Energy Medicine Lecture Powerpoint

Question 1

2 types of energy fields

Answer 1

Veritable (measurable - vibrational, electromagnetic, etc) and putative (cannot be measured)

Question 2

Tibetan singing bowls

Answer 2

A vibration energy therapy that can influence different types of meditation

Question 3

Energy medicine focuses on imbalances or blockages in the natural flow of energy fields of the body resulting in….

Answer 3

….illness

Question 4

The 7 chakras**

Answer 4

1) root chakra (foundation or feeling grounded, base of spine in tailbone area)
2) sacral chakra (connection and ability to accept others, lower abdomen)
3) solar plexus chakra (confidence and control of life, upper abdomen and stomach)
4) heart chakra (ability to love, chest just above heart)
5) throat chakra (ability to communicatite, the throat)
6) third eye chakra (ability to focus on and see big picture, forehead between eyes)
7) crown chakra (represents ability to be fully connected spiritually, top of head)

Question 5

Meridians

Answer 5

14 primary energy pathways in the body that sustain the body’s organs and tissues. each associated with particular color, smell, emotion, sound, etc. Energetically feed the muscles of the body, allowing biofeedback to be used to systematically test muscles that are spread by a specific meridian

Question 6

Applied kinesiology muscle testing

Answer 6

A technique some practitioners perform to determine what substances the body needs or should not have by having the patient hold a vile of a substance and then testing the strength

Question 7

Acupuncture

Answer 7

A treatment that involves the painless insertion of very fine needles shallowly into the skin at points all over the body that correspond to specific meridians (channels of flow) through out the body

Question 8

Physiology of acupuncture**

Answer 8

Has demonstrated to cause multiple biological responses, opioid peptides are released during acupuncture and the analgesic effects of acupuncture can be reversed by things such as naloxone***, also stimulate and activate hypothalamus and pituitary gland, neurotransmitters, blood flow, and immune function

Question 9

QiGong

Answer 9

Slow gentle movement related therapy originating in medical system in China that involves use of meditation, movement, and breath regulation to improve or rebalance flow of vital energy

Question 10

QiGong can be particularly useful in this patient population***

Answer 10

All age groups (particularly geriatric)***

Question 11

Reiki/healing touch and therapeutic touch

Answer 11

Japanese originated energy medicine techniques that involve movement of a healer’s hands over the patient’s body, sometimes without actually touching, using hands to sense imbalances and to strengthen, correct, or redirect subtle energy flow as a means of promoting health. Has not been extensively researched, but causal evidence suggests can be helpful to treat wide variety of illness including stress**