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Case Study - Donald
Donald has been a farrier for 21 years and was experiencing continuous lower back pain. He wore a kidney belt for support when shoeing horses, and asked me to treat his back after he had seen a vast improvement in a horse I had been treating. He found that remedial massage helped him relax but only relieved the pain for a short period of time.
I started treating Donald in September 2002. Due to various circumstances he was unable to have a 24-hour recovery period after each Bowen treatment. This meant that he was continuously re-injuring himself; therefore the healing time was considerably lengthened.
After the third Bowen session his lower back was feeling much better - although he was still in pain it was not as bad as before. As the Bowen session progressed Donald felt relief through his shoulders, neck and in his hamstrings.
During February 2003 the pain seemed to concentrate itself on the left hand side of his lower back, and just underneath his right hand gluteal muscle. Donald's hamstrings had remained tight from the word go. In March 2003 he went to see a orthopaedic specialist who diagnosed an uneven right foot fall - this would account for the continued tightness in his hamstrings and left lower back pain. Once he was wearing his newly prescribed foot inserts and after another three weekly Bowen treatments he was pain free.
Donald no longer wears his kidney belt when shoeing horses and books himself in for a Bowen when he feels a tightness in his lower back or a niggle at the top of his right hamstring.
Testimonial:
"I have been suffering from a sore back for a number of years having tried Osteopath's, Chiropractors, and Masseurs but only getting limited relief and having to return frequently for continued treatments. After seeing the results of EMRT(TM) on the horses, I asked about what benefits Bowen would have for me. After discussing it with Nicola, I decided to try it. Being an open-minded sort of a guy and being in pain for so long, you become open to new ideas (and it is pain free way to receive relief). After a couple of treatments I began to feel the benefits of the treatment, in the fact that I was no longer as stiff in my shoulders and lower back, the hamstrings where still giving me some problems but as the treatments continued and with a few simple exercises to do they too began to loosen off. About a year down the line, I had Orthotics fitted that where made specifically for me I have only needed a few treatments since. Along with the Bowen, I have also had a few Reiki treatments as well when I have been abroad."