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The Bowen Technique.

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The Bowen Technique, a often miraculous, life changing hands-on therapy.  A simple and powerful techique that helps relieve all kinds of pain.  It is so gentle that it can be used on anyone.  From new born babies to the elderly.  The Bowen Technique is not massage, acupressure or chiropractic.  There is no manipulation, adjustment or force used.  The practitioner uses thumbs and fingers to gentle move muscle and tissues.  It offers rapid long lasting relief from pain and discomfort.  Most conditions respond within 2-3 treatments.  When we see people whom have tried various medical treatments with no improvement and then have Bowen Treatments and they are so much better then of course it is a fantastic alternative with no horrible side effects. 

A Bowen treatment will be a valuable addition to your health maintainance plan.  A regular treatment ( every six months) will help you to prevent injury or re-injury to your self. 

It has helped many conditions from sports injuries to long standing complaints - It is gentle, stimulating and healing - It improves mobility, balances the body and detoxifies - It improves circulation, lymphatic and venous drainage - It helps nutrient absorbtion - It helps address both physical and emotional issues - Substantial relief is often achieved after only one session.  If after three treatments you feel no change in your chronic condition, then we will advise you that this technique is not working in your particular case. 
 

The list of complaints that Bowen has helped with and should be considered for:
  • Asthma
  • Anxiety/ Stress/ depression/ ADD/ ADHD
  • Back Pain
  • Bed-wetting
  • Behavioural Problems/ Learning difficulties
  • Bowel problems
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Clicky Jaw
  • Colic
  • Conception
  • Digestive problems
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Frequent illness
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Grinding Teeth
  • Groin Pain
  • Hamstring strain
  • Hay fever
  • Headaches
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Knee, ankle and foot problems
  • Lymph oedema/ Limb swelling
  • Menstrual and hormonal irregularities
  • Migraines
  • Neck and shoulder problems
  • Pelvic tilt
  • Problems Sleeping
  • Reflux
  • Repetitive strain injury
  • Respiratory problems
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sore Throats
  • Sports Injuries
  • Stroke/ TIA
  • Tennis Elbow 
  • Uneven leg length/ pelvis tilt or rotation
  • Any other muscular or skeletal problems.

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  WHO STARTED THE BOWEN TECHNIQUE  AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

   It was started in Australia by Tom Bowen in 1950 until 1980.  He had a natural ability to feel that when he did specific sets of moves on the body that a positive change occurred and the person would be relieved of their discomfort.  He started treating the injuries, aches and pains of sportsmen, friends and family and colleagues in Geelong.  It was recorded that he had treated 13000 people in one year.
  Using finger and thumb rolling type moves on precise points on the skin over muscles tendons and ligaments facilitates a gentle disturbance on the soft tissues causing relaxation and the opening of a communication network with the parasympathetic nervous system.  The body is allowed to rest between each set of moves to allow it to absorb the information it has received and initiate the healing.  With such a different and pleasant input, interpretation of tissues and surrounding areas takes place. Being well hydrated will help with the healing process.

The fascia (connective tissue that is like a web of continuous wrapping that is under our skin, around bone, joints, ligaments muscles and organs) is the first to contract in injury, stress or trauma and is unable to fully return to its normal state in normal recovery.  The Bowen Technique helps these tissues to return to their normal state.  The muscles can then stretch and recoil at their maximum potential.  

 When you take the tensions away, your body will be be able to ease back into proper alignment.  It allows for poor movement patterns to be rectified and overly toned muscles and thickening of tissues to change.  Re-developing alignment and balance allows pain and other symptoms to disappear and muscles, organs, and your nervous system to work more effectively.  The Technique allows your brain to prioritise what issues need to be sorted out first in your body.  Your body can heal itself!  This technique facilitates your body to do so.

                      
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