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Energy medicine/energy field medicine
Description
Energy – or vibrational – medicine is based on the concept that each individual has not only a physical and biochemical basis, but also a complex system of energy which facilitates homeostasis and which is subsidiary to the earth’s universal energy field. It is thought that the human body has six dynamic energy systems flowing through and around it, variously termed ‘life-force’, ‘aura’, ‘vital force’ (homeopathy), prana (Ayurvedic medicine), Qi (Chinese medicine) or Ki (Japanese medicine). There are six energy systems: acoustic, thermal, elastic, electromagnetic, photonic and gravitational energy. It is believed that disturbances in the individual’s energy field, either from internal sources such as trauma, stored emotions, negative thoughts and actions or from external sources, including infective organisms and environmental factors result in lowered vitality leading to disease of the body, mind or spirit. During treatment, the practitioner’s and patient’s energy fields are connected by a two-way energy exchange which forms an energy or auric field, which is then focused therapeutically to promote wellness and healing.
Evidence:
Some tentative evidence is emerging, although none is based on randomized controlled trials.
Bio-electromagnetic therapy/magnetic field therapy/electromagnetic therapy
Description
Evidence:
There is some evidence that this intervention can provide pain relief in certain conditions, notably neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Colour therapy
Description
This therapy has its roots in antiquity when colour and light were used to treat disease and healing temples were painted in specific colours. In Ayurvedic medicine, colours are considered to have particular properties, e.g. red is stimulating and warming, while silver is cooling. Modern colour therapy works on the principle that certain organs and systems of the body respond to the frequency, wavelength and energy of specific colour treatments applied to different parts of the body; the colours correcting physical and mental vibrational imbalances. For example, blue is used to treat insomnia; pink to reduce aggression; green for nervous tension. Therapy may be directed at the chakras of the body, a component of Ayurvedic and other traditional medicine systems. Treatment will also include recommended colour choices of clothes, food and the person’s environment. Aura-soma involves self-selection of four significant colours which are thought to represent the current physical and emotional state of the affected person; daily dermal application of these colours enables the body to absorb the colour in order for homeostasis to be restored. Colour-puncture is a derivative of acupuncture which directs selected coloured light onto acupuncture points in the belief that the skin is photosensitive, the colour therefore being absorbed into the skin and penetrating the body’s cells.
Crystal/gem therapy
Description
In this therapy, gems or crystals are used to detect and clear energy blockages and promote health and well-being. It is based on the theory that crystalline substances collect, focus and emit electromagnetic energy; in Ayurvedic medicine, crystals are particularly targeted to restore chakra balance. Different crystals are used for different conditions and are sometimes rendered down to a fine powder and combined with plant essences for particular treatments. Electro-crystal therapy, a later development by Harry Oldfield in 1988, employs a system of pulsed high-frequency currents and electromagnetic induction. Selected crystals are added to a saline solution, applied to the person’s body and a current of electricity is passed through the solution to initiate healing. It is based on the belief that each of the body’s tissues resonates to a specific frequency, which is altered by illness: healing is achieved by applying the appropriate frequency, via the gems, to the diseased area. The electro-frequencies most used in electro-crystal therapy are those emanated by the chakras, between 1 Hz and 45 kHz.
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