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	Bowen Technique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bowen Technique was limited to Australia until 1986, four years after Bowen's death in 1982, when it was named, and spread to other countries around the world by Mr.
		The Bowen Technique is not a form of massage, though it does claim to release areas of built-up stress in the muscles, and clients usually experience profound relaxation after a session.
		A view held by some Bowen Therapists is that the specific way that Bowen Technique addresses the muscles stimulates the stretch and golgi tendon reflexes as well as joint proprioceptors in a way that heightens the sensory awareness of the body in the area worked on.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bowen_Technique (837 words)

	What is the Bowen Technique & VHT?
		Bowen was not a man of 'theories' and apparently never explained how his technique worked, he simply taught his students what he did.
		Though some practitioners have described VHT as "advanced Bowen technique", its developer, Jock Ruddock prefers it to be regarded as a separate modality, though it does still retain the basic unique style of the 'Bowen move' at its core.
		Whereas Bowen technique theorises that in bodywork, "less is more", VHT subscribes to the view that for some people, far more Bowen style moves are useful than the minimalisitc approach generally being taught.
	www.thefinchleyclinic.co.uk /nojavascript/therapies/bowen/what.htm (1254 words)

	Bowen Technique for Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
		The Bowen Technique is very different from massage, chiropractic, or acupressure in that the practitioner gently manipulates the tissues and muscles and in between each set of manipulations, the practitioner leaves the room.
		The Bowen technique does use certain moves for certain ailments, but in general a restoration of the communication between the brain and the body are what causes healing and wellness.
		The Bowen Technique stresses the fact that given the opportunity, the body will heal itself when the lines of communication are restored between the brain and the body.
	www.rsiwarrior.com /bowen.html (598 words)

	Bowen Therapy - Alternative Health - NEW ZEALAND for Scoliosis & Back Pain
		Bowen Therapy is a remedial and holistic form of 'hands-on' bodywork, that is gentle and effective.
		Bowen Technique therapy helps the body remember how to heal through its stimulation of the proprioceptors, the sense organs the body uses for proper movement and balance.
		Bowen bypasses the reactive nerve pathways in the body and reduces the alarm reaction sent along those pathways by the brain that produces and maintains pain, spasm and inflammation in the body.
	bowentherapy.homestead.com (1105 words)

	The Official Bowen Association UK - The largest Bowen Association in the United Kingdom (Bowtech)
		However, the Bowen Technique can also be extremely effective for musculo-skeletal problems such as back pain, sports injuries and many other ailments and discomforts.
		Bowen moves are, in themselves, a study in delicacy, being light, gentle and very precise.
		Currently, Certified Practitioners are using the Bowen Technique in Australia, North America, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Europe.
	www.bowen-technique.co.uk (340 words)

	Coastal Naturopathic Center - The Bowen Technique
		The Bowen technique is a subtle muscle/nerve/connective tissue technique.
		The Bowen technique's application is completely safe and appropriate for everyone from highly trained athletes, to newborns, to pregnant women, to the elderly and infirm.
		The Bowen technique is not massage, chiropractic, or acupressure, but rather a system of manipulating body reflexes.
	www.coastalnaturalhealth.com /bowen_technique.shtml (487 words)

	Bowen Technique
		Bowen is a unique, gentle, hands-on therapy that has minimal side effects and works on mind, body and spirit.
		Bowen therapy was developed in the 1950’s by an Australian named Thomas Bowen, who successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of his brilliant method to relieve the pain of many acute and chronic conditions.
		The technique is performed on a padded table or bed, beginning in the prone position with the person fully clothed preferably in loose fitting clothes.
	www.highlandrealm.org /bowentech.asp (1273 words)

	Bowen Technique Asthma Research Results
		All were fully qualified in the Bowen technique and fulfilled the qualifications set out by the governing body The Bowen Therapists European Register (www.bter.org email: info@bter.org).
		This is because Bowen is a holistic therapy and it was felt that the Bowen therapist should not be compromised in having to treat according to a set protocol as opposed to treating the Volunteer as a unique individual.
		Bowen addresses the individual as an integrated biodynamic system as opposed to his or her isolated ailment.
	www.bowenasthmaresearch.co.uk /asthma_results.html (838 words)

	The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Speedsters : Godfrey Bowen : www.nzedge.com
		Walter Godfrey Bowen was born in Hastings, New Zealand, in 1922.
		Eventually the Bowen Technique was adopted by shearers all over the world, adding billions of dollars of value to the international wool industry.
		The Bowen family's contribution to the world of shearing is unparalled and the family-owned Agrodome is a permanent fixture on the tourist map.
	www.nzedge.com /heroes/bowen.html (2445 words)

	The Bowen Institute: The Bowen technique
		The Bowen technique is a dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue therapy that is revolutionizing health care worldwide.
		The Bowen technique is safe to use on anyone from neonates to the aged and produces lasting relief from pain or discomfort.
		The Bowen technique allows the body to heal itself with minimal intervention in contrast to other hands-on disciplines where the therapist imposes the healing mechanism on the patient through the technique performed.
	www.boweninstitute.ca /bowen/index.html (361 words)

	The Bowen Technique what is it?
		Since 1986 the name of the Bowen Technique has been gaining recognition and popularity worldwide for its non-invasive, gentle yet highly effective way of helping people to be free of pain without resorting to manipulation, needles, pills or massage.
		The Bowen Technique itself consists of a series of gentle moves where the trained practitioner uses thumbs and index fingers, making very gentle rolling-type moves over precise points on the body.
		Bowen is a gentle, non-invasive, safe practice, and works well with all ages from newborn to the elderly.
	www.therapy-training.com /boweninfo.htm (556 words)

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		Bowen quickly discovered that he had what can only be described as an extreme hypersensitivity of the fingers and hands, which apparently enabled him to feel nerve transmission and consequently find blockages in the nervous and muscular systems.
		Bowen realised that the body would regulate itself and return to balance if the appropriate neurological and neuromuscular context was created so that it could.
		Bowen recognised that when the body was stimulated in a very particular fashion that the intelligence of the body would be alerted (as he put it) and the process of unravelling neuromuscular compensations would begin.
	www.mercola.com /nst/explain.htm (2743 words)

	The Bowen Technique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Bowen Technique is a body-orientated therapy that is inspired by the work of Mr Thomas Bowen (1916-1982), a renowned Australian therapist.
		This is why the Bowen Technique can have a beneficial effect on a whole range of conditions that are not commonly thought of as being connected to joints and muscles.
		For this reason, the Bowen Technique is often used by elite athletes in Australia for the treatment of injuries and to help them recover after training and competition.
	www.bowentherapie-denhaag.nl /English/bowen-technique.htm (807 words)

	The Bowen Technique an important health care modality
		Bowen challenges the mind, belief systems and materialistic sense of reality of both the patient and the practitioner who are not familiar with the use of such a minimal stimulus to provoke a self healing reaction from the body.
		The Bowen practitioner is merely a catalyst setting the stimulus in motion for the body to heal itself and comes from a rather egoless position believing that it is the patient and his body that does the healing not him the practitioner.
		He routinely uses the Bowen Technique to complement his treatment of various foot and ankle conditions (hallux valgus with bunion, hallux limitus rigitus, joint pain, hammer toes, burning foot, ankle sprain, leg/foot cramp, heel pain, fasciatis) and apply it pre/post op to reduce pain and help healing.
	www.bowentherapytechnique.com /BowenPat/Emergence.html (959 words)

	The Bowen Technique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Bowen Technique may very well be one of the single most important tools we have to facilitate healing of the whole body.
		Since the Bowen Technique addresses the body as a whole unit rather than just the presenting symptom, it embraces the physical, chemical, emotional and mental aspects of each person receiving a treatment.
		Bowen facilitates improvement of a broad range of conditions, and balances the body's energy to create homeostasis at the cellular level.
	www.earthways.co.uk /bowen.html (593 words)

	Bowen Technique - Research
		A study at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill compared practitioner and patient responses on the efficacy of the Bowen Technique in treating pain.
		Joanne Figov, RN and Bowen Therapist, conducted a pilot study on a small section of patients diagnosed with a form of Dystonia called Blepharospasm, a neurological condition characterized by involuntary muscular eyelid spasms causing forceful contraction of the eyes.
		Julian Baker and Helen Kinnear of the European College of Bowen Studies (UK) investigated the effect of the Bowen Technique on patients with long-term shoulder pain and stiffness.
	www.boweninfo.com /research.htm (933 words)

	Bowen Therapy Technique
		NST is a leading technique in structural and spinal therapy for lasting pain removal and rejuvenation.
		NST is a remarkably effective professional bodywork technique, that when applied, initiates a process of natural auto-regulation to occur in the spinal column and consequently throughout the whole body.
		It is for this reason that there are no contraindications, essentially rendering the technique useful for a wide range of conditions from acute pain to chronic conditions.
	www.nstbowen.com /NST.html (383 words)

	Bowen Works offer the original Bowen Technique in Cambridge
		In a Bowen treatment, the therapist is acting as a facilitator in a dialogue with the body, providing the body with information through small and gentle movements over muscle and tendon fibres, and the underlying fascia.
		During the treatment, a Bowen therapist will make a series of moves and will then leave the room in order to allow the body to make use of the information given to it, and for the generated energy to flow.
		Given the subtleness and gentle nature of the treatment, Bowen treatments should not be received in conjunction with other physical therapies such as Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Massage or Reflexology as these can interfere with the subtle work that is going on and overload the patient.
	www.bowenworks.org /treatments.html (359 words)

	Spine Inc. - Bowen Technique
		The technique was named for him only after his death in 1982; during his 30-year career he called himself simply a "manipulative therapist." A Victorian State inquiry determined in 1974 that he was treating over 13,000 patients a year, most often seeing each person only once or twice.
		Bowen died in 1982, Oswald Rentsch, one of the handful of apprentices that Mr.
		It was they who named the work "The Bowen Technique" or "The Bowen Therapeutic Technique." They and the instructors the Rentsches have trained in the last 25 years have trained over 10,000 practitioners, mostly in Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the UK.
	www.spine-inc.com /glossary/b/bowen.htm (546 words)

	Bowen Technique Fact Sheet
		The Bowen technique is a gentle remedial therapy which stimulates the body to rebalance itself and promotes healing, pain relief and recovery of energy.
		The Bowen technique is now being taught to final year university students of Osteopathy in Australia.
		The BTER Press and PR Officer will be happy to send articles about Bowen therapy to anyone working in the media or medical field who wishes to know more about the Bowen Technique or the work of the Bowen Therapists' European Register.
	www.bowentherapists.com /BTER/facts.htm (504 words)

	The Pendle Therapy Clinic : The Bowen Technique
		The Bowen Technique was developed in Australia forty years ago by Thomas A. Bowen (1903-1982), an industrial engineer who gained a reputation for being able to help his co-workers with their aches and pains.
		The Technique relieves all types of pain and is so gentle that it can be used on everyone from newborn infants to the elderly.
		The Bowen Technique is referred to as a "complementary" modality.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /gordon.caygill/bowen.htm (431 words)

	ECBS The Bowen Technique
		London-based Bowen Technique practitioner Nikke Ariff recently completed The Bowen Technique National Migraine Research Program, which sought to determine the efficacy of The Bowen Technique in the treatment of the migraine condition.
		The Bowen therapists were all fully qualified and experienced in The Bowen Technique.
		As a holistic therapy, The Bowen Technique treats the individual as an integrated biodynamic system as opposed to treating an isolated ailment.
	www.thebowentechnique.com /content/migraine.htm (766 words)

	Bowen Technique
		Lise Maltais N.D. Developed in Australia by Tom Bowen, Bowen Technique involves a gentle yet dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue moves, which balance the body and stimulate energy flow.
		Bowen Technique restores the body's innate capacity for self-healing.
		Bowen Technique is new in Alaska, but not new in the United States.
	www.alaskawellness.com /BodyworkBowenArchive.htm (1062 words)

	Migraine Research Results
		All were fully qualified in the Bowen Technique and fulfilled the qualifications set out by the governing body "The Bowen Therapists' European Register" (www.bter.org email: info@bter.org Tel: 079860 08384).
		It is a distinctive feature of Bowen that after a sequence of moves, the practitioner leaves the room for a minimum of two minutes to allow your body to respond to and process the moves.
		My experience with Migraine proved that the Bowen Technique was very effective because it treated the person as a whole where the Migraine condition can be caused by one or a combination of several trigger factors - none of which are easily identifiable.
	www.bowenmigraineresearch.co.uk /mig_results.html (696 words)

	Seameadow Massage Therapy : Services : Bowen Technique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While there are a few, very specific situations in which a particular 'procedure' is contraindicated, the Bowen technique is appropriate to use for individuals of all ages and in all degrees of health.
		Each Bowen move is done at the level of the superficial fascia and affects the relationship between the fascia and the nerve, muscle or tendon being mobilised.
		Detoxification is often initiated during a Bowen session, thereby improving the body's ability to function at a cellular level.
	neeto.ca /seameadow/services/bowen.html (1136 words)

	Bowen Therapy Technique, What is The Bowen Technique
		The Bowen Technique (Bowen Therapy) is a holistic complementary modality for treating musculoskeletal, digestive, respiratory conditions and many more.
		Bowen moves work by relaxing the body's muscles and connective tissue (soft tissues) and removes distortions in the fascia (the fibrous connective tissue that holds us all together).
		Bowen Therapy is NOT Massage, it is NOT Reflexology, it is NOT Chiropractic Medicine and it is NOT Physiotherapy - It is the original Bowtech (The bowen technique).
	www.maheono.com /bowen_therapy.htm (289 words)

	The Bowen Technique by Gerri Shapiro, MS Ed.
		The Bowen Technique involves a series of very gentle rolling moves on the body using thumbs and fingers.
		One feature of Bowen Technique is that there are two minute breaks in which the practitioner actually leaves the room.
		When you apply the Bowen Technique right after a fall, injury or accident, the release of tension acts in a preventive way to help correct any imbalance before it can adversely affect the body.
	www.inlightimes.com /archives/2003/08/bowen-technique.htm (862 words)

	The Bowen Technique
		The Bowen Technique is a gentle yet dynamic body therapy that is therapeutic and can be very effective.
		The technique is considered safe to use on anyone from newborns to the elderly, with any condition from sports injuries to chronic complaints.
		The Bowen Technique is a form of gentle but precise soft tissue manipulation.
	www.metta.org.uk /therap/bowen_technique.htm (289 words)

	Bowen Technique
		The Bowen Technique is a fast and effective body treatment which operates within a holistic framework.
		It is safe to use on anyone, from the new born to the aged and immobile, and produces lasting relief from pain and discomfort.
		The Bowen Technique stimulates circulation, encourages lymphatic and venous drainage, promotes assimilation of nutrients and elimination of toxins, increases joint mobility and improves posture.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /katepepper/therapy/bowen.htm (132 words)

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