Bowen therapy works for frozen shoulder

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Bowen therapy works for frozen shoulder

The first-ever trial of Bowen therapy shows it relieves pain and restores

mobility in a majority of patients with frozen shoulder.

Bowen therapy is one of the less known of the manipulative techniques. It

involves making a series of very subtle and precise movements over the tendons,

nerves and muscles - with each disorder meriting a different set of moves. It is

a very gentle therapy and the therapist will often move away from the patient

several times during a session to allow their body to respond to the movements.

Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire in England have now carried

out the first-ever trial of Bowen therapy, working with a group of 20 patients

who had been diagnosed with frozen shoulder. All had a history of worsening

shoulder pain and decreased mobility. Each had up to five sessions of Bowen

therapy. Analysis showed a remarkable 70 per cent of the group had mobility in

the affected shoulder restored to the same level as the non-affected side. All

the group reported improvement in daily activities, and there were no side

effects. " It's a small and purely descriptive trial - but it's a start, "

comments Professor Bernie , who led the study.

Source

Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care December 7 2001