RESEARCH

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
HOW BOWEN WORKS?

IT JUST WORKS
IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER

• The sustained awareness, growth and credibility of the Bowen Technique will, in large part, be determined by our ‘collective’ willingness to support what we say and do, with evidence.

• Ideology, dogma and emotion are no substitute for practical evidence in achieving the wider acceptance and application of the Bowen Technique.

• Identifying the evidentiary mechanism by which the Bowen Technique stimulates the body's innate ability to heal itself will remove much of the existing conjecture that prejudices the credibility of the technique and it's practitioners.
   

RESEARCH GOALS

What makes Bowen tick?

• By what mechanism does Bowen stimulate the body to heal?

• Is perfection (move location - direction - speed - pressure, and sequencing) necessary to effectively apply the Bowen Technique?

• What is the purpose and therapeutic effect of ‘stoppers’?

• What is the purpose and therapeutic effect of ‘pauses’?

• Does varying the position (timing) and duration of the ‘pause’ alter it’s effectiveness?

• Does combining other modalities (Chapman/Bennett/Compression/Taping) impact the effectiveness of the Bowen Technique?

• By what mechanism does Bowen stimulate energetic and temperature shifts in a body, during a session?

Pelvic Obliquity (PO) - what’s that? 

• By what mechanism does Pelvic Obliquity occur?

• What are the broad effects of Pelvic Obliquity on wider structural integrity?

• By what mechanism does ‘compression’ relieve Pelvic Obliquity?

• What is the most effective treatment regime for Pelvic Obliquity?

CHILDHOOD SCOLIOSIS - CAN BOWEN ALTER tHE OUTCOME? 

• Can Bowen in conjunction with a structured exercise program positively alter the trajectory of childhood scoliosis?

• By what mechanism does Bowen stimulate the body to ‘straighten’ a spine?

Emotional Release (ER) - what’s that?

• By what mechanism does Emotional Release trigger a meditative state?

• What is happening in the Brain during an Emotional Release?

• Is Emotional Release a valid technique for resolving long standing physical issues that have failed to respond to other techniques/treatment, including Bowen?