MS Awareness Week

This week is MS Awareness Week, 7 days acknowledging an illness that affects 100,000 people in the UK.

 MS (Multiple Sclerosis) is an inflammatory disease in which a substance called myelin, which protects the nerve fibres in the central nervous system, is damaged.

Your immune system, which normally helps to fight off infections, mistakes myelin for a foreign body and attacks it.

This damages the myelin and strips it off the nerve fibres, either partially or completely, leaving scars known as lesions or plaques.

MS typically affects young adults but the age of sufferers can range. It is more common in women than men and includes various symptoms.

A person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation, muscle weakness and spasms, difficulties with moving, coordination and balance, problems in speech or swallowing, visual problems, fatigue, and bladder and bowel difficulties.

MS can make the smallest of tasks a huge struggle, severely affecting a sufferer’s quality of life.

 

Michelle Obama admitted her dad was diagnosed with MS in his thirties

 

Bowen Therapy is known for its healing qualities and has had amazing results with MS sufferers.

The Bowen Technique is a natural, drug-free, non-invasive, complementary therapy that can also help people with MS.

Rather than 'making' the body change, Bowen 'asks' the body to recognise the ailment and make the changes it requires.

During the 30-60 minute treatment, the Bowen practitioner makes small, rolling movements over muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissue at precise points on the body, using only the amount of pressure appropriate for that individual.

 

No hard-tissue manipulation or force is needed or used.

Between each set of moves, the body is allowed to rest for a few minutes, to allow it to absorb the information it has received and initiate the healing process.

One client with MS who used Bowen to manage her symptoms said: “I discovered Bowen therapy during my last M.S. episode. 

“This was a particularly bad episode and I have been treated with steroids. 

“Unfortunately I had a lot of the side effects from the steroids and consequently I felt worse. 

“I had great difficulty walking; my energy levels on a scale of 1 to 10 were about 4. 

“My hands and arms were affected with lots of muscle spasms, which meant I was unable to write, sew or feed myself. 

“Although I have a positive outlook, all the above symptoms eventually got me down and I became quite depressed.

“Twenty four hours after my first Bowen therapy session I felt so much better.

“By my fourth session the spasms in my arms and hands had almost disappeared, my energy level had risen to an 8 and I walked for a whole shopping trip around Sainsbury’s. 

“I felt almost back to normal.  I have Bowen sessions every three to four weeks and am able to live life to the full and to continue with my quilt making and baking.”

 

 

If you suffer from MS, or know somebody that does, see if Bowen could help you. Find a qualified Bowen practitioner near to you by visiting www.bowentherapy.org.uk or call 0844 561 7173.

 

How Bowen could blow out your spring sniffles

How Bowen could blow out your spring sniffles

 

It’s the start of Allergy Awareness Week, and it looks like it’s arrived just in time as we approach the start of the dreaded hay-fever season.

 

The summer-spoiling symptoms of hay fever are caused by inflammation of the sinuses due to an allergic reaction to pollen.

 

Your immune system thinks it has come into contact with a harmful agent, meaning it overreacts and produces immunoglobulins which release the chemicals that irritate your nose, throat and eyes.

 

 

 

A-listers Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, Orlando Bloom and Scarlett Johansen all suffer with the dreaded seasonal disorder, but the symptoms can result in a less than A-list look.

 

It was recently reported that acupuncture, combined with antihistamine medicine, has seen some results in making small improvements to hay fever symptoms.

 

However, if you’re not a fan of needles or some of the negative side effects often related to many antihistamines and nasal sprays, why not try another alternative…

 

The Bowen Technique is a natural, drug-free, non-invasive, complementary therapy that can also help treat the seasonal disorder without the unwanted secondary effects.

 

Rather than 'making' the body change, Bowen 'asks' the body to recognise the ailment and make the changes it requires.

 

During the 30-60 minute treatment, the Bowen practitioner makes small, rolling movements over muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissue at precise points on the body, using only the amount of pressure appropriate for that individual.

 

No hard-tissue manipulation or force is needed or used.

 

 

 

Between each set of moves, the body is allowed to rest for a few minutes, to allow it to absorb the information it has received and initiate the healing process.

 

The massage acts as lymphatic drainage which helps with the breathing and sensory difficulties associated with hay fever.

One client that used Bowen for hay fever said: “Since starting my Bowen sessions I have a general feeling of well-being, I feel calmer and more relaxed.

 

“As regards to specific problems I no longer have hay fever and therefore no need for use of antihistamines.

“By keeping on regular sessions I feel that I am maintaining my general health, both physically and psychologically.”

 

If you suffer from hay fever and are interested in Bowen Therapy, find a qualified Bowen practitioner near to you by visiting the website or call 0844 561 7173

Bowen for Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week

Today sees the start of Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week.

It is estimated that around 1 in 500 people are affected by Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disease that is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra.

The loss of nerve cells leads to a reduction in the amount dopamine in the brain.

Dopamine plays a vital role in regulating the movement of the body and this reduction in dopamine is responsible for many of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Symptoms include involuntary shaking of particular parts of the body (tremors), muscle stiffness that can make everyday tasks very difficult and physical movements becoming very slow.

Sufferers can also experience non-motor symptoms such as depression, daytime sleepiness and dysphagia (difficulties swallowing).

                  Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s syndrome in 1984

There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease, though a medication called levodopa has proved effective in relieving symptoms.

Unfortunately after around 3-5 years use the effectiveness of levodopa is reduced.

The Bowen Technique is a natural, drug-free, non-invasive, complementary therapy that can be a gentle yet effective for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease.

 

Rather than 'making' the body change, Bowen 'asks' the body to recognise the ailment and make the changes it requires. It works ‘with’ the body as opposed to ‘against’ it.

 

During the 30-60 minute treatment, the Bowen practitioner makes small, rolling, movements over muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissue at precise points on the body, using only the amount of pressure appropriate for that individual.

 

 

 

No hard-tissue manipulation or force is needed or used.

Between each set of moves, the body is allowed to rest for a few minutes, to allow it to absorb the information it has received and initiate the healing process.

Read a testimonial from a client that has used Bowen to relieve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

If you are caring for somebody with Parkinson’s and are interested in how Bowen Therapy can help with physical or mental stress visit the website to find a Bowen therapist near you or call 0844 561 7173.

 

Can’t stomach your IBS anymore? Try Bowen…

April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month, a disturbance in the gut that affects approximately 1 in 5 people.

 

IBS is a common digestive condition that can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. The cause is unknown; however stress, certain foods and hormones are said to play a part in the development of the condition.

 

People with the healthiest of diets can develop IBS; 1 in 3 sufferers are women.

 

 

As the cause of the condition is relatively unknown, some treatments may not be effective. Bowen Therapy is one alternative treatment that can help IBS and other digestive conditions.

Bowen is a drug-free, non-invasive complementary therapy. With primarily fingers and thumbs, the Bowen practitioner makes small, rolling movements over muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissue at precise points on the body, using only the amount of pressure appropriate for that individual.

 

No hard-tissue manipulation or force is used and between each set of moves, the body is allowed to rest for a few minutes, to allow it to absorb the information it has received and initiate the healing process.

 

Bowen prides itself on being able to trigger the body’s own healing systems. Rather than 'making' the body change, Bowen 'asks' the body to recognise and make the changes it requires.

 

 

 

One Bowen clients said: “I initially saw Jen (Bowen practitioner) when my doctor said I had IBS and it couldn’t be treated.

 

After 3 sessions I had no symptoms and IBS has never returned.

 

That was 11 years ago and I visit Jen whenever I have a condition that needs treating. Jen’s work goes beyond the treatment that any doctor can give me.”

 

Another said: “Bowen is a truly amazing treatment, I cannot praise it enough!

It cured me of an illness that hospital consultants only scratched their heads at. I still use Bowen to keep me in check. Love it.”

 

Read more testimonials from people that have used Bowen for digestive problems here.

 

If you suffer from back pain and are interested in how Bowen Therapy can help you, visit the website visit www.bowentherapy.org.uk to find a Bowen therapist near you or call 0844 561 7173.