Helping with cerebral palsy & ASD
As well as treating ‘typical’ children and adults, Bowen has been shown to have dramatic effects on children and adults with ‘special needs’.
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Some of the benefits Bowen has given to individuals with Cerebral Palsy and those on the Autistic Spectrum include:
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Improved balance / co-ordination
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Straightening of the spine
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Improved motor control
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Relief from constipation / improved nutritional body development
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Vocalisation / verbalisation
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Reduction in limb aches and pains
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Greater concentration / attention span
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Greater comprehension
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Behavioural improvements
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Less frustrated, calmer, quieter and happier children
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Sleep patterns improved
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Chewing / sucking stronger
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Reversed adversity to lying on back or front
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More eye contact –coming out into the world
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Loss of some obsessive / repetitive behaviour
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Reduction in abusive behaviour on self / property
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Increase in play skills
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Parents’ load relieved – family togetherness enhanced
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Over the last decade Howard Plummer and a team of therapists have been running a children’s clinic in Cardiff successfully treating many children with a variety of developmental and behavioural disorders ranging from Cerebral Palsy to all aspects of the Autistic Spectrum.
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A Bowen treatment for a child does not require the rest periods between moves. A treatment for a child can last anything from 15-30 mins. The child does not need to stay still or quiet for the treatment!