A series of simple muscle manipulations will help children with asthma breathe better, quiet a colicy baby and eliminate bed-wetting.
Amber Korobkina, owner of Let it Heal Bowen Therapy Clinic, admits that people don’t associate bed-wetting, colic and asthma with the back. In the case of asthma sufferers, the Bowen technique is applied to the muscles of the back. The treatment includes pressing under the ribs to the diaphragm and in some cases could include work on the throat.
“Our success rate is absolutely great with children who suffer from asthma as well as adults,” says Korobkina.
In addition to the treatments, she suggests parents follow some tips to help reduce the symptoms of asthma in their child. They need to seriously consider the air quality of their home as pollutants in the air can aggravate the condition.
“We would definitely recommend getting rid of any cleaning products that would be airborne or air fresheners that are not all-natural. Try to clean with lemon juice, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide,” suggests the Bowen practitioner.
Pet dander and even dairy products in some cases, should be avoided. Although a Bowen practitioner is not allowed to claim that the technique cures asthma, Korobkina does claim that it can eliminate the need for puffers. She suggests that nervous parents won’t want their child to totally abandon the traditional treatment for asthma attacks but she does teach parents a technique “that will stop an asthma attack in its tracks”.
Babies, and their parents, who suffer from colic, will find relief at Let it Heal. The treatment is so gentle and so quick – it takes about two minutes, says Korobkina, and it’s extremely effective. Typically the infant passes gas, or more, and then the crying stops. She says the treatment “resets the diaphragm”. The problem is that the diaphragm is not sitting properly, so “nothing else can sit properly” including the digestive system.
“After the treatments, babies that only slept for 45minutes at a time are sleeping for five hours,” she says, adding that it’s life-changing for the child and the rest of the family.
According to Korobkina, bedwetting is “on the top of our list of what we see children for”.
“There’s a much higher percentage of children who are bedwetters than people know,” she advises.
The technique for treating this common problem is a gentle manipulation of the tailbone. That’s all it takes, says Korobkina, for the bladder “get the signals sent straight”. Sometimes only one treatment is required but typically three or four treatments do the trick. The treatment is finished when the child experiences seven consecutive dry nights.
“Then they don’t have to come back again. They’re fixed.”
For more information about the services at Let it Heal Bowen treatment centre, visit the website at www.letitheal.com.
