"Energy medicine is a branch of alternative medicine based on a pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel 'healing energy' into a patient and effect positive results."
An umbrella term for various practices that aim to balance the body's energy fields, such as Reiki, Qigong, and Therapeutic Touch.
"The field is defined by shared beliefs and practices relating to mysticism and esotericism in the wider alternative medicine sphere."
"Terms such as energy healing or vibrational medicine being used as synonymous or alternative names."
"In most cases, there is no empirically measurable energy involved: the term refers instead to so-called subtle energy."
"Practitioners may classify the practice as hands-on, hands-off, and distant (or absent) where the patient and healer are in different locations."
"For example, biofield energy healing, spiritual healing, contact healing, distant healing, therapeutic touch, Reiki or Qigong."
"Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that there is no evidence supporting clinical efficacy."
"The theoretical basis of healing has been criticized as implausible."
"Research and reviews supportive of energy medicine have been faulted for containing methodological flaws and selection bias."
"Positive therapeutic results have been determined to result from known psychological mechanisms."
"Some claims of those purveying 'energy medicine' devices are known to be fraudulent."
"Their marketing practices have drawn law-enforcement action in the US."
"Pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel 'healing energy' into a patient."
"The term refers instead to so-called subtle energy."
"Practitioners may classify the practice as hands-on, hands-off, and distant (or absent) where the patient and healer are in different locations."
"The theoretical basis of healing has been criticized as implausible; research and reviews supportive of energy medicine have been faulted for containing methodological flaws and selection bias."
"Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that there is no evidence supporting clinical efficacy."
"Terms such as energy healing or vibrational medicine being used as synonymous or alternative names."
"Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that there is no evidence supporting clinical efficacy."
"Their marketing practices have drawn law-enforcement action in the US."