By Brenda Briscoe, LMT
Have you been in pain so long you can’t remember what it’s like not to be? Tried everything you can think of to get rid of it? Are you at your wit’s end? Well, keep reading. This may be music to your ears.
At Living Well Health & Wellness, we are using some unique modalities to bring recovery that is profound and long-lasting. Our clients are getting back their lives. Who would guess that such gentle work – Bowen Therapy – would bring deep core changes at the cellular level! Who would imagine that LED lights could bring permanent resolution to long-standing conditions like peripheral neuropathy! These two therapies work together synergistically to achieve recovery that is unmatched by many others.
Bowen Therapy was introduced in the U.S. less than 25 years ago and is still largely unheard of.
Developed by Tom Bowen of Australia, this gentle technique is changing lives in an amazing way. With its slow, rolling skin movements on acu-points along the spine, Bowenwork quickly brings the mind and body from fight-or-flight into rest-and-relaxation of the deepest kind. Then the therapeutic work takes on a life of its own as the practitioner plucks tendons and rolls over muscles, sending new nerve signals to which the body can respond differently. When the body is stuck in a pain/spasm/pain cycle, Bowen Therapy is just the ticket to break this cycle, telling the brain that it no longer needs to continue emitting pain messages but can relax and let healing take place.
LED (light emitting diodes) phototherapy provides gentle but powerful non-coherent light to create an environment in which change may occur more rapidly. Also known as low-level light therapy (LLLT), these pulsed red and infrared wavelengths travel deeply to effect healing. The equipment is cleared by the FDA for increasing blood/lymph circulation, as well as decreasing pain/swelling/inflammation.
How do LED lights accomplish these effects? In several ways. By stimulating the release of nitric oxide, blood vessels are dilated so that more oxygen and healing nutrients flow to the painful areas. At the same time, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released, which helps with cellular repair, as it allows cells to accept nutrients and get rid of waste products faster by increasing the energy level in the cells.
In addition, collagen is produced to repair damaged tissue and replace old tissue. Also, LEDs raise the temperature of the cells through a photochemical reaction. Plus, the photons of light energy enter the body as negative ions. This causes the body to send positive ions (calcium and others) to go to the rescue of the area being treated, relieving pain.
You might wonder what this therapy looks like. Black plastic pads with cloth backings have near-infrared bulbs (invisible to the naked eye) embedded in them. The pads may be placed anywhere on the body that is affected by pain, except over a developing fetus or malignant tumor. Velcro straps are used to hold the pads in place. Goggles with blue and red LED lights placed over the eyes stimulate the brain to release melatonin and serotonin, bringing the body into a theta state conducive to healing, thereby being effective for ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia. An LED helmet for the head successfully resolves issues caused by concussions.
The focus of Living Well’s Pain Recovery Clinic is:
Have you been in pain so long you can’t remember what it’s like not to be? Tried everything you can think of to get rid of it? Are you at your wit’s end? Well, keep reading. This may be music to your ears.
At Living Well Health & Wellness, we are using some unique modalities to bring recovery that is profound and long-lasting. Our clients are getting back their lives. Who would guess that such gentle work – Bowen Therapy – would bring deep core changes at the cellular level! Who would imagine that LED lights could bring permanent resolution to long-standing conditions like peripheral neuropathy! These two therapies work together synergistically to achieve recovery that is unmatched by many others.
Bowen Therapy was introduced in the U.S. less than 25 years ago and is still largely unheard of.
Developed by Tom Bowen of Australia, this gentle technique is changing lives in an amazing way. With its slow, rolling skin movements on acu-points along the spine, Bowenwork quickly brings the mind and body from fight-or-flight into rest-and-relaxation of the deepest kind. Then the therapeutic work takes on a life of its own as the practitioner plucks tendons and rolls over muscles, sending new nerve signals to which the body can respond differently. When the body is stuck in a pain/spasm/pain cycle, Bowen Therapy is just the ticket to break this cycle, telling the brain that it no longer needs to continue emitting pain messages but can relax and let healing take place.
LED (light emitting diodes) phototherapy provides gentle but powerful non-coherent light to create an environment in which change may occur more rapidly. Also known as low-level light therapy (LLLT), these pulsed red and infrared wavelengths travel deeply to effect healing. The equipment is cleared by the FDA for increasing blood/lymph circulation, as well as decreasing pain/swelling/inflammation.
How do LED lights accomplish these effects? In several ways. By stimulating the release of nitric oxide, blood vessels are dilated so that more oxygen and healing nutrients flow to the painful areas. At the same time, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released, which helps with cellular repair, as it allows cells to accept nutrients and get rid of waste products faster by increasing the energy level in the cells.
In addition, collagen is produced to repair damaged tissue and replace old tissue. Also, LEDs raise the temperature of the cells through a photochemical reaction. Plus, the photons of light energy enter the body as negative ions. This causes the body to send positive ions (calcium and others) to go to the rescue of the area being treated, relieving pain.
You might wonder what this therapy looks like. Black plastic pads with cloth backings have near-infrared bulbs (invisible to the naked eye) embedded in them. The pads may be placed anywhere on the body that is affected by pain, except over a developing fetus or malignant tumor. Velcro straps are used to hold the pads in place. Goggles with blue and red LED lights placed over the eyes stimulate the brain to release melatonin and serotonin, bringing the body into a theta state conducive to healing, thereby being effective for ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia. An LED helmet for the head successfully resolves issues caused by concussions.
The focus of Living Well’s Pain Recovery Clinic is:
- Migraines/headaches/depression/anxiety/concussion
- Chronic pain (back/neck/joint)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/Arthritis/Renaud’s
- Peripheral Neuropathy/Fibromyalgia
