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Healing TouchUsing Hearts and Hands
To HealOur Little Ones
Wendy Rolf, RN, MSN, CHTP/I, AHN-BC
What Is “Energy Medicine”“Biofield Medicine” ?
The Human Energetic Systems
Have 3 components: auric field, chakras, meridians
How does the human process the information in these fields?
Auras
Auras
Chakras
The chakra’s exist through the body into the aura
They are ports for energy exchange with the environment
They bring in energy, broadcast emotions, thoughts before they are spoken
Meridians
Parallel pathways that are low voltage electrical conduits.
Conducts chi/universal energy
Permeates body and organs
Meridians
Goal of Healing Touch
Goal restore harmony and balance
Healing Touch complements conventional health care
Healing Touch A Sacred Healing Art
Healing TouchWe use our hands, our hearts, our whole
selves.
Healing– Haelen: to make
whole to make holy..
PhysicallyEmotionally
MentallySpiritually
It is NOT about the Technique
Person being healed is most important part of the equation
Expert healers use self as instrument to change energy flow in patient’s system
Requirements for Doing Healing Touch
Intentionality for the highest health of the healee
Motivation to help another
Openness of mind
Openness of heart--unconditional love
Letting go of expectations for outcome
Then energy system is affected by:
environment
thoughts
emotions
actions
intentionality
Family Centered Care
Three sources of understanding:
• cultural tradition • personal experience • physics
Understanding energy requires knowledge of:
electricity
electo-magnetism
quantum mechanics
Energy MedicineSpiritual Experiences
Image of a Universal Master Healer….
"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven."
Henry Ward Beecher
Healing TouchWhere Science and the
Sacred Meet
Biofield Theory
Quantum Physics
Quantum Physics
Observer affects outcomes.
– Quantum particles change as soon as observed or measured.
Consciousness of observer brought the observed object into
being.
We are all made up We are all made up of the same basic of the same basic material, resonating material, resonating with the worldwith the world
Fujiwara Dam before
offering a prayer
Fujiwara Dam
after offering a prayer
You Make Me Sick,
I Will Kill You
Love and Appreciation
Untreated Distilled Water
Hado—the energy of water
•No vacuum or nothingness
•Space between is a hive of activity
Zero point field—an ocean of microscopic vibrations in the space between things—one vast quantum field. If this is true everything is connected like some invisible web
Zero Point Field
The Matrix
Zero-point energyEnergetic continuum
– Without form or vibration– Moves faster than speed of
light
Slows into Tachyon- a vertical streamInteracts with Subtle Organizing Energy fields and begins creating the energetic matrix from which all physical forms are structured.
The Holoverse
Quantum theory states that each part of the universe contains all the information present in the entire cosmos itself.
The entire universe has to be thought of as an unbroken whole.
David Bohm The part contains the whole.
We are all made of the same basic material at the most fundamental level.
– Living beings are packets of quantum energy constantly exchanging energy information in this energy sea.
– Thinking, feeling = quantum information
– We resonate with the world/universe
Non Locality
Strange property in subatomic world– Individual electrons influence another
quantum particle instantaneously over any distance despite there being no exchange of force or energy
– Suggests that quantum particles once in contact retain connection even when separated
So the actions of one will always influence the other no matter how far they get separatedTHIS HAS BEEN DECISEVELY VERIFIED BY PYSICIST SINCE 1982
We are Light Beings
The body emits photons
Healing Touch
Zero pointIn their energy- “magic”
CoherenceCentering & Connecting
– Matching their energy– Connecting with their
matrix– Setting Intention– Quantum changes
NIH considers Healing Touch and other types of energy medicine among the most controversial of complementary and alternative medicine practices.
BIOFIELD RESEARCH
“Research is about learning and unlearning, about building on new foundations and about changing thoughts, feelings and attitudes in light
of new evidence and in light of new experience.”
Early Studies
PICO Question:
P (population) Pediatric Post OperativeT&A Patients
I (intervention) Healing TouchC (comparison) No Healing TouchO (outcome)
Decrease post op anxietyDecrease post op pain Decrease emergence delirium /emergence agitationDecrease time to meet PACU departure criteria
Surgery
Emotional
65% of all children undergoing anesthesia and surgery develop extreme anxiety and fear during the perioperative period
88% of all children undergoing anesthesia and surgery develop new-onset postoperative maladaptive behavioral changes
Review of LiteratureWeight of the Evidence
CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane, EBSCO, PUBMED, OVID, Centre for Reviews &Dissemination, Healing Touch International, Healing Touch Program, Dissertations, &
NACHRI 1960-PRESENTTERMS:
– Healing touch– Reiki– Bioenergy– Energy medicine– Energy therapies– Energy healing– Children– Anxiety – Anxiety in hospitalized children– Relaxation– Pain– Surgery– Emergence delirium– Length of stay
Findings:62 articles reviewed
10 most recent & highest level that addressed PICO question
• 3 Meta-analysis & Systematic Reviews
• 3 Randomized Controlled Trials
• 3 descriptive studies• 1 Qualitative
3 CCHMC PACU staff surveys1 CCHMC Retrospective Study (Unpublished)
2 NACHRI Responses
Systematic Review (Jain & Mills 2010)
66 clinical studies -- Biofield Therapies, TT, HT, Reiki.
Quantitative studies---RCT & within subjects designs
Findings
Biofield therapies show:
strong evidence for reducing pain intensity in pain populations
moderate evidence for reducing pain intensity in hospitalized populations
moderate evidence for decreasing anxiety for hospitalized populations
Meta Analysis So, Jiang, Qin, (2008)
To evaluate the effectiveness of touch therapies including HT, TT, & Reiki
Effectiveness acute and chronic pain
Determine adverse effects
Evaluate analgesic use.
RCT, CCT
24 studies, 1153 participants
Findings
Evidence supports the use of touch therapies for pain relief
No adverse effects identified.
Anxiety, Surgery, & Length of Stay (MacIntyre, 2008)
The efficacy of Healing Touch in coronary artery bypass surgery recovery: A randomized clinical trial.
3 groups, control, visitors, HT (N-237)
Measured Post operative length of stay
Anxiety
Findings
All HT patients showed a greater decrease in anxiety scores than 2 other groups
HT-- significant decrease length of stay, out patient.
Reports: relaxed or relaxing, energized, peaceful.
Studies with ChildrenPremature Infants
Whitley (2008) Double-blind RCT Pilot Trial Examining The Safety And Efficacy Of TT In Premature Infants
Can non contact TT reduce stress and is it safe to use in preterm infants
– 20 infants less than 29 weeks
– Evaluated Oxygen saturation,
– Heart period variability (HPV)—used to evaluate stress
– Adverse events, bradycardic and hypoxic events
Results
Significant greater variability in low-to-high frequency ratio (supports increased relaxation)
No adverse effects
Children/ Infants
Effect of 2 different forms of energy work (Yakson and Gentle
Human Touch) versus usual care on urine stress hormones and behaviors in preterm infants: A quasi-experimental study (Im, 2009)
3 groups
59 infants 26-34 weeks gestational age
measured urine stress hormones,
behavioral indicators, sleeping & awake states.
Results
Significantly lower stress hormone levels
Increased percentage of sleep states and decreased percentage of awake and fussy states
Qualitative Study with ChildrenHanley (2008)
Goal elicit descriptions of how TT is used with preterm infants, and evaluation of TT with neonates.
Findings:– The TT treatment is logical and dynamic– Practitioners use strategies to self-monitor their emotional and
physical states during treatment to remain centered– Practitioners reported infants responses increases:
• Respiratory functioning and oxygenation, • Feeding and nutritional status• Weight over time• Time in deep sleep• Relaxation: being “settled”
Practitioners reported neonates had decreases in:• Heart rate and respirations• Seizure activity
Practitioners reported behavioral changes• Infants better able to organize complex tasks• Infant ability to attend to situations and learn• Improved developmental patterns
Changes in energy fields patterns– smoothed out, more integrated, more coherent
The Impact of Healing Touch on Pediatric Oncology Outpatients: Pilot Study
(Kemper, 2009)
N-9
VAS to assess relaxation, vitality, overall well-being, stress, anxiety, and depression
Compared HT & rest period
Stress decreased significantly in HT group
Descriptive Study: Comparison of TT and casual touch in stress
reduction of hospitalized children Kramer (1990)
Early study, evaluated stress reduction children aged 2 weeks to 2 years. Measures used were pulse Galvanic skin response and peripheral skin temperature.
Results
TT had significant changes in values and needed less time to calm children after stressful experiences.
Healing Touch In our PACU
97% somewhat or strongly agree that patients feel more comfortable when receiving Healing Touch94.5 somewhat or strongly feel the patients are calmer when they awaken from anesthesia94.5% somewhat or strongly feel Healing Touch/Holistic Health enhances patient and family coping.
A Retrospective Database Review Of Pre-post Pain And Comfort Scores In Post Operative Patients At
CCHMC
Clinical records of 1613 patients 0-21 years old who received post Clinical records of 1613 patients 0-21 years old who received post operative healing touch therapy from October 2004-September 2007operative healing touch therapy from October 2004-September 2007
Impact of Healing Touch on Pain in Post-Op Children at CCHMC
Impact of Healing Touch on Comfort in Post-Op Children at CCHMC
Leveling the Evidence TodayEnergy Therapy’s Effect on Pain, Anxiety, Emergence Delirium,
and Length of Stay in Children Having Surgery
Synthesis of Evidence
High grade of evidence to support the safety of Healing Touch with adults and children (Jain,2010 [1a]; Lee, (2008) [1a]; So, 2008 [1a]; Whitley, 2008 [1a]).
High grade of evidence to support Healing Touch for pain and anxiety with adults (Jain,2010 [1a]; Lee, 2008 [1a]; So, 2008 [1a]).
High grade of evidence to support the use of HT to decrease stress with premature infants (Hanley, 2008 [2a]; Im, 2009[2b]; Whitley, 2008 [2a]).
Moderate evidence that Healing Touch may decrease the length of stay (MacIntyre, 2008 [2a]).
Moderate evidence to support the use of Healing Touch with children’s stress & anxiety (Kramer, 1990 [4b]; Kemper, 2009 [4a]; Zimmer, 2008 [Unpublished]).
“Do the Work”
Connect with children
Connect with the families
Our work is our blessing & joy.
A Sacred Time and Place for Healing
Therapeutic Presence
Healing Touch
Let’s Do It
CenterConnectAssessMagnetic PassesTreatEvaluate
Infants
Perry, B., 2006
The young child's undeveloped brain
organizes in a "use-dependent" way, mirroring
the pattern, timing, nature, frequency, and quality of experience.
Hospital environments, what do these infants experience?
The primary infant relationship has been shown to be the best predictor of improved
developmental outcomes for infants
Bondurant & Brinkman, 2003
Healing Touch in the Perioperative Area
AUTISTIC & DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED CHILDREN
•Barnes PM, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin Rl. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. Adv Data. 2004; 343:1-19.
•Jain, S & Mills, P (2010) Biofield Therapies: Helpful or Full of Hype? A best evidence Synthesis. Int. J. Behav. Med. 17:1-16
•So, PS, Jiang Y, Qin Y. Touch therapies for pain relief in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008. Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006535. DOI: 10.1002//14651858. CD006535. pub2.
•Lee, MS, Pittler, MH, Ernst, E. (2008) Effects of Reike in clinical practice: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. International Journal of Clinical Practice Volume 62, Issue 6, pages 947-954
•MacIntyre, B, Hamilton, J, Fricke, T, Ma, W Mehle, S Michel, M (2008). The efficacy of Healing Touch in coronary artery bypass surgery recovery: A randomized clinical trial. Alternative Therapies Jul/Aug 2008. Vol 14. No 4•Maville, J, Bowen, J, Benham, G. (2008) Holistic Nursing Practice, March/April:103-110.
•Whitley, J, Rich, B. (2008) A double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial examining the safety and efficacy of Therapeutic Touch in premature infants. Advances in Neonatal Care, Vol.8, No.6: 315-33
•Im, H, Eunjung, K Effect of Yakson and Gentle Human Touch versus usual care on urine stress hormones and behaviors in preterm infants: A quasi –experimental study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 46 (2009) 450-458.
•Kemper K, Flecher, N, Hamilton, C, McLean, T. (2009) The Impact of Healing Touch on Pediatric Oncology Outpatients: Pilot Study. Journal of Society for Integrative Oncology, Vol 7, No 1 (Winter),:12-18
•Hanley, M (2008) Therapeutic touch with preterm infants: composing a treatment. Explore. July/August Vol. 4, No. 4 249-258.
Kramer, N (1990) Comparison of Therapeutic Touch and casual touch in stress reduction of hospitalized children. Pediatric Nursing. September-October Vol.16/no.5.483-485.
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