Introducing: Bowtech

Living with intense pain became the norm for Sally Barrett after she severely damaged her back while lifting something incredibly heavy.

“I was on very strong painkillers and I could hardly walk – I had to use a wheelchair when I went out. I had flattened two discs and had to have two operations on my back, plus a spinal fusion, which was unsuccessful. Doctors told me at 40 years old that I might as well retire as I will spend the rest of my life on painkillers and never work again.”

Frustrated after trying every other therapy and desperate to try anything, a friend of a friend suggested Bowen Therapy.

“I had no idea what it was but after the first treatment I could tell something had changed and after three months of going weekly, my whole life changed. I gradually got stronger and no longer needed painkillers or a wheelchair. How I was then is the complete opposite of how I am now – now I live a more adventurous life which has motorbike riding, jetskiiing and I walk every day.”

After Sally’s recovery she dedicated her time to enrolling in courses that taught Bowen Therapy. With years of training under her belt she now holds a Master Certificate one and two, which is the highest practitioner qualification available.

Bowen Therapy is a gentle form of subtle moves that are performed over the muscles and connective tissues, which sends messages to the nerves deep in the body to try to help fix the problem.

It can help a range of issues including back pain, sciatica, sporting injuries, to menstrual and hormonal problems, just to name a few.

“The body is designed to heal itself so what you are trying to do is help the process along,” Sally says.

Sally opened a practice in Albany 14 years ago but sitting in traffic was taking its toll so she has now transitioned to a new location in Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay.

“Thankfully the move to the Coast hasn’t been too rough for my business as a lot of my clients have followed me,” she says.

Sally spends her weekends with her husband Chris walking the beach and spending time with her two grown up children and four grandchildren.