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When did Tom go into full time professional practice?

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1962

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Birth of Tom Bowen

Where was he born?

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18/04/16

Brunswick

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What are the names of the 6 people he taught

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R.S
O.R
N.L
K.R
K.D
K.N
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When was the first Bowen therapy association formed? And we’re?

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1997

South Australia

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List 4 reasons for being an association member

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  1. Insurance
  2. Training
  3. Advertising
  4. Kept up to date with latest information, research etc
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3 reasons for using a case card

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  1. Collects medical history
  2. Used to find out current issues with the client
  3. Treatment plan
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What does term palpating mean?

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Exploration using the sensation of touch

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5 stages of classic Bowen move

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  1. Locate the point
  2. Draw the slack
  3. Apply the challenge
  4. Do the Bowen move
  5. Release the point
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What is fascia?

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Fascia is the connective tissue which creates the immediate environment of every cell in the body, wrapping and uniting structures with its moist, fibrous, covering sheets and strands

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What is thixotropy

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Means that something becomes more fluid when it is stored up and more solid when it is left without being disturbed

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What is ground substance

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The liquid medium which the other body fluid pass through to enter and leave the cell.Consistency of egg whites

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Pre requisits for pelvic procedure

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Lumbar activators 
All lower back moves 
TFL and ITB 
Sacral moves 
hamstring moves
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Pre requisits for shoulder move

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Thoracic activators

Neck moves

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When applying sacral moves what muscles are we working?

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Glut max
Glut med
TFL and ITB

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Indications of sacral move

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  1. Lower back problems not resolved with Normal lower back moves
  2. SI joint pain
  3. Sciatic
  4. During pregnancy
  5. Other unresolved hip pain
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Pre requisits for TMJ moves

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  1. Upper back
  2. Neck
  3. Hay fever
  4. Thoracic activators
  5. Upper back
16
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What are the pre requisits for the shin splints move

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Lumbar activators
Lower back 
TFL and ITB 
Hamstrings 
Sacrum 
Pelvic procedure 
Knee procedure
17
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What are the indications for using the upper trapezius moves?

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Headache pain (pain behind ear and posterior to eye)

  • pain in neck and difficulty turning head side to side
  • pain medial to superior end of the scapula
18
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What do we have waiting periods in Bowen therapy?

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Allows time for the body to respond to the treatment

19
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When are the crucial 2 minute waits

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Following the blockers for the first time

20
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Pre requisits for the rhomboid moves

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Lumbar and thoracic activators and standard upper back moves

21
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List 5 points we look for when evaluating trigger points

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  1. Myofascial pain is referred from trigger points in specific patterns
  2. Activated by acute overload, overwork, fatigue, direct trauma and by chilling
  3. Activated indirectly by other trigger points, visceral disease, arthritic joints and emotional distress
  4. Active TPs vary in irritability from hr to hr and day to day
  5. TP irritability may increase from latent to an active level by many factors
22
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Define trigger point

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Hyper-sensitive points within the soft tissue structures of the body

23
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What is a jump sign?

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The local TP pain, which is out or in proportion to the pressure applied, can be so intense that it causes the patient to jump or cry out

24
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Difference between a latent trigger point and an active trigger point

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Latent trigger point don’t cause pain in the area or other locations until stress is applied to activate it.
Active- actively refers pain either locally or to another location causing pain at rest

25
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What does PNF stretching stand for?

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Proprioceotive neuromuscular facilitation

26
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What are the 3 types of stretching techniques discussed in smart Bowen therapy training manuals?

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Ballistic stretching

  1. Static stretching
  2. PNF
27
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What does smart Bowen stand for?

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Second. 
Myofascial 
Adhesion 
Release
Technique
Balancing 
Organics
Water 
Energy 
Naturally

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