How can Bowen Pain Management help me?
As a Registered Nurse with additional training in Holistic Nursing and Nurse Coaching, clients are assessed and treated from a nursing perspective. Holistic Nursing views the client from an integrative viewpoint, considering all aspects of life as contributing to their overall state of health. As the total health of the client can be complex and interrelated, the treatment plan may include nurse coaching in areas of the client’s life that may be impacting their health outcomes. This is always approached in collaboration with the client and is client-directed.
Bowen therapy is one of several approaches that can be used to address the body holistically and is often the treatment of choice based on a thorough assessment. A treatment plan is co-created with the client to establish their goals and desired outcomes.
What is Bowen therapy?
Bowen is a dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue therapy that utilizes subtle inputs to the body, stimulating the body to balance itself. This work influences the person as a whole and can provide relief for many types of injuries and other health issues, both acute and chronic.
The indications for use include:
- Back pain, sciatica
- Digestive and bowel problems, IBS
- Migraines
- Fibromyalgia
- Infant colic
- Knee, ankle, and foot problems
- Menstrual and hormonal irregularities
- Infertility
- Sports and accident injuries
- Neck/shoulder problems, frozen shoulder
- TMJ dysfunction
- Bedwetting
- Groin pain and pelvic tilt
- Prostate problems
- Respiratory problems
- Carpal tunnel syndrome, RSI
- Tennis or golf elbow
- PTSD, depression
- and many more…
What happens during your session?
A typical session generally lasts from 30-60 minutes. Clients usually lie on a massage/bodywork table, or may be seated in a chair if required for comfort. During a session, the client often drops into deep relaxation caused by the autonomic nervous system response. A ‘session’ involves one or more ‘procedures’, each of which consists of several sets of ‘moves’. The moves are gentle, but purposeful, and can be done through light clothing. Between each set of moves, the nurse pauses for as many minutes as are needed for the client’s body to begin responding. As the nervous system begins to adjust the tension level in the muscles, the nurse assesses when the client is ready for the next set of moves. A common approach in the first session is to balance the entire body by addressing the lower back, upper back, and then the neck. In contrast to other therapies, where there is correction on the patient through manipulation, this work facilitates the body in balancing itself, with minimal intervention. Due to the nature of this approach, and the body’s continuing response to it over several days, other forms of manipulative therapy are discouraged for up to five days after a session.
About Janet Riley, RN NC-BC
Janet E. Riley RN has been a registered nurse since 1984 and has been practising Bowen therapy as part of her nursing practice since 2000. Her experience prior to being in independent practice includes orthopaedic surgery and geriatric rehabilitation. Janet is a graduate of the Holistic Nurse, Nurse Coach and Consultant program at the Canadian Institute of Integrative Nursing Development & Education (theciinde.com) and is board certified as a Holistic Nurse and Nurse Coach with the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation.
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