04/06/2015 BowenTherapy|VitalityMagazine|TorontoCanadaalternativehealth,naturalmedicineandgreenlivinghttp://www.vitalitymagazine.com/article/bowentherapy/ 1/3TheTrustedSourceforNaturalHealthSolutionsSearchthiswebsiteYOUAREHERE:HEALTH&WELLNESS/FITNESSANDBODYWORK/BOWENTHERAPYHomeHealth&WellnessNews&FeaturesResourcesGuidesRelatedArticlesAcupunctureFaceliftThievesPowerfulEssentialOilBlendsWorktoEradicateMould,Bacteria,andVirusesNaturalInsectRepellantsBanishVaricoseVeinswithCircuVein,FlorasAwardWinningFormulaConstitutionalRemediesforPanicandAnxietyDisordersEmailShareThisFacebookTwitterArticleToolsPrintSmallerFontSizeLargerFontSizeBacktoPreviousPageBowenTherapyBowenTherapyReliefforChronicandAcutePain,andSpeedsRecoveryfromInjuriesbySharonWalsh,RNHP,CAHT,CRHP,BowenTherapistBowenTherapyisperhapsoneofthefastest,painfreepainreliefandinjuryrecoverybodyworkmodalitiesavailabletoday.Whenintegratedintotheirpatientstreatmentplans,doctors,osteopaths,chiropractors,physicalandsportstherapistsallreportstartlingsuccesseswithBowenTherapy.Ithasevenbeenreferredtoasthehomeopathyofbodyworkinthatminimaloutsideinfluenceisrequiredtoachievephenomenal,lastingresults.BowenTherapyhastheabilitytotapintothebodysblueprintandresetthebodytohealitself,oftenwithonlyafewpreciseBowenmoves(aBowenTherapiststreatmentmottoislessismore).AndbecauseBowenTherapybalancestheautonomicnervoussystemanddetoxifiesthebody,itiseffectiveforawiderangeofmindandbodyconditions.Thishandson,totalbodybalancingmodalityembracesthephysical,chemical,emotionalandmentalaspectsoftheindividualreceivingthetreatment.BowenTherapyaccelerateshealingandrecoverybyactuallystimulatingthebodysownnaturalhealingcapacitytoachieveoverallbalanceandharmony.Theworkisperformedonaphysiologicallevelbytouchingsensereceptorsundertheskinwhichcanalertthebraintoanyproblemareasthatexistinthebody.Itisadministeredwithoutanyforcedmanipulations,withthebodyeitheracceptingordecliningthesignals.Thebrainsendstheappropriatesignaltothetissuesencouragingthereleaseofanytension,thusallowingforstructuralalignment.Itisgentle,itseffectsarepowerful,andrecoveryfrompainandinjuriesisquickandsafe.Mostpeopleexperiencesubstantialreliefafterthefirstsession,andoftentheresultsaresurprising.ClientsreportthatwhiletheywereundergoingBowentreatmentforonecondition,theyhadother,quitedifferentones,fixed.BowenTherapystemsfromtheingeniousworkofTomBowen,anAustralianManipulativeTherapist(19161982).Hisnaturalgiftandabilitiesenabledhimtodevelopanentiresystemofmovementsandprocedurestocounteractawidespectrumofinternalconditions,aswellasJune2015VisitourarchivesLogin 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2/32014WholeLifeExpoVisitusattheshow!musculoskeletalcomplaints.HeclaimedthathisworkwasagiftfromGodthatcouldaddressonalllevelsanyandeveryconditionthatinflictsaperson.A1975AustralianGovernmentinquiryintoalternativehealthpracticesdeterminedthatBowenwassuccessfullytreatinganastonishing13,000patientsayearusingBowenTherapy,yieldingreportedresultsofanamazing80to85%successrate,oftenafteronlyoneortwosessions.Afterhisdeath,manyofBowensstudentscontinuedthelegacyofhiswork.Todate,BowenTherapyispracticedin36countriesandtaughtinover25,withmorethan20,000trainedpractitionersworldwide.BOWENTREATMENTSTOFINETUNETHEBODYIthasbeensuggestedthatinrelationtoaBowentreatment,thebodyismuchlikeastringedinstrument.WhenaBowenmoveisperformed,itcreatesaresonanceeffectwhereinspecificharmonicfrequenciesarethoughttoaffectparticularpartsofthebody.Bycreatingavibrationalpatternthatcorrelateswithaspecificfrequencytocorrecttissuetensioninthebody,Bowenassistswithfinetuningthebodytoimproveoverallfunctionandmobility.Forthemostpart,apersonsuniqueneedsandstructuredictatetheformatofthetreatments.ABowentreatmentconsistsofsequentialseriesofsmalllighttouchmovesthatcrossfibres,muscles,tendonsandligamentsatspecificsitesonthebody.Thepractitionergeneratesenergyintheareaashemovesoverthetissues,andthetissuesenergyreverberatesbetweentheblocksuntilthetissuetensionintheareaisreducedandthereforerelaxed.Forthebulkofthetreatment,theclientliescomfortablywithnophysicalinteractionwiththepractitioner.Periodicbreaksfortwotofiveminutesatatimearerequiredduringthetreatmenttoallowthebodytimetorealignandrectifyitselfbeforebeginningthenextsequenceofmoves.Onetreatmenttakesaboutanhour.Treatmentsarespacedafewdaysapartforoptimalresults.Threetofivetreatmentsaregenerallyrecommendedformostconditions,eachbuildingonthelast.BENEFITSOFBOWENRegardlessofapersonsageorphysicalcondition,BowenTherapycanbeeffectiveinrelievingacuteandchronicpain,improvingpostureandjointmobility,speedingrecoveryfrominjuriesandaccidents,relievingphysicalandemotionalstress,andimprovingoverallhealthandenergylevels.AstudytitledExerciseandSportSciencebyAmyNormanwaspresentedin1998attheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,DepartmentofPhysicalEducation.ItcomparedpractitionerandpatientresponsesinasurveyevaluatingtheefficacyoftheBowenTechniqueinthetreatmentofpain.PractitionersratedtheBowenTechniqueeffectivein85%ofbackpaincaseswithanaverageof4.3sessions,88%forneckpainwith4.5sessions,83%forstressandtensionwithfoursessions,83%forotherconditionswith5.8sessionsand80%forfibromyalgiarequiringlongertreatments.Effectivenessratedbypatientswas85%forbackpain,80%forstressandtension,95%forTMJ,80%forhippainand75.6%forotherconditions.BOWENCASEHISTORIESIhavebeenfortunateinmyBowenTherapyPracticetoexperiencemanysuccessstories.Shah,a34yearoldmale,hadfoodallergiessoseverethatheendedupinemergencyseveraltimesoverthelastfewyearswithhisneckswellingupandclosingover.Becauseofthesefoodsensitivities,hehadahugefeararoundeating.AfteronlyonetreatmentofBowenTherapyheisnoweatingwithnoallergicreactions.AnothertrulyamazingandinspiringsuccessstorycomesfromaclientinNewfoundland.Hereishertestimonial:Itiscommonthesedaysforfriendsandacquaintanceswhohaventseenmeforseveralyearstonotimmediatelyrecognizeme.MyweightlossisnoticeableandpromptspeopletoaskwhatIhavebeendoing.Besidestheweightloss,whatamazesthem(andme)isthatoverthepastseveralyearsIhavereclaimedmylifeinmanyotherways.Aserioustrafficaccidentin1979leftmewithmajorinjuriestomyneck,bothlegs,andonefoot.Inthesubsequentyearsfollowupsurgeries,physiotherapy,chiropracticadjustmentsandother04/06/2015 BowenTherapy|VitalityMagazine|TorontoCanadaalternativehealth,naturalmedicineandgreenlivinghttp://www.vitalitymagazine.com/article/bowentherapy/ 3/3ReferencesArticleTags:vitality,vitalitymagazine,painrelief,bowentherapy,injuries,chronicandacutepainAbouttheAuthor MoreArticlesbySharonWalsh,RNHP,CAHT,CRHP,BowenTherapistSharonWalsh,RNHP,CAHT,CRHP,isaBowenTherapistandHolisticHealthPractitioner(416)3517475orwww.perfectbalancetherapies.comtreatmentshelpedmeregainsomemeasureofmobility.However,astheyearswentby,significantleglengthdiscrepanciesresultingfromtheaccidentandothermisalignmentsfromkneeandfootinjuriesbegantoimpactmoreseverelyonmymobility.Ididnotknowwhatitwasliketomovewithoutdiscomfort.Somemorningsmyfeetandlegshurtsomuchthatitwasalmostimpossibletogetfromthebedtothebathroom.Backpain,accompaniedbyhip,knee,legandfootpain,becameaconstantcompanion.WhenIfirstheardofBowenTherapythroughthemedicalclinicIuse,Ihadresignedtolivingwithconstantpain.BecausethereisnoBowenpractitionerinmycommunity,IonlyhadtreatmentstwiceyearlywhenSharonWalshvisitedforseveralweeks.Aftermyfirstseriesoffiveorsixtreatments,Icouldalreadyfeeladifference.TheneuromuscularskeletalrealignmentwhichBowenpromisedseemedtohavebegun.Iwasslowlyabletobeginwalkingagain,startingwithtenminutesandincreasingslowly.Overthenexttwoyears,withatwiceyearlyseriesoffiveorsixtreatments,Icouldfeelmybodyrealignitself.Forthefirsttimeinabout25years,mybodyfeltasthoughbothsideswerebalanced.Movementbecameeasierandthepainslowlydisappearedasdidtheweight.Overatwoyearperiod,Ilost100poundsandgainedmoremobilitythanIhadeverthoughtpossible.TenminutewalksslowlyincreasedtowhereIcouldundertaketwoorthreehourhikes.Thepaininmyback,hips,knees,legsandfootwentaway.Onlysomeonewhoknowswhatitsliketoexperiencechronicpainwitheverystepcanunderstandthelifealteringmagnitudeofsuchachange.Mylifewasback!FourseriesoftreatmentsoveratwoyearperiodbroughtmetoapointwhereonlyrarelydoIfeelanypainatall.StiffnessanddiscomfortindicatethatitistimeforatuneupasIliketocallit,intheformoftwoorthreeBowensessions.Thesedays,Inolongerhavetosearchforacloseparkingspotorqueuefortheelevator.Infact,mynewfoundmobilityhasencouragedotherworkcolleaguestobegintakingthestairsinourofficebuilding.Iwouldneverhavethoughtitpossible,butattheageof51,forthefirsttimeever,IjoinedafriendforawalktoandfromSignalHilloneofthesteepestwalksIhaveeverundertaken.Sincethattime,Ihavewalkednotonlythatparticulartrail,butmanyothersbesides.Forme,therecertainlyislifeafter50andBowenhasbeenaverybigpartofthat.(MarieLouiseGreene,St.Johns,Newfoundland,July20,2008)HomeTermsofUsePrivacyPolicySiteMapJointheVitalityCommunityAboutAdvertisingRatesArchivesContactUsSubscriptionsCirculationCopyright2015,VitalityMagazine.AllRightsReserved.