A Bowen treatment restores muscle tone which improves alignment, reduces inflammation and reduces pain. Sciatica is a term used to describe nerve pain in the leg that is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve root which starts in your lumbar spine and travels down the leg, it has many branches. The Compression … Continue reading How can Bowen help with Sciatica? By Michelle Laura
Our bodies are truly amazing! Did you know Fascia is the connective tissue between your skin and your muscles? Well there is a lot more to it than we used to think. There are sheets, or trains, of fascia throughout your body. Fascia is made from collagen fibres that wraps around every structure in the … Continue reading All about Fascia (Another reason to love Bowen Therapy)
A Bowen move activates the following mechanisms to reset the body to heal itself. 1. Stretch reflex — most Bowen moves are done either at the origin, insertion or belly of the muscles where the golgi cells’ receptors are located, informing the nervous systems on the state of tension, length or stretch in the musculotendinous … Continue reading Tell me again, how does Bowen work?
