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Energy healing for cancer: a critical review.
Agdal R, von B Hjelmborg J, Johannessen H. Agdal R, et al. Forsch Komplementmed. 2011;18(3):146-54. doi: 10.1159/000329316. Epub 2011 Jun 3. Forsch Komplementmed. 2011. PMID: 21701183 Review.
BACKGROUND: This article explores the evidence base of efficacy and effectiveness of 'energy healing' for cancer patients. The term 'energy healing' refers to a wide variety of therapies which are based on the premise that the healer transfers energ …
BACKGROUND: This article explores the evidence base of efficacy and effectiveness of 'energy healing' for cancer patients. The …
Is energy healing an effective non-pharmacological therapy for improving symptom management of chronic illnesses? A systematic review.
Rao A, Hickman LD, Sibbritt D, Newton PJ, Phillips JL. Rao A, et al. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2016 Nov;25:26-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.07.003. Epub 2016 Aug 2. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2016. PMID: 27863608 Review.
RESULTS: Twenty seven studies were identified that evaluated various energy healing interventions involving 3159 participants. Thirteen of the energy healing trials generated statistically significant outcomes. ...Further more robust trials are require …
RESULTS: Twenty seven studies were identified that evaluated various energy healing interventions involving 3159 participants. …
Energy healing and pain: a review of the literature.
Fazzino DL, Griffin MT, McNulty RS, Fitzpatrick JJ. Fazzino DL, et al. Holist Nurs Pract. 2010 Mar-Apr;24(2):79-88. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181d39718. Holist Nurs Pract. 2010. PMID: 20186018 Review.
This article includes a review of the literature on research related to energy healing and pain from 1980 through 2008. The types of energy healing considered include Reiki, therapeutic touch, and healing touch. ...
This article includes a review of the literature on research related to energy healing and pain from 1980 through 2008. The ty …
Energy Healers' Distance Healing Experience.
Wardell DW, Rozmus C, Pinner J. Wardell DW, et al. J Holist Nurs. 2023 May 10:8980101231169884. doi: 10.1177/08980101231169884. Online ahead of print. J Holist Nurs. 2023. PMID: 37165635
The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of energy healing practitioners (specifically, Healing Touch) use of distance healing to provide insight into the methods, practice, and experience from the providers' perspective. ...A few respo …
The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of energy healing practitioners (specifically, Healing Touch) …
Energy healing: a complementary treatment for orthopaedic and other conditions.
DiNucci EM. DiNucci EM. Orthop Nurs. 2005 Jul-Aug;24(4):259-69. doi: 10.1097/00006416-200507000-00006. Orthop Nurs. 2005. PMID: 16056170 Review.
Complementary and alternative therapies continue to grow in popularity among healthcare consumers. Among those modalities is energy healing (EH) (Eisenberg et al., 1998). EH is an adjunctive treatment that is noninvasive and poses little downside risk to patients. . …
Complementary and alternative therapies continue to grow in popularity among healthcare consumers. Among those modalities is energy …
Client experiences of virtual energy healing.
Marinelli JM, Geisler CC, Hale BA, Munson EJ. Marinelli JM, et al. Explore (NY). 2023 May 25:S1550-8307(23)00119-2. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2023.03.012. Online ahead of print. Explore (NY). 2023. PMID: 37270354 Free PMC article.
CONTEXT: During the COVID-19 pandemic medical and holistic health practitioners turned to utilizing virtual healthcare. As energy healing practitioners and educators who shifted to an online format, it seemed important to document descriptions of client experiences …
CONTEXT: During the COVID-19 pandemic medical and holistic health practitioners turned to utilizing virtual healthcare. As energy …
Energy healing with women and children.
Starn JR. Starn JR. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1998 Sep-Oct;27(5):576-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1998.tb02625.x. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1998. PMID: 9773370 Review.
Common in Eastern cultures, energy healing has developed as therapeutic touch and healing touch in Western nursing practice. An explanation of the scientific/theoretical basis of energy healing and case study presentations provide the framework …
Common in Eastern cultures, energy healing has developed as therapeutic touch and healing touch in Western nursing prac …
What is esoteric healing?
Settersten L. Settersten L. J Holist Nurs. 2011 Jun;29(2):132-9. doi: 10.1177/0898010110385247. Epub 2010 Oct 21. J Holist Nurs. 2011. PMID: 20966434 Review.
Esoteric Healing is a type of energy healing that originated from the teachings of Djwhal Khul and Alice Bailey first published in the early 1950s. ...Esoteric Healing is proposed to assist a person in balancing her or his flow of energy. ...
Esoteric Healing is a type of energy healing that originated from the teachings of Djwhal Khul and Alice Bailey first p …
"Is the Pain a Sign of Healing?": Cancer Patients' Experiences of Energy Healing in a Pragmatic Trial.
Agdal R. Agdal R. Integr Cancer Ther. 2022 Jan-Dec;21:15347354221118328. doi: 10.1177/15347354221118328. Integr Cancer Ther. 2022. PMID: 36154510 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Considering the apparent discrepancy between qualitative and quantitative studies, we aimed to describe the interpretation processes of the patients receiving energy healing. We followed the interpretation processes of a subsection of cancer patients who participate …
Considering the apparent discrepancy between qualitative and quantitative studies, we aimed to describe the interpretation processes of the …
Energy healers: who they are and what they do.
Levin J. Levin J. Explore (NY). 2011 Jan-Feb;7(1):13-26. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.10.005. Explore (NY). 2011. PMID: 21194668 Review.
This paper surveys the landscape of energy healing, offering a taxonomy and conceptual overview of the work of practitioners. ...Finally, the paper concludes by suggesting that formally trained energy practitioners do not have a monopoly on energy h …
This paper surveys the landscape of energy healing, offering a taxonomy and conceptual overview of the work of practitioners. …
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