Looking for people's experiences with using Bowen therapy in PMR/GCA.

I resisted it for three years and when I did try it, I could have kicked myself.

Out of a wheelchair, then zimmer frame joined it in the garage and just use folding walking stick when the ground looks uneven.  Three year later, I had an operation and for about 3 months quite inactive and was back to zimmer frame.  I went back to my practioner for three session and then one session every 2 weeks and then one every month for three months.  The zimmer soon went back to keep company with the wheelchair. as I was  back to where I had been before the op. I continue to go for boosters once in six months.  I am now 80. I first went when I was 74. I think I will have popped my clogs before I stop going. 

The beauty of it is:

it is non-invasive, you follow implicity the need to drink at least 1 litre of water on top of the usual liquid intake.

The registered practioners are honest.   Three one hour weekly session on consecutive weeks and then they tell  you either it is beginning to work, (which you will know yourself) or it is not for you.   Tell me any other chiro, osteo etc who actually tells you that.

One NHS trust, contracted it for one year, as a trial for their Pain Management Clinic, they have renewed the

contract.

I do know two people who tried it, one gave it up after two sessions, the other was told after three sessions that it was not for them. I know more for whom it worked, including a person whose grandson has attention deficit, I could not believe the difference, never mind the family. 

I love honesty.

The problem is - finding a therapist!  Some are miles away, then you have the stress of getting there and back.  By the time your three weeks are up you’d probably be knackered!😀

Wow - it took someone in Italy to find a therapist for me in Lippstadt, which is less than 30 minutes away.😀

I put in NRW so there were loads that came up, but too far away for me.

I began Bowen therapy over two years ago and believe it has helped a great deal in managing the myofascial pain (MP) associated with my PMR.  However, I contribute some of that success to the fact that Jenna, the Bowen therapist I see in Victoria, British Columbia is also trained in Manual Osteopathy and Neurokinetic Therapy.  I can't say that Bowen alone helped. but I'm sure it's played a part in assisting me.

If I do the assigned exercises regularly I can keep the MP under control. If I slack off for a few days and the MP starts to creep back, I can usually deal with it by getting into the exercise routine again.

Unfortunately, I live in the Northwest Territories and Victoria, BC is a long way away. However, I visit family in the Victoria area on occasion and make sure to schedule at least three visits with Jenna. 

I found Jenna the way Eileen has suggested through the Bowen Therapist Association. I picked out a few names and did further research on the individuals through their websites.

I began Bowen therapy over two years ago and believe it has helped a great deal in managing the myofascial pain (MP) associated with my PMR.  However, I contribute some of that success to the fact that Jenna, the Bowen therapist I see in Victoria, British Columbia is also trained in Manual Osteopathy and Neurokinetic Therapy.  I can't say that Bowen alone helped. but I'm sure it's played a part in assisting me.

If I do the assigned exercises regularly I can keep the MP under control. If I slack off for a few days and the MP starts to creep back, I can usually deal with it by getting into the exercise routine again.

Unfortunately, I live in the Northwest Territories and Victoria, BC is a long way away. However, I visit family in the Victoria area on occasion and make sure to schedule at least three visits with Jenna. 

I found Jenna the way Eileen has suggested through the Bowen Therapist Association. I picked out a few names and did further research on the individuals through their websites.

This might help, it is the last paragraph on The Tom Bowen Story, which anyone can put in their search engine and read the whole story.

Today Tom’s work has been taught world-wide and is taught at university level in Australia.

Each person who has been taught Tom’s technique has their own unique way of interpreting it.

Each persons interpretation is different.

The only original Bowen therapist was Tom Bowen himself. He continually developed and adapted his technique to whatever situation presented itself to him - perhaps sticking to the same basics but always a different interpretation.

He had a favourite saying by which he lived his life:

 “I expect to pass through this world but once, any good thing therefore that I do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall never pass this way again.”