Quantum effects and touch: medical reality or fiction?
Item
- Title
- Quantum effects and touch: medical reality or fiction?
- Author(s)
- Fremy, L
- Abstract
- Background: The effects of Touch in a therapeutic context have been widely studied and the importance of Touch in Humans' well-being is now well recognised (Bodega & al, 2001; Wrench and Punyanunt-.Carter, 2009; Hertenstein et al, 2006). Many studies have shown for instance strong evidence that Touch reduces pain intensity and anxiety in patients (Jain & Mills, 2010). If some of the effects have been recognised, however, the mechanisms that underpin them remain uncertain. Other experiments testing the effects of "intentional" touch on living cells in culture have shown an overall increase in cellular metabolic rate that may be explained by interaction from Bio-Electromagnetic fields emitted by the practitioner. This theory relies on recent developments in quantum biology and technology.Given the above statements, in contrast with previous work in the area the aim of this study is not to directly analyse the importance of Touch but to examine its biophysical aspect and potential bioelectromagnetic interactions. Appraisal of the literature, concepts and research on this area will be explored to provide insight into the nature of this human interaction. If the veracity of the phenomena is scientifically validated, it could suggest that, through Touch and electromagnetic interactions at the quantum level, Osteopathy could have a direct effect on cellular physiology. Purpose: To scientifically evaluate the published research to answer to the following question: Does Human Touch in a therapeutic context have an effect on patient tissue physiology through Bio-Electromagnetic interaction at the Quantum level? Method: in order to gain a better understanding of the subject and allow for clarity and objective criticality, the basics of physics, Electromagnetic field properties and its effects on matter, the Quantum effect, and micro cellular biology will be studied. Additionally, experiments measuring BEMF emitted during light or therapeutic touch during practice will be analysed to practically evaluate this phenomena. Systematic approaches including a quality assessment as well as a best evidence synthesis have been conducted using SORT grading to evaluate the quality of the different documents studied. Documentation in English, French and German from the more recent discoveries to sources up to the last 50 years have been used. Discussion: Progress in Quantum Biology and Biophoton communication observations in addition to the efficiency of devices using microcurrent has led us to the certitude that LFEMF do have an effect on living cells, changing their inner and outer physiological behaviour. Experiments observed that similar exchanges occur between Humans LFBEMF in a therapeutic context, however the small scale and poor quality of the studies done on this area are insufficient to draw any scientific conclusions. Conclusion: The variable quality of the studies in this field have made it difficult to scientifically quantify, and hence, to collate and draw accurate inferences Conclusion: However, although it has proven difficult to compare the research literature, repeated experiments seem to show that Humans' BEMF does affect local cellular physiology. These "Touch' interactions, during clinical practice that possibly affect cellular response and repair, encourage further research and design more precise experiments to better understand this area.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2014
- Date Submitted
- 20.1.2015 16:43:40
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15495
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Therapeutic touch, Quantum physics
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- 0
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Fremy, L, “Quantum effects and touch: medical reality or fiction?”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/669