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Why Getting Closer To Your Toes Will Keep You Going To The Gym

 

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14th March 2012

The Bowen Stand at The Back Pain Show and at Ladies Day (which raised £700 for Marie Curie) brought in several new Bowen clients.The most common procedure that I have been doing recently has been The Hamstring Procedure!

There cannot be a better time with the impending Olympics to be yelling from the treetops how effective Bowen is on hamstring flexibility.Truly, I have been seeing some amazing results, and thought you might like to see below a Press Release and Research.

Diana Menzies-Smith

BTAA IIHHT RSA VTCT

www.track2health.com

01932 988828

BOWEN STAND AT THE BACK PAIN SHOW OLYMPIA
Back Pain Stand

Why Getting Closer To Your Toes Will Keep You Going To The Gym


"If you can't touch your toes and experience hip, back, knee or ankle pain, it's almost certainly due to having short hamstrings."


Many people have short hamstrings, which in time can lead to long-term back pain. In the shorter term, tight hamstrings can make many forms of exercise more painful and difficult to recover from", commented Julian Baker, a teacher and practitioner of The Bowen Technique.


A major breakthrough in treating hamstring injuries and their limited flexibility means this could all change.The advance in therapy means people who are unable to touch their toes could now do so.


The implications of reaching your toes are huge for sports therapists and athletes.


Hamstring problems are not only one of the most common and time-consuming injuries to treat in athletes; they are also indicated in back pain and sciatica.


A recently published study by Coventry University showed the application of The Bowen Technique to have improved the long-term flexibility of hamstrings significantly, after only one treatment. The study tracked the physical progress of 116 people whose hamstring performance was first measured electronically while performing a straight leg raise. They were then treated once and followed up with a second measurement after seven days.

"I'm astonished by the long-term effects of this therapy treatment" added Julian. "I had expected some of the immediate improvements to drop away, but for most of those who trialled the therapy to maintain and increase their flexibility was a real surprise."

Research from the trial shows that not only did The Bowen Technique treatment significantly increase hamstring flexibility, but these changes held and even increased over seven days, without further treatment.

"Achieving improvement in such a short time frame is an impressive result for any physical research. The hamstrings are completely key to the body's well-being - if they are suitably flexible, they will reduce pain levels and the incidence of injury."

After using The Bowen Technique to recover from breaking his back during SAS parachute training, the adventurer Bear Grylls described himself as 'hooked' on the Bowen Technique.

RESEARCH

BACKGROUND:Hamstring strains are the most common sport-related injury in the lower limb, with high recurrence rates and lengthy recovery periods. Causal links between lack of flexibility and development of muscle strain injury are frequently reported. The financial implication of treating such injuries provides a continual drive to deliver more effective, evidence-based treatment.Since 1994, a complementary therapy called 'The Bowen Technique' has been used to treat inflexibility and many other conditions. The Technique provides gentle rolling moves over fascial interfaces without heating, stretching or specific joint mobilisation. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Bowen Technique, on the hamstring flexibility of healthy subjects, over time.

METHOD: A single-blinded, longitudinal, RCT was performed on 116 male and female volunteers. Participants were randomly allocated into a control group or Bowen intervention group. Three hamstring flexibility measurements were taken from each subject over one week, using an active knee extension test and an electrogoniometer. An independent assessor verified the results.

RESULTS: Data were analysed using independent t-tests. Significant increases in hamstring flexibility were demonstrated in the Bowen group immediately post-test.
CONCLUSION: A single treatment of the Bowen Technique significantly increases the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in healthy subjects and maintains this increase for a period of one week in the absence of tissue heating, stretching, or specific joint mobilisation. Previous quantitative research has reported sustained flexibility increases for a maximum of twenty-four hours. This study has provided new information relating to the subject of flexibility. The superficial and gentle nature of the Bowen Technique invalidates explanations of tissue creep yet provides implications for plasticity following proprioceptive stimulation along the thoracolumbar and lumbopelvic myofascial slings. Further research is required into such proprioceptive mechanisms in relation to manual therapy techniques.
January 2008

This research was published in the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies in July 2011.


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Why Getting Closer To Your Toes Will Keep You Going To The Gym

 

"If you can't touch your toes and experience hip, back, knee or ankle pain, it's almost certainly due to having short hamstrings."

 

Many people have short hamstrings, which in time can lead to long-term back pain. In the shorter term, tight hamstrings can make many forms of exercise more painful and difficult to recover from", commented Julian Baker, a teacher and practitioner of The Bowen Technique.  

 

A major breakthrough in treating hamstring injuries and their limited flexibility means this could all change.  The advance in therapy means people who are unable to touch their toes could now do so.  

 

The implications of reaching your toes are huge for sports therapists and athletes.  

 

Hamstring problems are not only one of the most common and time-consuming injuries to treat in athletes; they are also indicated in back pain and sciatica.  

 

A recently published study by Coventry University showed the application of The Bowen Technique to have improved the long-term flexibility of hamstrings significantly, after only one treatment.  

 

The study tracked the physical progress of 116 people whose hamstring performance was first measured electronically while performing a straight leg raise.  They were then treated once and followed up with a second measurement after seven days.

 

"I'm astonished by the long-term effects of this therapy treatment" added Julian.  "I had expected some of the immediate improvements to drop away, but for most of those who trialled the therapy to maintain and increase their flexibility was a real surprise."

 

Research from the trial shows that not only did The Bowen Technique treatment significantly increase hamstring flexibility, but these changes held and even increased over seven days, without further treatment.

 

"Achieving improvement in such a short time frame is an impressive result for any physical research.  The hamstrings are completely key to the body's well-being - if they are suitably flexible, they will reduce pain levels and the incidence of injury."

 

After using The Bowen Technique to recover from breaking his back during SAS parachute training, the adventurer Bear Grylls described himself as 'hooked' on the Bowen Technique.

 

RESEARCH 

 

BACKGROUND:   Hamstring strains are the most common sport-related injury in the lower limb, with high recurrence rates and lengthy recovery periods. Causal links between lack of flexibility and development of muscle strain injury are frequently reported. The financial implication of treating such injuries provides a continual drive to deliver more effective, evidence-based treatment.  Since 1994, a complementary therapy called 'The Bowen Technique' has been used to treat inflexibility and many other conditions. The Technique provides gentle rolling moves over fascial interfaces without heating, stretching or specific joint mobilisation. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Bowen Technique, on the hamstring flexibility of healthy subjects, over time.

METHOD: A single-blinded, longitudinal, RCT was performed on 116 male and female volunteers. Participants were randomly allocated into a control group or Bowen intervention group. Three hamstring flexibility measurements were taken from each subject over one week, using an active knee extension test and an electrogoniometer. An independent assessor verified the results.

RESULTS: Data were analysed using independent t-tests. Significant increases in hamstring flexibility were demonstrated in the Bowen group immediately post-test (p
CONCLUSION: A single treatment of the Bowen Technique significantly increases the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in healthy subjects and maintains this increase for a period of one week in the absence of tissue heating, stretching, or specific joint mobilisation. Previous quantitative research has reported sustained flexibility increases for a maximum of twenty-four hours. This study has provided new information relating to the subject of flexibility. The superficial and gentle nature of the Bowen Technique invalidates explanations of tissue creep yet provides implications for plasticity following proprioceptive stimulation along the thoracolumbar and lumbopelvic myofascial slings. Further research is required into such proprioceptive mechanisms in relation to manual therapy techniques.
January 2008

This research was published in the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies in July 2011.  

   

HOW FLEXIBLE ARE YOU?   

 

COULD YOUR HAMSTRINGS BE CAUSING YOUR BACK PROBLEM?

 

BOOK YOUR TREATMENT WITH ME BEFORE 27TH MARCH!   

 

01932 843269

"If you can't touch your toes and experience hip, back, knee or ankle pain, it's almost certainly due to having short hamstrings."

 

Many people have short hamstrings, which in time can lead to long-term back pain. In the shorter term, tight hamstrings can make many forms of exercise more painful and difficult to recover from", commented Julian Baker, a teacher and practitioner of The Bowen Technique.  

 

A major breakthrough in treating hamstring injuries and their limited flexibility means this could all change.  The advance in therapy means people who are unable to touch their toes could now do so.  

 

The implications of reaching your toes are huge for sports therapists and athletes.  

 

Hamstring problems are not only one of the most common and time-consuming injuries to treat in athletes; they are also indicated in back pain and sciatica.  

 

A recently published study by Coventry University showed the application of The Bowen Technique to have improved the long-term flexibility of hamstrings significantly, after only one treatment.  

 

The study tracked the physical progress of 116 people whose hamstring performance was first measured electronically while performing a straight leg raise.  They were then treated once and followed up with a second measurement after seven days.

 

"I'm astonished by the long-term effects of this therapy treatment" added Julian.  "I had expected some of the immediate improvements to drop away, but for most of those who trialled the therapy to maintain and increase their flexibility was a real surprise."

 

Research from the trial shows that not only did The Bowen Technique treatment significantly increase hamstring flexibility, but these changes held and even increased over seven days, without further treatment.

 

"Achieving improvement in such a short time frame is an impressive result for any physical research.  The hamstrings are completely key to the body's well-being - if they are suitably flexible, they will reduce pain levels and the incidence of injury."

 

After using The Bowen Technique to recover from breaking his back during SAS parachute training, the adventurer Bear Grylls described himself as 'hooked' on the Bowen Technique.

 

RESEARCH 

 

BACKGROUND:   Hamstring strains are the most common sport-related injury in the lower limb, with high recurrence rates and lengthy recovery periods. Causal links between lack of flexibility and development of muscle strain injury are frequently reported. The financial implication of treating such injuries provides a continual drive to deliver more effective, evidence-based treatment.  Since 1994, a complementary therapy called 'The Bowen Technique' has been used to treat inflexibility and many other conditions. The Technique provides gentle rolling moves over fascial interfaces without heating, stretching or specific joint mobilisation. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Bowen Technique, on the hamstring flexibility of healthy subjects, over time.

METHOD: A single-blinded, longitudinal, RCT was performed on 116 male and female volunteers. Participants were randomly allocated into a control group or Bowen intervention group. Three hamstring flexibility measurements were taken from each subject over one week, using an active knee extension test and an electrogoniometer. An independent assessor verified the results.

RESULTS: Data were analysed using independent t-tests. Significant increases in hamstring flexibility were demonstrated in the Bowen group immediately post-test (p
CONCLUSION: A single treatment of the Bowen Technique significantly increases the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in healthy subjects and maintains this increase for a period of one week in the absence of tissue heating, stretching, or specific joint mobilisation. Previous quantitative research has reported sustained flexibility increases for a maximum of twenty-four hours. This study has provided new information relating to the subject of flexibility. The superficial and gentle nature of the Bowen Technique invalidates explanations of tissue creep yet provides implications for plasticity following proprioceptive stimulation along the thoracolumbar and lumbopelvic myofascial slings. Further research is required into such proprioceptive mechanisms in relation to manual therapy techniques.
January 2008

This research was published in the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies in July 2011.  

   

HOW FLEXIBLE ARE YOU?   

 

COULD YOUR HAMSTRINGS BE CAUSING YOUR BACK PROBLEM?

 

BOOK YOUR TREATMENT WITH ME BEFORE 27TH MARCH!   

 

01932 843269