When did Tom go into full time professional practice?
1962
Birth of Tom Bowen
Where was he born?
18/04/16
Brunswick
What are the names of the 6 people he taught
R.S O.R N.L K.R K.D K.N
When was the first Bowen therapy association formed? And we’re?
1997
South Australia
List 4 reasons for being an association member
- Insurance
- Training
- Advertising
- Kept up to date with latest information, research etc
3 reasons for using a case card
- Collects medical history
- Used to find out current issues with the client
- Treatment plan
What does term palpating mean?
Exploration using the sensation of touch
5 stages of classic Bowen move
- Locate the point
- Draw the slack
- Apply the challenge
- Do the Bowen move
- Release the point
What is fascia?
Fascia is the connective tissue which creates the immediate environment of every cell in the body, wrapping and uniting structures with its moist, fibrous, covering sheets and strands
What is thixotropy
Means that something becomes more fluid when it is stored up and more solid when it is left without being disturbed
What is ground substance
The liquid medium which the other body fluid pass through to enter and leave the cell.Consistency of egg whites
Pre requisits for pelvic procedure
Lumbar activators All lower back moves TFL and ITB Sacral moves hamstring moves
Pre requisits for shoulder move
Thoracic activators
Neck moves
When applying sacral moves what muscles are we working?
Glut max
Glut med
TFL and ITB
Indications of sacral move
- Lower back problems not resolved with Normal lower back moves
- SI joint pain
- Sciatic
- During pregnancy
- Other unresolved hip pain
Pre requisits for TMJ moves
- Upper back
- Neck
- Hay fever
- Thoracic activators
- Upper back
What are the pre requisits for the shin splints move
Lumbar activators Lower back TFL and ITB Hamstrings Sacrum Pelvic procedure Knee procedure
What are the indications for using the upper trapezius moves?
Headache pain (pain behind ear and posterior to eye)
- pain in neck and difficulty turning head side to side
- pain medial to superior end of the scapula
What do we have waiting periods in Bowen therapy?
Allows time for the body to respond to the treatment
When are the crucial 2 minute waits
Following the blockers for the first time
Pre requisits for the rhomboid moves
Lumbar and thoracic activators and standard upper back moves
List 5 points we look for when evaluating trigger points
- Myofascial pain is referred from trigger points in specific patterns
- Activated by acute overload, overwork, fatigue, direct trauma and by chilling
- Activated indirectly by other trigger points, visceral disease, arthritic joints and emotional distress
- Active TPs vary in irritability from hr to hr and day to day
- TP irritability may increase from latent to an active level by many factors
Define trigger point
Hyper-sensitive points within the soft tissue structures of the body
What is a jump sign?
The local TP pain, which is out or in proportion to the pressure applied, can be so intense that it causes the patient to jump or cry out
