Bowen Therapy: Effective for Bone Joint Problems and Mental Stress

Bowen Therapy is a kind of touch therapy. It includes identification of muscle areas where touchtherapy needs to be applied. The therapy is effective in many diseases. Bowen Therapy isconsidered safe and can be applied on anyone, from newborn infants to highly aged people.

What is Bowen technique?

Bowen therapy was put forward by Thomas Bowen in 1950s. He developed this technique whileworking as a therapist in Australia. Soon, the technique became popular in different parts ofAustralia that includes Bowen therapy Melbourne & Carlton . Thomas Bowen announced that hecan quickly identify problems of different patients and cure them through this technique. Heclaimed the success rate of fully cured patients to be around 88%. In this technique, therapists userolling movements over the muscles with their fingers to relax the muscles. Generally oil is notused and the procedure can be performed while wearing clothes or directly on to the skin.Therapists apply mild pressure against the muscle or tendon for nearly 3 seconds and then thefingers will roll over the muscle or tendon. This helps the muscles to return to their originalposition and thus provide relief from pain. Bowen therapy can be applied on various areas ofhuman mind and body.

Let's see how Bowen therapy acts on different body areas.

• Joint Proprioreceptors: Due to wrong movements and incorrect posture, the bone jointsstart aching. Bowen therapy stimulates nerves and correct the body shifts to provide relieffrom pain.

• Lymphatic Circulation: Bowen therapy improves lymphatic circulation and its drainage.

• Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): ANS controls 80% of human nervous system andestablishes a balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Inconditions of physical and emotional stress, this balance gets disturbed. Bowen therapy re-establishes the balance and provides relief from physical and emotional stress.

• Spinal Reflexes: Bowen therapy is applied on different portions of spine to stimulate nervepoints and to provide ultimate relaxation to whole body.

• Stretch Reflex: Bowen therapy acts on certain muscle areas and stimulates musclereceptors and relaxes the stretched muscles. By relaxing the muscles, the therapy providesrelief from pain.

• Other Areas: Bowen technique is also applied on other parts of the body by detectinghealing points. The therapy works like acupuncture to provide relief from different bodyaches.

Bowen therapy has been found helpful in different bone joint problems and mental stress such as:Heel spurs, Fibromyalgia, Back Spasms, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ) and Migraines. Itwas also found effective in treating asthma. Bowen therapy improves physical movement, bonejoint mobility, assimilation of nutrients and helps in the elimination of toxins and waste products.

About Author: Steve Smith is a Health Expert in Natural Approach Healing Centre Melbourne. Heloves to share and write his views on health issues and their natural therapies.

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