BOWEN THERAPY AND ROBOT WALKING

 If someone has an infection, we can't help that.
Broken spine, cancer. There are some things we can't help with. 

-By Michael leroux

Welcome back to another post, another week has gone by and I’ve been busy looking at a lot of different stretches and new techniques, and to be honest a lot of it is crap! It’s either some new gadget that will lock you up and make you as stiff as concrete afterwards, or will basically make you feel good while the treatment is being done.  There is one thing I did come across by accident and which I had totally forgotten about, its called Bowen Therapy, now to say its like chiropractic then that would be like comparing cheese to milk. Yes it still works with your back and spine, but has more to do with the soft tissue or fascia. Fascia is a specific type of connective tissue that forms a three dimensional web surrounding every tissue in the body. Bowen Therapy, through specific soft tissue or fascial release and integration techniques, stimulate specific receptors that enable the body itself to correct dysfunctions and restore balance through treating the cause rather than the symptoms. Bowen Therapy has consistently shown it can have profound and permanent healing and pain relief outcomes. Do a quick Google search on Bowen Therapist and you will be sure to find one in your area.

Now for the best part, the stretches! Once again I have two more, I hope you are book marking each blog? or copying them so you can refer back to them. But don’t worry in another 4 weeks or so I will do a review and post all of them at once.

The Side Reach is my personal favorite especially after doing a new sport or demanding one like skateboarding that locks my back up, it stretches the torso muscles while strengthening the leg muscles. The Seated Lower Backstretch improves flexibility to each side of the lower back, which is great unless of course your desire in life is to walk like a robot!

Side Reach

· Stand with your legs 3 feet apart

· Keep the right foot pointing forward and turn the left foot sideways so your feet are perpendicular to each other

· Bend your left knee while your right leg remains straight as you shift your body’s weight sideways to the left.

· Lower your left hand to contact the left ankle as you reach up and over your head with your right arm.

Hold for 10 seconds to 1 minute before switching sides.

Seated Lower Back Stretch-

·    In a tall seated posture, straighten your right leg in front of your body, with the foot pointing to the ceiling

·    Bend at the left knee and cross the left foot over the right leg and down to the floor so that the foot can be pulled flat toward your groin.

·    Place your left elbow against the inside of your left knee as you reach around with your right arm and then anchor it to the floor behind your body.

·    Hold for 10 seconds to 1 minute before switching sides.

I hope this has been helpful and saved you a lot of research. Please leave me some feed back on any of the stretches. Have you tried Bowen before? What was the outcome? Is there something else that is different again to Bowen or Chiropractic? Let me know, I will give it a try and the share my thoughts on it.

Until next time,

MrScoliosis

www.relievingscoliosis.com