Life energy medicine involves employing healing energy to balance one’s own energetic fields and balance their body. Practitioners utilize various modalities – from Reiki and Reflexology, for instance – in transmitting this healing force.
Western Medicine relies heavily on medication to address symptoms and diseases, but does not seek to find their source or understand pathologie.
Western Medicine
Utilizing energy medicine to heal the biofield – or energy field that encases our bodies – can reduce both pain and anxiety while improving autonomic nervous system measurements like blood pressure and heart rate. Practitioners of Healing Touch, Reiki, or Therapeutic Touch may use gentle hand techniques designed to reorganize patient energy fields and accelerate healing processes.
Introduction of energy therapies during end of life care can help patients to relax, feel embraced by love, and transform fear into thoughts or feelings of grace, gratitude or peace as they approach death. Hospice and palliative care practitioners can also utilize these energy modalities as part of an energy balance stabilization strategy in order to create a soul sanctuary where dying persons may return back to divine source (Murphy A, 2018) (Appendix B).
TCM
TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is an ancient medical system which utilizes acupuncture, herbal remedies, diet advice, stress management techniques and physical exercises such as Tai Chi or Qi Gong to address illness at its roots for long-term wellness and balance. TCM serves as an invaluable complement to conventional medicine by taking into account physical, emotional and environmental aspects when assessing one’s overall wellbeing.
At the core of TCM is Qi (pronounced “chee”), an energy force that runs throughout all parts of our bodies through meridians and keeps them functioning optimally. When Qi flows freely and evenly throughout these meridians, health can be maintained; when blocked or deficient Qi can lead to disease. TCM practitioners use various diagnostic tools – observation, listening/smelling/palpating techniques as well as Chinese body clock – in order to identify imbalances and devise suitable treatment plans.
Acupuncture, one of the key elements of TCM, involves inserting needles at specific points on the body to restore energy flow and treat conditions such as pain and nausea, headaches, depression, menstrual cramps, anxiety/stress/insomnia/chronic fatigue/digestive issues as well as chronic fatigue/impairment and digestive issues. Acupuncture also promotes healthy immune systems while decreasing inflammation while helping with weight loss/quit smoking cessation efforts.
Cupping is another popular TCM practice used to clear away blockages in the flow of qi. Acupuncturists apply small cups made of plastic or glass directly onto your skin to create suction, breaking open tiny blood vessels beneath it and initiating healing in your body. Herbal therapy is another TCM modality which may provide benefits in many conditions from blood pressure reduction and anxiety relief to improving sleep quality and improving quality.
Herbal remedies come in the form of capsules, liquid tinctures or dried herbs. A certified TCM practitioner can advise which herbs would best meet your individual situation and needs. Before taking any herbal supplements yourself, always consult with a healthcare provider and/or TCM practitioner first, especially if taking prescribed medicines for high blood pressure, heart problems or allergies.
Arndt-Schultz Law
The Arndt-Schultz Law states that weak stimuli increase physiologic activity, moderate doses suppress it and high doses destroy it. This law is useful in acupuncture because it allows practitioners to calibrate the amount of stimulation provided to encourage healing without overly stimulating natural responses in their bodies. Microcurrent therapy follows this same concept – using very small pulsating currents of electricity it helps normalize cell activity to stimulate protein synthesis, oxygenation, ion exchange and absorption/excretion of nutrients/waste products; further reduce inflammation as well as promote homeostasis.
Professional LLLT devices use carefully calculated parameters to ensure both safety and consistency during treatment, which limits users’ ability to manually boost power if necessary; however, this is an essential trade-off that ensures biological stimulation without overdosing effects.