Energy Healing Research

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 There is evidence to suggest that Reiki therapy may be effective for pain and anxiety (Thrane, 2014).

This invited critical review will summarize an expansive body of literature regarding electrical stimulation (ES) and wound healing (Houghton, 2014).

Fascial or myofascial unwinding is a process in which a client undergoes a spontaneous reaction in response to the therapist’s touch. It can be induced by using specific techniques that encourage a client’s body to move into areas of ease. Unwinding is a popular technique in massage therapy, but its mechanism is not well understood. In the absence of a  scientific explanation or hypothesis of the mechanism of action, it can  be interpreted as “mystical” Fascial unwinding occurs when a physically induced suggestion by a therapist prompts ideomotor action that the client experiences as involuntary. This action is guided by the central nervous system, which  produces continuous action until a state of ease is reached.  Consequently, fascial unwinding can be thought of as a neurobiologic  process employing the self-regulation dynamic system theory. (Manasny, 2009).