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CONTENTS:
1/ WHAT IS BOWEN
THERAPY?
2/ BOWEN FOR ANIMALS
3/ BOWEN FOR
PEOPLE
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1. What
is Bowen Therapy?
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HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
Over 40 years ago, Tom Bowen developed a
modality that is similar to acupuncture in that many of the same
pressure points are used, but there are no needles. The modality
was so successful, that people would line up outside Tom's
clinic (in Geelong, Australia) to be treated. Tom treated 60
people a day, 5 days a week, and on Saturdays, he gave his time
to those in wheelchairs. Tom died about 9 years
ago.
THE THERAPY
The therapy itself
is very gentle and yet appears to the client that the therapist
is not doing very much .. so much so, one can be left wondering
... how can something so simple be so effective.
The
therapy itself, has no bone-crunching or other forms of
manipulation (that have become associated with Chiropractic). It
requires the client to lie quietly, and gentle pressure is
applied to one of the accupuncture points at a time, followed by
a gentle 'move' over the point. As Bowen Therapy does not
endorse heavy-handedness, this reduces the likelihood of any
subsequent damage that could occur to some of the major nerves
eminating from the spine should these nerves be roughly
manipulated/'moved'.
As for the animals...
The
animals respond very well to the treatments - because it is
non-invasive, gentle, quick to administer, and most of all
respectable (according to the animal's own code of ethics ...
and that came straight from the horse's
mouth!)
WHO CAN HAVE A BOWEN
THERAPY?
HUMANS: Any infant, child,
adolescent, adult and older person can have a 'Bowen Therapy'.
That is: no-one is too young nor too old.
ANIMALS:
any animal that can walk, crawl, swim, and/or climb; or fly;
although some therapists will draw the line at mosquitoes! and
say 'no go'.
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BOWEN AND
ANIMALS
The beauty of the Bowen Therapy when it is
applied to animals is that it works so quickly (when compared
with humans who have a similar complaint). Where a human may
take 4 treatments, most animals (approx 98%) require one. When
there has been an instance when an animal has needed more
treatments, it has usually been for the more serious injury -
such as a broken back, or a severe but not life-threatening
injury that happened a long time ago.
WHAT
PROBLEMS DOES BOWEN THERAPY ADDRESS IN ANIMALS?
Bowen
therapy helps reduce the incidence and/or occurrence in the
following complaints:
Colic
Slipped
discs (dogs and cats; small animals)
Broken
backs (small animals - dependant upon severity and/or degree
of damage that the back has sustained)(Minature horses/ponies
may be helped; but ponies and horses - this is not possible at
the present moment).
'Flexing' in
horses
Incontinence (of muscular-skeletal
origin - as opposed to bacterial) - e.g. dogs,
cats
Sore knees
Sore backs - dogs,
horses, cats
Limping - (tendons and/or cartilage
damage)
Overstrained muscles
Car
accidents - when combined with Floral Remedies (SEE
LINKS Floral Rem. 1 and/or Floral
Rem. 2) the bruising/soreness is non-apparant 12-24
hours later. (All animals were vet checked prior to the Bowen
Treatment to ascertain that there was no internal
damage).
(REMEMBER: Each animal responds differently. The
above list is only a guideline to some of the complaints that
have been treated successfully.)
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WHAT TYPES OF PROBLEMS
DOES BOWEN THERAPY ADDRESS IN HUMANS:
Bowen therapy
helps reduce the incidence and/or occurrence of the following
complaints:
Asthma
Frozen
shoulders
Strokes - hemiplegia
Weak
knees and/or
ankles
Colic
Motor Car Accident
victims: has been recorded that some people have been able
to relearn how to walk
Sore
backs
Limping (tendons and/or cartilage
problems)
Migraines
Neck and/or
shoulder injuries
Trigger
finger(s)
Overstrained
muscles
RSI
TMJ - jaw/dental
problems
Digestive
problems
Emphysema (can help - does not
cure)
Liver problems
Hiatus
hernia
Projectile vomiting
Fluid
retention
Cystitis
Hamstrings
Buttock
pain
Hayfever
Chest pains
(cramps, spasms) (If suspect heart attack, call for medical help
immediately)
Bunions
Hammer toes/slipped
pad (Pain under the ball of the
foot)
Bursitis
Cerebral Palsy - Some
children/adults have obtained a little relief with this
condition; but for the carer, it is a long term committment
before you (the carer) may see any change, and even then, the
change may be subtle.
(REMEMBER: Each person
responds differently. The above list is just a guideline of some
of the complaints that have been treated
successfully.)
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Updates: 25/06/00
01/01/02
29/01/02
16/01/02
03/02/02
Last updated: 15/02/02
Author:
JM
Copyright © 2002-2005 JW Miller T/A House of Elrond and http://au.oocities.com/animal_health_clinic. Also, House of Elrond and www.skybusiness.com/houseofelrond 1999 - 2002. All rights reserved
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