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21 Aug 2011
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Bowen Research Abstract

The effects of the Bowen technique on hamstring flexibility over time: A randomised controlled trial

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Michelle Marr MSc, PgCertEda, MCSP Chartered Physiotherapist and Lecturer, Julian Bakerb, Director and Principal Instructor of The European College of Bowen Studies, Nicky Lambon MA, DipTP, CertEdFEa, MCSP Principal Lecturer, Physiotherapy Programme Manager and Director of Faculty Placement Unit at Coventry University and Jo Perry MSc, MCSP, MMACPa, Grad Assoc Phys Senior Lecturer, Coventry University

a School of Physiotherapy and Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK

b European College of Bowen Studies, The Corsley Centre, Old School, Deep Lane, Corsley, Wiltshire, BA12 7QF, UK

Received 11 January 2009;
revised 23 June 2010;
accepted 24 July 2010.
Available online 15 September 2010.

Summary

The hamstring muscles are regularly implicated in recurrent injuries, movement dysfunction and low back pain. Links between limited flexibility and development of neuromusculoskeletal symptoms are frequently reported. The Bowen Technique is used to treat many conditions including lack of flexibility. The study set out to investigate the effect of the Bowen Technique on hamstring flexibility over time.An assessor-blind, prospective, randomised controlled trial was performed on 120 asymptomatic volunteers. Participants were randomly allocated into a control group or Bowen group. Three flexibility measurements occurred over one week, using an active knee extension test. The intervention group received a single Bowen treatment. A repeated measures univariate analysis of variance, across both groups for the three time periods, revealed significant within-subject and between-subject differences for the Bowen group. Continuing increases in flexibility levels were observed over one week. No significant change over time was noted for the control group.

Keywords: Hamstring; Flexibility; Bowen technique; Randomised controlled trial/RCT

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09 Aug 2011
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Scientific Bowen Research

The first published piece of Bowen research has now been printed!

Bowen has had quite a few studies carried out, some of them quite good and others of interest but not that useful from a scientific perspective. If Bowen as a physical therapy is to stand up in the world of evidenced based medicine, then we need to provide evidence of the effects of what we do.  This piece of research is a very important step forward for the Bowen community.   This puts Bowen in a different world and is in Integrated Medicine terms, one of the most important events for Bowen since its inception.

This has serious implications for Advertising standards (the ASA). We now have a peer reviewed, ethically approved piece of research, allowing us to state clearly, that a single treatment of The Bowen Technique, significantly increases and maintains hamstring flexibility.

 

The Article can be seen in full on PubMed searches and is also on the Science Direct website.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360859210001075

The abstract can be downloaded here: Hamstrings reasearch pdf

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