BOWEN THERAPY
Between the sequences of movements there are specific pauses that give the body the time it needs to process and absorb the information received, which leads to a response and the activation of the self-healing process. During these pauses, the patient remains alone in the massage room for better reception.
The set of these movements, carried out in a specific order according to the immediate needs of the treatment, leads to the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is why a general state of deep relaxation often emerges.
Results can be noticed even after the first treatment session, with the healing process continuing in the days that follow. Most of the time, only a few treatment sessions are needed to address acute conditions. For chronic issues, a larger number of sessions may be needed, and for serious conditions, protocols of 18 to 30 sessions may be required.
The therapist can focus on a specific issue or address the body as a whole. In this therapy, the patient's body is not forced to follow a particular command. Instead, it is allowed to take the actions it needs to heal itself, at its own pace and within its own limits.
Bowen Therapy addresses the body on all levels, physical, emotional, and spiritual.
A therapy session can last between 10 and 120 minutes, depending on the issue being addressed. At the first meeting, the therapist conducts a case history together with the patient, which can take between 20 and 60 minutes. This is when the issues, needs, and expectations of the patient are established.
A few important things to keep in mind:
- since this type of treatment is similar to a programming session in which certain messages are sent to the body, it is necessary to avoid certain actions for 4 days before the treatment and for the next 5 days after, because they may send messages strong enough to "interfere with" those given during the treatment, which could reduce or even cancel the expected therapeutic response. These actions are: massage, bioenergetic passes, Scottish showers, cold showers, hot showers, and surgeries.
- Between two sessions a pause of 5 to 10 days is needed, with 7 days being optimal.
A few of the conditions in which Bowen Technique has proven its effectiveness are:
- Muscle, bone, and joint issues: frozen shoulders, knee and hip issues, sprains, ankle dislocations, back pain, sciatica, kyphosis, scoliosis, and restricted neck movement
- Issues or imbalances of the internal organs, infertility, migraines and headaches, asthma and bronchitis, rhinitis, kidney issues, and imbalances of the digestive tract.
- Emotional imbalances, stress, depression, chronic fatigue
- Immune system imbalances and autoimmune conditions, allergies, multiple sclerosis
- Neurological conditions: Parkinson's, after-effects of strokes.
- and many more!
