint pain
Emotional stress and anxiety
Parkinsons. Bowen can be used and adapted to be used on everyone including babies, pregnant women and those with mobility issue. A treatment usually lasts between 30-60 mins. Clients usually lie on a couch or sit in a chair, and can be performed through light clothing - although I prefer to work directly on skin in order to measure responses. However client comfort and dignity is always my priority. It is usually recommended that a client have between three and six sessions, with a break of five to ten days inbetween. A maintainance programme may be recommended after six treatments, however a one off treatment for relaxation can be very effective.
