Benefits of Bowenwork®
[From the American Bowen Academy]
Bowenwork® is gentle on the body, effective and appropriate for anyone to receive, including newborns, highly trained athletes, pregnant women and the elderly. Each person responds differently to a Bowenwork® session, according to his or her own body’s need and ability to heal. Conditions that are seen to respond well include:
Musculoskeletal |
Digestive |
Back pain | Colic |
Frozen shoulder/shoulder pain | Indigestion |
Tennis elbow | Constipation |
Repetitive stress injuries | Chronic diarrhea |
Arthritis pain | Hemorrhoids |
Fibromyalgia | Bed-wetting in children |
Scoliosis | |
Migraine and headaches |
Reproductive |
TMJ problems | Infertility |
Postural and gait problems | Menstrual pain |
Sports injuries | PMS |
Shin splints | Mastitis |
Plantar fasciitis | Fibroids in breast and uterus |
Foot and ankle issues | Prostate problems |
Knee and hip restrictions | |
Pelvic problems |
Also |
Hernia | Chronic fatigue |
Sciatica | Balance problems |
Respiratory |
Tinnitus |
Asthma | Earache and ear infections |
Bronchitis | Anxiety |
Hay fever | Depression |
Sinusitis | |
Allergies |
Other diagnosed conditions that found relief, from claims of patients worldwide as well as my personal experiences as a Bowenwork® practitioner include:
- Muscle spasms
- Loss of mobility
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Sciatica
- Herniated discs
- Heel spurs
- Adductor & hamstring strain
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Tennis/Golfer’s Elbows
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Pelvic imbalances (tilt, leg length)
- Inguinal & groin pain
- Feet turned in or out
- Capsulitis
- Whiplash (receiving Bowenwork® immediately following an accident will greatly speed recovery)
- Sacro iliac & coccyx/tail bone (post traumatic or related to pregnancy)
- Sprung or cracked ribs
- Hammer toe
- Bunions
- Circulation probems
- Crohn’s
- Diverticulitis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Bloating
- Heartburn
- Nausea
- Liver, gall bladder or pancreatic problems
- Proctalgia or perineal pain
- Recurrent Infections
- Colds & flu (a Bowen treatment at the first sign of illness can very often stop it in its tracks)
- Pregnancy – before conception to balance hormones & pelvis; during pregnancy to facilitate bodily changes & to help prepare for labor; during to assist labor; after for both mother (quicker recovery) & baby (crankiness, projectile vomiting etc.)
- Lactation problems
- Fibrocystic breasts
- Breast cancer prevention & recovery
- Water retention/generalized edema
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Kidney stones,
- Incontinence (adult)
- Bell’s Palsy*
- Cerebral Palsy*
- Stroke*
- Muscular Dystrophy*
- Parkinson’s*
- Torticollis*
- Multiple Sclerosis*
- Chest pain
- Angina
- Detoxification from both medicinal & recreational drugs (even years later)
- Vertigo/dizziness
- Balance problems
- Lymphatic congestion/blockage
- Stress, shock & grief
- Adrenal exhaustion
- Stimulation of energy flow.
*These conditions, when treated repeatedly in a series of sessions will respond to varying degrees depending on the severity. Often patients have show gradual improvement of their condition and of their quality of life.