Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome with main symptoms including pain and tenderness in various parts of the body along with sleep deprivation, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and emotional distress. Pranic Healing (PH) is a traditional no-touch healing technique based on balancing the body’s...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:82142443bead4b47ad4fcb525e12a4982021-11-10T06:15:20ZPranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report10.7860/JCDR/2021/50854.154362249-782X0973-709Xhttps://doaj.org/article/82142443bead4b47ad4fcb525e12a4982021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/15436/50854_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(JY_RK)_PFA(KM)_PB(JY_SHU)_PN(SHU).pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2249-782Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/0973-709XFibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome with main symptoms including pain and tenderness in various parts of the body along with sleep deprivation, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and emotional distress. Pranic Healing (PH) is a traditional no-touch healing technique based on balancing the body’s energy centres or chakras. Here, a case of a 37-year-old female is presented who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, with pain, stiffness, and sleep disturbances as major symptoms. These symptoms were measured using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score. She received distant PH as a complementary therapy to manage chronic pain and exhaustion symptoms. PH was effective in significantly reducing the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms, including pain by 40% and stiffness by 60%, and improving the quality of sleep by 60% after eight sessions of PH. Thus, PH has the potential to be used as a complementary non pharmacological therapy besides conventional pharmacological approaches to manage fibromyalgia. MKS VinushreeJCDR Research and Publications Private Limitedarticlechakraschronic painpranaMedicineRENJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 15, Iss 9, Pp KD01-KD02 (2021)
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MKS Vinushree
Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
description Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome with main symptoms including pain and tenderness in various parts of the body along with sleep deprivation, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and emotional distress. Pranic Healing (PH) is a traditional no-touch healing technique based on balancing the body’s energy centres or chakras. Here, a case of a 37-year-old female is presented who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, with pain, stiffness, and sleep disturbances as major symptoms. These symptoms were measured using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score. She received distant PH as a complementary therapy to manage chronic pain and exhaustion symptoms. PH was effective in significantly reducing the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms, including pain by 40% and stiffness by 60%, and improving the quality of sleep by 60% after eight sessions of PH. Thus, PH has the potential to be used as a complementary non pharmacological therapy besides conventional pharmacological approaches to manage fibromyalgia.
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title Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
title_short Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
title_full Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
title_fullStr Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Pranic Healing as a Complementary Therapy in Managing Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
title_sort pranic healing as a complementary therapy in managing fibromyalgia: a case report
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