Index of 60 Bowen Technique Case Studies
‘Index of Case Studies’
The following list constitutes an ‘Index of Case Studies’, each one outlining the use of targeted Bowen Therapy in relation to a specific clinical presentation. I began documenting the first of these case studies in 2013 to help therapists understand the concept of targeted treatment informed by holistic tonal assessment. Since then, I have shared over 60 case descriptions. In the great majority of cases, the treatment is targeted to a site quite remote from the patient’s symptomatology.
I believe clinical observation is vital to the development of good therapists yet it is sorely lacking throughout our industry. I hope each case study will help to provide a general overview of the importance of holistic assessment as well as some context for the application of the technique.
Case 1: Chronic pain and numbness in the leg associated with disc injury
Case 2: Idiopathic pain and swelling of the knee
Case 3: Chronic lower back pain
Case 4: Hip pain referring down the right leg
Case 5: Pain associated with Scheuermann’s Disease & multi-level disc injury
Case 6: Chronic shoulder pain
Case 7: Neck pain and headaches associated with coccyx dysfunction
Case 8: Hip pain associated with piriformis spasm
Case 9: Knee pain and swelling associated with adductor spasm
Case 10: Chronic sciatic pain associated with cervical and cranial dysfunction
Case 11: Carpal tunnel syndrome with Neck and TMJ involvement
Case 12: Chronic tennis elbow
Case 13: Recalcitrant knee swelling & pain following arthroscopic meniscectomy
Case 14: Exhaustion and shortness of breath following pulmonary lobectomy
Case 15: Chronic right hip pain with numbness around the left hip
Case 16: Acute lower back pain
Case 17: Pain and swelling of the right knee, hay fever, and chronic tiredness
Case 18: Acute pain in the buttock and hamstring
Case 19: Daily episodes of neuralgia in the head and neck
Case 20: Chronic trigeminal neuralgia; ear and face pain
Case 21: Chronic and severe lower back pain associated with scoliosis
Case 22: Chronic numbness in the thumb & fingers associated with upper back pain
Case 23: Trigger finger
Case 24: Chronic neck pain and stiffness
Case 25: Recalcitrant Bell’s Palsy in a 73 y.o. male
Case 26: Involuntary movements in a 16 y.o. female with ataxic cerebral palsy
Case 27: Chronic neck pain and headaches
Case 28: A comparison of the treatment of three patients with vertigo
Case 29: Chronic numbness of the thumb in a 37 y.o. male
Case 30: Severe sciatic pain in a 76 y.o. male patient
Case 31: Chronic back and neck pain in a 75-year-old male
Case 32: Chronic and severe lower back and hip pain
Case 33: Treatment of uterine bleeding in a patient with diagnosed placenta previa.
Case 34: Chronic, multi-regional back pain due to coccyx dysfunction
Case 35: A patient experiences a ‘reaction’ following a coccyx correction
Case 36: Using Bowen to help improve fertility
Case 37: Facial Neuralgia in an 85 year old male
Case 38: Correction of severe malocclusion in an 11 year old girl
Case 39: Treatment of chronic persistent back pain in a 20 year old male
Case 40: Chronic and recalcitrant back pain
Case 41: Chronic Bilateral Brachial Neuralgia in a 28 year old computer operator
Case 42: Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint pain in two separate patients
Case 43: Treatment of chronic neck pain associated with cervical degeneration
Case 44: Chronic shoulder pain and restriction
Case 45: Constant sciatic pain with foot paresthesia
Case 46: Acute sciatic pain and numbness of the foot
Case 47: Chronic hip pain and distal paresthesia associated with bursitis
Case 48: Chronic hip pain and distal paresthesia in a 37-year-old male
Case 49: Treatment of a patient complaining of frequent classical migraines
Case 50: Treatment of atypical absence seizures (petit mal epilepsy)
Case 51: Chronic hip pain associated with bursitis in a 71-year-old male
Case 52: Chronic hip pain associated with congenital hip dysplasia
Case 53: A comparison of two cases of chronic shoulder pain and restriction.
Case 54: Idiopathic inflammation of the ankle in a 69-year-old male
Case 55: Treatment of frequent classical migraines during pregnancy
Case 56: Treatment of severe back pain complicated by multiple artifacts
Case 57: Treatment of severe dizziness
Case 58: Unsuccessful treatment of Vertigo & Dizziness
Case 59: Treatment of pain and numbness in the leg
Case 60: Chronic coccyx and lumbar pain spanning more than eleven years