Bowen Technique

Bowen Technique: Remarkable results across a comprehensive range of conditions.

One of Europe's fastest growing complementary therapies is the Bowen Technique.  Developed in Australia and only brought to the UK in the 1990's, it is now increasingly recognised as a therapy which can help with an astonishly wide range of conditions.

It's difficult to think of another therapy that has been shown to help not only with the muscular and skeletal problems other therapies tend to address-problems like back, neck, and shoulder pain, whiplash, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder and sports injuries- but also with such problems as arthritis, asthma, hay fever, eczema, migraine, IBS, lymphatic drainage, stress and even fertility problems. It can also help babies with colic, children who have glue ear, who bed-wet, or who have suffered trauma or exhibit behaviour problems.  Several practitioners now specialise in helping clients with particularly difficult conditions, such as cerebral palsy, autism, ADHD, MS, ME and cancer - with very positive results.

  There are numerous examples of the therapy making  significant difference - in reducing or eliminating pain, improving quality of life, enabling clients to resume their normal active lives or to return to work - when conventional treatment cannot help.

The Treatment:

The Bowen therapist, using only thumbs and fingers, makes subtle but dynamic rolling movements over muscles, tendons and soft tissue at precise points on the body. The pressure exerted is gauged by the practitioner, according to the age and physical condition of the client - very gentle moves for a tiny baby with colic or an elderly client suffering from arthritis, with the option of more robust moves for a well-toned athlete presenting with a sports injury.

  A Bowen treatment aim is to release tension in the body, in order that healing, realigning and balancing can take place.  some clients become so relaxed that they fall asleep during the session.  A treatment normally takes between 45 minutes to an hour, and includes periods of rest, to allow the body to absorb the information it has received and initiate the healing process.

  Short-term (acute) injury is usually resolved in 1-3 treatments, while long standing (chronic) conditions may require several more Bowen sessions.  Many clients return regularly for "top-up" treatment, to boost their feeling of health and well-being and to srengthen their immune system. Click on the Bowen technique for evidence articles.