Bowen Technique, Rolfing, & Chiropractic?!
Question: So I made an appt for my first Bowen session on Friday, and they told me I couldn't see my chiropractor for at least 2 days before and a week after because it would "shock" the never endings and basically negate the bowen session. Anyone heard of this with Bowen or Rolfing? I've been under chiropractic care for several years, and I feel like my adjustments don't last very long and wanted to supplement with some body therapy other than traditional massage. I am open to trying other methods...as I truely just want to be pain free. Can these work together, or do I really have to give up chiropractic? I could use some advice. Thanks!!!!
Answers: So I made an appt for my first Bowen session on Friday, and they told me I couldn't see my chiropractor for at least 2 days before and a week after because it would "shock" the never endings and basically negate the bowen session. Anyone heard of this with Bowen or Rolfing? I've been under chiropractic care for several years, and I feel like my adjustments don't last very long and wanted to supplement with some body therapy other than traditional massage. I am open to trying other methods...as I truely just want to be pain free. Can these work together, or do I really have to give up chiropractic? I could use some advice. Thanks!!!!
You don't need to worry about having your nerve endings "shocked" by the chiropractor, however, if you have been going for several years you should try something more. Most chiropractors have a passive approach for therapy. This means that they apply their modality to you, with no effort or responsibility on the patients part. The better approach is to apply an appropriate therapy, whether it be a manipulation, mobilization, muscle therapy and supplement it with exercises that help stablilize the area of your body that is deficient. I believe rolfing incorporates this in some sense, and it appears that this Bowen technique might as well.
One problem is that sometimes pain free is not a real option for some people. This would be the case if you have spinal stenosis or chronic facet syndrome do to a whiplash type injury. As far as chronic pain syndromes, the best treatment is usually exercise. I hope this helps.
Bowen did wonders for me! 100% recommend
chiropractic i found to be a littel aggressive, for me
bowen for my knee, had 4 treatments and i've never had any probs since
good luck!
google Pete Egoscue
he has a book out called "Pain free, A revolutionary method for stopping chronic pain" I got the book at barnes and noble a few years ago for like 15.00
Muscles move bones so if the bones are out of alignment it is the muscles that are causing that problem, so if you don't get the muscles to put the body back in place it won't matter how many visits you get to your chiropractor, the muscles will pull the bones back out.
The exercises in the book are easy and have helped many clients of mine, from professional athletes, construction workers, doctors, etc. but at first they will take up to 40 minutes of your time, but is being out of pain worth it. once your out of pain, it can take 10-15 minutes a day to keep your body out of pain
I teach these exercises to my massage clients and because I have already got them out of alot of pain, at the end of the session and then after a week or so of doing the exercises they are feeling so much more better, they tell all their friends and that keeps me busy in my massage practice. I have been a massage therapist for 20+ years.