Using the Bowen Technique to Address Complex and Common Conditions (eBook)

John Wilks, Isobel Knight (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
368 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85701-129-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book shows how the Bowen technique can be used to treat different conditions including lower back pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel, hayfever, asthma, diabetes (type 2), migraines, stress and tension disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, as well as in palliative care and performance enhancement in sport and dance.

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The Bowen technique resets and repairs the body, restoring balance to relieve pain and improve energy. This book shows how it can be particularly effective at alleviating conditions that are renowned for being difficult to treat, as well as at enhancing performance in dance and other sports. Covering lower back pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, hayfever, asthma, diabetes (type 2), migraines, stress and tension disorders, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, palliative care, performance enhancement, and in pre and post-natal care, clinical case studies reveal Bowen technique in action along with detailed explanations of how and why Bowen is so effective for each of these different situations.This is the perfect book for Bowen practitioners, and other complementary and alternative health practitioners and medical professionals wanting to know how and why the Bowen technique can help their patients, as well as patients interested in learning about what Bowen can do for them.

Autor

John Wilks is a Bowen and craniosacral instructor and author. He works in a physiotherapy and integrated healthcare practice in the west of England. He is a former chairman of the Bowen Association of the UK and of the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK. Isobel Knight is a writer, researcher and periodic lecturer on Ehlers-Danlos (Type III) Hypermobility Syndrome. Isobel is also a practising Bowen Therapist and the author of A Guide to hypermobility Syndrome: Bending without Breaking and A Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Ehlers-Danlos (Type III) – Hypermobility Syndrome and lives in South London.

Inhalt

Preface. Introduction. 1. How Bowen Works. 2. Fascia, Tensegrity and Assessment. Kelly Clancy, Founder, Seattle Center for Structural Medicine. 3. Our Fluid Bodies. 4. Bowen and the Acupuncture Connection. 5. Back Pain. 6. Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia. 7. The Upper Extremity (Arms, Shoulders and Upper Back). Kelly Clancy, Founder, Seattle Center for Structural Medicine. 8. Headaches, Migraines and the TMJ. 9. Stress, Anxiety and Depression. 10. Asthma and other Respiratory Conditions. 11. Women's Health. 12. Pregnancy and Birth. John Wilks, practising Bowen and Craniosacral therapist and teacher and Lina Clarke, registered Midwife, Doula, Bowen therapist and Childbirth Educator. 13. Babies, Toddlers and Children. 14. Sport. Michael Quinlivan, Co-founder, Border College of Natural Therapies. 15. Dance, Stretching and Hypermobility. 16. Parkinsons, MS and Diabetes. 17. Palliative Care. Nickatie diMarco, Bowen therapist, palliative care settings. 18. Bowen in the Workplace. 19. Research. 20. Bowen in the NHS. Paula Esson, Clinic Director, Northern Integrative Health Practice. Appendix 1. Exercise. Appendix 2. Supplements, Homeopathy and Nutrition. Author Biographies. Bibliography. Contacts. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.8.2014
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 20 black & white illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Behandlungstechniken
• Schlagworte: Asthma • Bodywork • Bowen • carpal tunnel • Chronic Fatigue • chronic pain • Diabetes • Energy • fatigue • Fibromyalgia • Frozen Shoulder • hayfever • Lower back pain • Massage • migraine • pain management • Palliative Care • Performance enhancement • post-natal care • pre-natal care • stress management • Tennis elbow • tension diabetes
• ISBN-10: 0-85701-129-4 / 0857011294
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85701-129-9 / 9780857011299