Bowen Therapie

Thermographs showing temperature changes to the equine body before and after Equine Bowen Therapy

Taken on 25th August 2004 at the A vonvale Veterinary Group, Banbury, Oxon. by kind permission of Mr. Chris Colles BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS Thermographs represent physiological function and it's response to disease, trauma or environment. They are taken in a temperature controlled room - a constant 23 degrees C, free from draft, direct sunlight and moisture. Each colour change represents approximately half a degree C. The colour sc ale below the scan shows the hottest temperatures on the right. In the normal horse, the surface temperature should be within one and a half degrees over the whole of the trunk, the distallimbs are normally several degrees cooler. A warm stripe is normally seen in the mid line of the back, the muscle either side being about one degree cooler. Coat length or density or inflammation of the skin due to local infection or trauma of course, occur giving areas of increased heat, totally unrelated to musculoskeletal disorders. For the purpose of these particular examples, the preferred temperature for the horse is shown as a light orange to yellow colour. The reds, greens and blues indicate a cooler temperature and therefore indicates reduced blood circulation in these areas. You can see the green area over the sacrum and in particular the off side gluteal and biceps femoris muscles, in the 'before' or 'pre' Bowen thermograph pictures. In the 'after' or 'post' treatment pictures, you can see the green area has gone, demonstrating a rise in temperature and therefore increased blood circulation in these tissues. On other areas of the horse's body, you can see the lighter colours in the post treatment photographs.

NB. The area of yellow on the horse's neck indicates where the horse's mane (Arab endurance horse) was lying and therefore shows as being that much wàrmer than the rest of the body. Treatment carried out by Beth Darrall, Director of The European School of Equine Bowen Therapy, UK.

Before Equine Bowen Therapy

After Equine Bowen Therapy