Ability of Bowen Therapy
So what is Bowen Therapy and why does it have the ability to work so fast?
Treating similar conditions to Physiotherapy and Chiropractor Bowen therapy is a hands-on therapy working on precise muscles, tendons ligaments, nerves, and fascia. The very gentle rolling action stimulates a neurological response, producing almost immediate changes in tissue tension to the targeted area. Bowen Therapy is nonmanipulative hands-on therapy working over very precise tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves, differing from other better know pain management therapies due to the speed it works, gentleness and minimal intervention. Bowen therapy is NOT a massage! Originating from Australia, Bowen Therapy is the ’new kid on the block’ having only been taught since the late 1980’s after Tom Bowen’s death, however, it is now hailed the most exciting modality in the world. There is a common misconception that our skeleton influences our alignment, and the only way to straighten the misalignment is by addressing the structural issues. This is not the case. Imagine your skeleton like a suspension bridge, say Penang bridge structure, and your muscles and soft tissue the suspension ropes. Everything is in harmony as long as the suspension ropes are held in perfect tension with each other. If one or more of these ropes (your muscles and soft tissue) were to be tightened then the structure (your skeleton) would be affected, resulting in aches, pains and even non-muscular symptom related health conditions elsewhere in the body, not only in the location of heightened tension. A Bowen Therapists goal is to find the problematic tissue, and encourage it to go back to its original state by using a very gentle stimulus, and pauses to allow time to observe if the tissue was tight, or was being tightened (pulled) from an area of tension elsewhere. These problematic areas are often found to be further away from the symptom. For example, many suffer from back pain and even plantar fasciitis (pains on the soles of feet) due to teeth grinding in their sleep. This prolonged grinding (pulling on the suspension ropes), effects the way their jaw bone lies (the structure). With all this in mind, do not be surprised when you visit us with say knee problems when your therapist becomes very interested in your back or neck. By treating your symptoms and not just your condition a Bowen Therapist can assess your body as a whole. These skills allow us to identify what may be the underlying cause of your symptoms, therefore, aiming to bring more permanent results, not just a temporary quick fix. A typical patient of My Bowen Therapy only requires 4 sessions over a 3 to 5 week period. Having over 120 social media reviews and a 4.8 star out of 5-star rating we are KL’s most highly reviewed pain relief center.