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Thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear about your son's condition. Based on my experience of many similar cases, I think there is a good chance we can help him. I am not sure where you live. If you can tell me the nearest large town and which country you are in, I can try to locate a therapist who should be able to help you.

However,the technique I use for such a young child is very simple and is shown in one of the films on this web site. There is some other work which I have not shown which may also help him and that is what i would like the therapist to do if we can find one for you. The film is there to help you learn the simple procedures which you can try on him youself. All the "moves" shown are very gentle - so gentle that you will think they will not do anything for him, but they do!

Then there is the "Release Move" shown on the web site. It is the same as the last move in the film. This again is very gentle and can be used for croup as well. Using it again very gently, you can do it several times and then let the diaphragm relax on its own. It may take a few minutes, unless the case is very serious when you just keep doing it until he recovers or help arrives.

If you would like to talk to me, please let me have your phone number and I can call you on Tuesday (as I am teaching all day on Monday).

When his cough is going, use the Release Move. This often helps to ease the coughing. The mucus is due to continuing infection. Bowen often brings the immune system back into balance and stops this continuing.

Try the moves yourself on a pillow a few times so you feel what it is you are doing, then just do it once. then leave it for a day or two. If no change, then repeat it.

Please let me know how you are getting on so I can give you more specific advice as we go along.

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Thank you for your question (though I am a little confused by the way it has arrived!) Lymphodaema can respond well with Bowen which gets the whole body acting together in a more balanced way. I treated a particular case for some years and it was measured to be reducing the amount of fluid. Certainly she was a lot more comfortable and was not having particular problems with the lymphodaema in particular. Bowen won't "cure"the condition, but can be very helpful with it. You can also read a paper in the "Research" section at www.TheBowenTechnique.com which was written by a lymphodaema nurse who used Bowen. One can never guarantee the results, but Bowen has certainly helped many cases with this condition.

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Thank you for your question. There are, in fact, several versions of "asthma" . Your symptoms, however, suggest that the muscles around the chest as well as those involved in breathing could be left in some spasm, hence leaving you with a tight chest.

My first recommendation is that you use the "Bowen Release Move", gently. The diaphragm may well be one of the problems for you and this move can really help release any tension there. You can use it several times and as often as you need to. It is gentle (not deep!) and at the top end of your stomach area just below the breast bone. This is also very helpful if one has a cough and even panic and anxiety attacks. You can see the move illustrated on the web site. The dot indicates the bottom of the breast bone.

My second recommendation is that you try to find a local Bowen therapist. Two sites may help www.bter.org or www.bowtech.com. Bowen is excellent at helping these muscles to release very quickly and should not need many treatments at all to help you. In my experience I would often hope to see an immediate improvement with this type of case. Let me know if you have difficulty finding some help.

If you have a temperature, tight chest and have difficulty breathing, or pain, then seek medical help as soon as you can as it may be a different diagnosis.

Some people can develop what is called "Late Onset Asthma" , usually following a severe viral infection. Nevertheless, I would still try to stop the symptoms in their tracks by trying Bowen as soon as you can.

In summary, try the Release Move. Most cases find this helps enormously. It is rather like turning the light on or off with your (relaxed) thumb and very light pressure. Try to get some Bowen treatment as soon as you can. This could make all the difference very quickly.

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The Bowen Release Move illustrated on the website is the Emergency Bowen move we use. It can also be used when an asthmatic feels a tightening of their chest, or is starting to wheeze. It is simple. the porecauting is simply use only a small amout of pressure (1-2 ot of 10 in pressure terms). It can be used several time, but keep calm as the asthmatic will be anxious. If it is a serious attack, call for an ambulance as soon as possible, but also use the Release Move. Even very small children will ask parents to do it even before tey can talk as they know it makes them feel good.

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This is a rather big question! Basically, many children will develop it as an allergic reaction to some trigger. This may include cats, dogs, horses or on many occasions from a simple (and frequent) cold. Some 30% of asthmatic children will have asthma because a member of their family (father, mother, cousin, uncle) had it.

A number of adults will develop asthma at any time. usually this will follow a severe viral attack. This type of asthma is called "Late Onset" asthma. Some asthmatics, often very sporty ones, will develop what is called Exercise Induced Asthma (EIA) which will mean they will have an attack often starting about 10 minutes after exercise. (11% of the USA Olympic team in 1984 had EIA) About 20% of the British Olympic team in Athens had a form of EIA too. All of them can respond to Bowen treatment.