Since 1995 I have treated about 15,000 different people with about 40,000 sessions. I have not had any lasting complications as a result of the therapy. There are only some occasional pain and inflammatory flares for a day or two post treatment.

Following is a list of things that happened following this therapy:

1. I noticed that I did not need to administer as many cortisone injections as I did in the past. Patient’s tendonitis, arthritis, plantar fasciitis got better in a week or two with this treatment along with some remedial foot balancing techniques.

2.  I did not have to do surgeries for bunions, hammertoes, and plantar fasciitis as often as I did in the past.

3.  I prescribed fewer anti inflammatory drugs and narcotics

4.  Patients often said, “Dr. Mosher, I do not know what you did to me last week, but you’ve changed my life. I can sleep all night, my stress is gone, and my chronic pain has resolved”.

5.  Or, “Dr. Mosher, you won’t believe what happened after your treatment last week. I flushed my medicine down the toilet-I am cancelling my carpal tunnel surgery- I am not going to need knee surgery- I haven’t been to the chiropractor for a month, I used to have to go every week”.

6. Many said, "I had a RUNNER'S HIGH immediately after, and now I feel a sense of peace and well being".

7.  Every day someone would say, “If only the medical people would take this natural and holistic approach to their patient’s health care”.

There is something wrong with this picture. My concern is that people should be using this therapy as a first option, rather than the last resort. They should use it before the surgery, not after. It should be in the front of the bus, not on the back seat.

If I understand correctly, Bowen Therapy is paid for by the Australian National Health Plan, if provided by a certified Bowen practitioner. I found a website that lists 30 different private health plans in Australia which pays for Bowen Therapy. Of course Bowen Therapy is well known down under since Tom Bowen was from Geelong, Australia. If true, this makes one assume one of two things. Either the technique saves lots of money, or the Australian Government is stupid. What do you think? Nevertheless, it looks like Bowen is on the front of the bus in Australia. Oh well, I have seen numerous thing originate in Australia and the UK, which show up in the US many years later. Motrin for one is an example.

Western medicine, including insurance plans, are reluctant to accept something that is not coming from within its ranks, or which does not have studies to prove its validity. Cases showing effectiveness seem not to count for much in the credibility and acceptance of a process. Since there are no scientific studies involving Bowen Therapy, [that I am aware of], it will be slow going in getting Bowen Therapy to the front of the bus in the US. I will do my part and I hope that all Bowen Therapists will do the same.

I have researched the literature and found a number of systems which seem to be affected by Bowen Therapy, and might explain why and how it works. They are; meridians, meridian points, fascia, direct currents and subtle energy, an understanding of the body-mind, hormone balance, and endorphins for a start. These chapters are missing in the western medical education process.  I know, because I was educated and practiced in the western system. Now that I know about the aforementioned systems, I can explain a little about how Bowen works, and why Western Medicine often falls short. I can’t prove it, but I can hypothesize. My patients never demand scientific proof or validation. They only want to get out of bed tomorrow feeling better than they did the day before. They like to know how this therapy works, but that is not an essential for them.

What if you could save one medical event in your family next year? Following is a real time scenario, which happens countless times a day in any large community.

 You awaken one morning and get out of bed with severe pain in your heel. You see your family doctor, pay your $20 co-pay, and he says, “You have plantar fasciitis”. He prescribes an anti-inflammatory drug, and gives you; instructions on home care [if you are lucky], lab slips for blood work, and an x-ray request. At the radiology clinic, you pay a $30 co-pay have your x-rays done, and go to the pharmacy to pick up your medication - and pay your $10 co-pay. The next morning you go to the lab, pay your $20 co-pay and get your blood drawn. Your next visit to your doctor you pay your $20 co-pay, He tells you, after you report your lack of progress, that you lab work and x-rays are normal. He then gives you a referral to physical therapy 3 times a week for the next 2 weeks. You have a $10 co-pay with each visit. After 2 weeks of therapy; you go back to your doctor, pay your $20 co-pay, and tell him that you are only 25 to 30% better. So, he prescribes a stronger anti-inflammatory drug along with another drug to ease the gastrointestinal side effects that you are experiencing, and refers you to a podiatrist. Your prescriptions require a $10 co-pay for each one. Also, the pharmacist suggests that you use a stretch band and a pair of over the counter arch supports. These cost you an additional $65. You pay a $30 co-pay to the podiatrist and he tapes your foot, gives you some additional exercises, and alternative icing techniques. You return in a week for a cortisone injection, another $30 co-pay. Finally, you get up the next morning and the pain is all gone. Wow, “Why didn’t my doctor refer me there in the first place?”

THIS HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN MY PODIATRY PRACTICE.

After 2 weeks of peace, the pain returns. You get another cortisone injection, which only lasts a day-another $30 co-pay. You are scheduled for an MRI to rule out any other possibilities besides plantar fasciitis. You take an afternoon off work and get the MRI - $50 co-pay. You go back to the podiatrist $30 co-pay, and he says, “Your MRI is normal”. He casts your feet for orthotics, which cost you an additional $380 because your insurance excludes them from coverage. After you wear the orthotics for a month, the pain is only slightly better. Now what? You return to the podiatrist, pay you $30 co-pay, and find out that you have to; live with it, have endoscopic surgery, open surgery, shock wave therapy-all of which entail more time off work and more co-pays, [surgery center, anesthesiologist, lab, prescriptions, EKG, chest x-ray, and physical therapy post op]. So far you have spent countless hours off work, gas money for travel, and paid out-of-pocket -$840! And, you are only 50% better than when you began your journey. Now, you have to decide whether or not to schedule surgery, take more time off work, suffer possible complications, and pay more $$.

 Countless other people take a similar journeys with; carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, neck pain, back pain, hip pain, knee pain, foot and ankle pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, and TMJ dysfunction.

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a, “ HEALTH WATCHER” iin your neighborhood or social circle that could do a simple therapy for you to relieve your pain? There could be. All you have to do is get a trial session of Body Re-Set by the Bowen method, see how it works for you, and if this is something that you would like to learn how to do for your family, friends, and co-workers. Furthermore, you may know someone who would like to learn how if you do not. You can refer that person for a trial session in order to see if they would like to learn the process. What a difference could be made if 2 people in a neighborhood knew how to perform the therapy for friends and neighbors.