How Will I Know if Bowenwork or Soft Tissue Therapy is Best For Me?
Before the initial hands-on part of your session begins, a careful assessment of soft-tissue problems and a discussion between you and your therapist will help identify the work and care plan that would most benefit your needs. Your client intake form is discussed and this initial session frequently takes longer than the assessment phase of a regular session. Bowenwork differs from other Soft Tissue Therapies in several ways. One important difference is the amount of verbal exchange between therapist and client. During Bowenwork sessions there may be little or no verbal exchange between therapist and client. Bowenwork is a ‘hands-off, hands-on’ treatment. Thumbs and fingers are used on certain points around the body, making rolling type sets of moves over soft tissue – muscle, tendon, ligament – and in between each set of moves the therapist leaves the room for short 2 minute intervals between sequences to allow a body response to take place. As a soft tissue modality Bowenwork is espe
