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What is Bowen Therapy?

Category: Complementary and Alternative Medicines

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Bowen Therapy is used to describe a variety of therapies based on the work of the Australian body worker, Mr. Tom Bowen (1916–1982). The technique consists of gentle movements across muscles and tendons to relieve pain, spasms and stiffness of movement.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Fibromyalgia 2 2
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 0
General health 1 0
Improve mobility 1 0
Joint pain 1 0

Show all 12 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 8

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Bowen Therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Bowen Therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 3
Expense 1
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Duration

Stopped using Bowen Therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 1
2 - 5 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 3
Usually 4
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 2
A little hard to take 3
Not at all hard to take 3
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 1
$50-99 3
$25-49 0
< $25 0
Not specified 4
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2 patient evaluations for Bowen Therapy

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Dec 11, 2009 (Started Jan 07, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Monthly
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

Nov 11, 2009 (Started Jan 07, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Monthly
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 6, 2009 (Started Jan 09, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Weekly
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Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks
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