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Thank you for your question. .

First, your main question: will Bowen help your child. Based on my, now extensive, experience with children (and adults), the answer is most probably. Most children have the common cold as a main trigger for a chest infection which starts an asthma attack with some ending up in the Emergency Room. Some of those will need to be admitted. Many are prescribed antibiotics to deal with the chest infection. Many don’t seem to recover well from one cold to the next so producing an endless cycle.

My experience with giving these cases Bowen is that, from the very first treatment, the situation changes. The cold does not go onto their chest and so the need for visiting Hospital and being prescribed antibiotics or steroids is eliminated in almost all cases. I often hear, 2-3 years on, that they have never needed antibiotics for a chest infection from that first treatment. My logic suggests that the immune system is brought up to the correct level and so defends the body as it should.

Unfortunately, I have not found a therapist on the www.Bowtech.com website that is near you. The current list is below.

However an old list of mine (2002) lists 3 Bowen therapists in San Antonio TX who may just no longer belong to the Bowen Association. You could contact them and decide whether to consult them.


If none of these can help, please contact me again. The simple treatment illustrated on my website is there for you to try to do it yourself in the absence of a qualified practitioner. I often get questions like yours from countries where there are no Bowen therapists at all, or the nearest is 200 miles away or more. However, I would recommend an experienced therapist if you can find one. The procedure for a 2.5 year old is not difficult, nor is it invasive in any way and only takes a moment as they need very little treatment to have a very big effect.

You should also learn the “Release Move” as this is very effective if the child has any difficulty breathing and in a (very rare) emergency situation is very effective. You should practice it on yourself, twice a day for a week to get used to using it – very gently. This is a signal, not a manipulation. Once you have learnt it, you will have it always. It has an amazing effect in almost all cases. Use it early, as soon as you detect a problem brewing. Leave it a few minutes and repeat if necessary. If it does not work, it is usually because someone is doing it too low, over the stomach.

Thank you for contacting me

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Thank you for your question.

Firstly, viewing the films on www.Bowen-for-Asthma.com. The movies are in .mov format and can be viewed using the standard Apple Quicktime Application which is free from Apple. It can be downloaded from the link below and is available for Mac and PC.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. Please let me know if you still have problems with this.

There are Bowen therapists in Sweden now. If you would like to indicate the nearest large town to you, I will try to find one for you. Treatment for a 3 year old is usually very simple. The results I have usually got are excellent, unless there is some other problem there we don't know about. The frequent colds and chest infections are very common with young asthmatics. Most get the with this result. However, after only a very few Bowen treatments, often after the first even, they no longer have the problem of the chest infections. I very much hope this will be so in your case too. If we can find someone for you, I will gladly offer them my advice based on many cases. If we cannot find one, then the film will show you what to do yourself. It is not difficult and completely safe.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Skin asthma is usually called eczema but gets the term "skin asthma" because some asthmatics get both. There are many reasons for it so an ideal solution is difficult to give . There are creams which help to keep the skin moist, Aloe Vera can help. There is no "medication" as such that deals with it, just creams and lotions. You can also make sure that your child is not allergic to the washing power used for clotes. "Biological" ones have been known to casue this type of skin problem. You can find a number of suggestions on the internet by putting in the word "Eczema".

Many cases do grow out of the condition though some do last longer.In the meantime, look for anything which seems to make it worse. This could include certain foods, colourings, chemicals being use to clean the property, sprays, synthetic clothing. You need to be a bit of a detective.

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Enter your reply to the above question in this box.Thank you for your question to my web site at www.relieve-chiledhood-asthma.com . I don’t have much direct experience in treating this condition (otherwise called Eczema) and I would usually leave that to the doctors to deal with. What I do have experience of is treating asthmatics with respiratory problems. The two conditions often go together, though not always. I do appreciate the great frustration you are feeling with it. I do know you need to test out the various washing powders to see whether your condition is sensitive to one of them. Eg biological powders seem to cause problems. The monthly cycle problem does point towards a hormonal imbalance and here Bowen often helps in getting the hormonal system more in balance overall. But with asthmatics with both conditions, the “skin asthma” as you call it sometimes gets a bit more active while the Asthma reduces considerably. It then gets less itself as the body seems to be trying to push the “skin asthma” out and eventually succeeds (though not completely).

I am not sure where you live but if you can indicate your town and country I can try to find a Bowen therapists who may be able to help you.

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Thank you for your question. I am not sure where you are so cannot advise you on a local therapist. Nevertheless, I can reassure you that Bowen works very quickly, usually. I find that those cases which keep responding and then having a setback frequently are cases where either, the triggers (eg dust mites not being controlled) are still in evidence or that there is further investigation needing to be done. In this case, it sounds like a well controlled situation, but nevertheless drug-controlled. In many such cases I have found that very few Bowen treatments are needed. My advice to therapists, based on hundreds of my cases now, is to treat weekly until the child is “stable”. By that I mean there have been no further instances of wheezing perhaps, a cold has not gone immediately onto their chest (very common and almost always immediately stop with Bowen) and no other symptoms being apparent. Then they can treat fortnightly or 3 weeks apart and quickly extend the period. In practice, I usually find we can stop at this point. However, at the first sign of any symptoms (eg wheezing, coughing, tight chest, or a cold going onto the chest, treatment should start immediately (ie today. I will always make room for an asthmatic today if I am physically here to do so, whatever day of the week it is). This stops the attack in its tracks. It also reduces the hyper-sensitivity to the triggers which often means we can control the situation very quickly in one or two sessions if need be.

Next is the “Release Move” which is done very gently. This can be done even by children of about 6-7 years old. If it does not work, it is usually because it is being done too low down on the stomach. It should be done, very gently and as often as need be, just below the Xiphoid. This is a sensitive area for the diaphragm and the move releases tension in the diaphragm quickly in an emergency (eg if there is pain there, this releases immediately, and in a major asthma attack, this releases the diaphragm which allows the patient to then breath both in and out. Some cases have been using Ventolin 20 times a day. They literally stop using it over-night. AND they cannot lose it (the thumb!) it does not run out nor does it break. Very cheap too!! You will see the Release Move on my web site.

Next, if you are in a country where there are no local Bowen therapists, please look at my other web site www.Bowen-for-Asthma.com where you will find 3 short films. One of these demonstrates how to treat the child very easily. It is all done very lightly as you can see (Deep pressure is absolutely not needed!) and so you can treat the child quite easily yourself. There are other things a fully trained Bowen Therapist will do, but these are extras. If you try it yourself, please let me know how you get on.

Treat weekly, or if there is any further attack, Immediately. The release move can take a few minutes to work sometimes so be patient. Children usually love it. If they are very young you can split up the work and just use a finger for one side and a thumb for the other and let them wander around playing, reading, distracted from what you are doing.

If it is night time ashma, as soon as they go to bed for instance, then the room and bed needs to be “Hoovered” every day. Any “fluffy” toys/dolls etc need to spend some time in the washing machine frequently or in the Freezer!

I hope you find this of help. Please let me know what I else you would like advice on from me. It really does work, and is easy.