IS BOWEN FOR YOU? 

We all know how it feels to be out of sorts - whether it's due to a physical injury, tiredness, stress or health problems.  So how many of us simply put up with not being 100%, blaming our lethargy, aches and pains on an old injury or stress?  If this sounds like you, then the Bowen Technique is a therapy worth investigating.

My pleasant and comfortable treatment room is based at my home in Chesham in Buckinghamshire where you will be assured complete privacy and confidentiality.

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Maggie VandenBrekel
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What is the Bowen Technique?
The Bowen technique is a gentle remedial therapy which stimulates the body to rebalance itself and promotes healing, pain relief and recovery of energy.

How did it get its name?
Tom Bowen was born in 1916 in Brunswick, Australia. He treated the aches and pains of the people with whom he worked in the cement works and woollen mill in Geelong. He had a particular interest in bad backs. In the 1960s, he opened his own clinic. During the 1970s, the Webb Report (Australian Government Report into Complementary Therapies) found that Tom Bowen was treating 13,000 people a year. He died in 1982.  The Bowen technique is now being taught to final year university students of Osteopathy in Australia.

Bowen treatment
Bowen therapists treat people holistically. People present with a wide range of aches and pains. There are no contra-indications to treatment. However, Bowen therapists will always advise people to consult their doctors if there is any doubt over whether or not to treat. (The Bowen Technique is not intended as a substitute for medical advice or treatment.)

Reported Benefits of Bowen Technique:
Some of the reported benefits are easy relaxation of the muscles, helps get rid of stress, promote relaxation and reduce tension and knots.  By asking the body to recognise and make the changes necessary brings it back to homoeostasis (physiological equilibrium).

What is the treatment like?
The treatment is gentle and therefore appropriate for everyone, from newborn babies to the elderly and infirm. The therapist uses thumbs or fingers to make a series of precise, rolling-type moves over muscle.  During the treatment there is a series of short breaks where the patient is left resting to allow their body to respond to the gentle moves that have been performed.  This rest period is an important part of the treatment and gives the body time to make the subtle and fine adjustments necessary to help to re-balance the body, relieve tension and therefore reduce pain.  It is these features which make the Bowen Technique unique.

Treatment usually takes about 45 minutes and can be performed through light clothing or directly on skin.  Four to five treatments at weekly intervals are often sufficient to achieve lasting relief, although further treatments may be required.  To receive maximum benefit it is recommended that other physical therapies are not mixed with the Bowen Technique - for example, reflexology, massage, physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic.  This is because the root of a problem is not always known and so it is best to only try one approach at a time.

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