I first became interested when I suffered a severely debilitating back injury and received Bowen Therapy treatment, leading to a miraculous recovery.
Lifting injuries had damaged two
discs in my lumbar back and I suffered nerve damage. I had two back operations in which the surgeons removed the damaged discs and performed a spinal fusion and bone grafts. Both operations were pronounced failures. One of Auckland’s top surgeons gave me a poor prognosis. He said he could not help me and told me to continue taking morphine and retire to “somewhere like Waiheke Island” for the rest of my life. For six years I had difficulty moving and walking. I had a wheel chair for going out and suffered constant pain.
I heard about Bowen Therapy from a friend of a friend who said I should try it. I was unsure - I had been through so many types of treatments, each of which made it worse or no better. I rang all the Natural Therapists in the Yellow Pages in my area and told them what was wrong with me and asked them if they thought Bowen Therapy would work. They all said yes!
I started Bowen treatment. I went through a period of increased pain, but it was different and I was sure something was changing. After eight treatments I was much improved. From there on I got stronger. The treatments were not needed as often and I continued to improve. I seldom have back pain now and I have walked a half marathon since then.
Bowen Therapy (or Technique) is a gentle, effective, lasting, healing treatment
for a wide range of problems and injuries that addresses every system in the body.
Unlike other "hands-on" therapies, Bowen Therapy does not use forceful manipulations. The practitioner is skilled in sensing "tissue tension" enabling them to perform specific techniques to assist recovery.
A pattern of powerful, but gentle moves with the fingers or thumbs in specific locations over muscle and connective tissue send neurological impulses to the brain, accessing the body’s natural feedback system which relaxes muscle and therefore joints, settling down an over reactive nervous system and stimulating nerves and muscles which are not working properly.
The body realigns. Bowen therapy improves posture, venous drainage and arterial blood flow, lymphatic drainage of toxins, and energy.
Because this Therapy is performed over the fascia (connective tissue), with specific moves, even the organs can be targeted for treatment. The body is capable of healing tremendous injuries and the Bowen Technique utilizes that ability.
There are 2-5 minute breaks in between each set of moves to allow the body to work, which enables two people to be treated at the same time. This treatment is very pleasant to receive, produces a greater sense of well being, relaxation and more freedom of movement.
