What is Bowen?
The Bowen Technique is a simple and powerful treatment that helps relive all kinds of pain and stress, it is so gentle that it can be used on anyone, from new born infants through to the elderly. The aim is to treat the whole person, physical, emotional and spiritual, to recover the body’s natural equilibrium and improve the overall well being of the patient. Bowen is not a massage, acupressure or chiropractic. There is no manipulation, adjustment or force used. Bowen affects the body primarily through the nervous and the bioenergetics systems to bring it into a state of balance and pain relief and prevents and alleviates many diseases and back pain.
Bowen treatments
A treatment lasts about 45 minutes and most of the work can be done through light clothing. Most conditions respond within 2-3 treatments, even long-term conditions may respond very quickly. Particularly successful in treating back pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow and stress and tension based problems.
How is Bowen applied?
The practitioner uses thumbs and fingers to gently move muscles and tissues. It offers rapid, long-lasting relief from pain and discomfort.
Anita co-founded the Bowen Children’s Clinic in July 2004 and has also taken Bowen to Bosnia to treat the victims of war. Her Bowen training has covered specialist areas including Sports Injuries, Connective Tissue work (especially good for autism and cerebral palsy in children) and Respiratory conditions.
How is Bowen different from other therapies, such as Chiropractic, Osteopathy or Physiotherapy?
All these therapies are excellent therapies, but Bowen differs in several respects. Osteopaths and chiropractors often use adjustments or ‘cracks’ to realign the structure of the body. They will make a diagnosis of the patient and treat the area of concern. With Bowen therapy the approach is rather different. The therapist will take a case history but the treatment does not set out to treat specific conditions or ailments.
Book an Bowen appointment
Call Anita on 07960 452343 or 01284 810328 to book an appointment or to find our more about Bowen pain relief.
