The scientific hypothesis of an “energy system” in the human body

Tian-jun, Liu

doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2018.02.003

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“…One of the limitations that might be imputed to this research consists in failing to determine the mechanisms through which static qigong practice produces this type of changes. The object of study is the energy which is difficult to study in traditional experimental settings due to unclear boundaries (5). The results suggest that the participants with high beliefs in the efficiency of static qigong and in the therapist had lower cortisol levels.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…From the qigong practice perspective, various medical conditions are triggered from a misaligned and imbalanced energy. This energy can be adjusted to a normal state through unifying the body, mind and breath, hence, by practicing qigong (5). For example, Barabasz (6) have obtained spectacular results in a patient with cancer by applying a static qigong visualization protocol.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Current aspects on the relations that might exist between the schizophrenic pathology and gut microbiota-further metabolic relevance

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Background: Cancer treatment can result in severe impairments regarding patients quality of life, such as persistent fatigue, sleep disturbance, and a series of psychological conditions ranging from fear or sadness to anxiety or even depression. Various forms of meditation have been studied in association with the reduction of symptoms related to cancer and cancer therapy. The growing number of breast cancer survivors triggers the need of a better attention in clinical practice regarding their quality of life. Objectives: The aim of the present research consists in investigating the extent to which meditation, specifically, static qigong as a psychotherapeutic method, is effective in ameliorating impairments in breast cancer survivors. Method: Thirty-one breast cancer survivors participated in the research. The subjects that never practiced meditation were invited to join a research during which they had to practice static qigong meditation, once a day, for five weeks. Several psychophysiological indicators such as, plasma cortisol level, electrodermal reaction, palms temperature, oxygen saturation in the blood, anxiety levels, illness perception were measured before and after the intervention, and social support and personality features before intervention. Results: The results of the paired samples t-tests suggest that after the five-week intervention lower cortisol levels were obtained, as well as a better electrodermal reaction, increased palms 18/Bulletin of Integrative Psychiatry New Series  September 2019  Year XXV  No. 3 (82) temperature and better oxygen saturation in the blood. The anxiety levels decreased and a more positive illness perception resulted after the five-weeks study. Conclusion: The outcomes of the current research indicate that breast cancer survivors can benefit from an improved health as a result of practising static qigong meditation. .

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confidence: 99%

Current aspects on the relations that might exist between the schizophrenic pathology and gut microbiota-further metabolic relevance

Ilie¹,

Dobrin²,

Ciobîcă³

et al. 2019

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“…In implementing this philosophy, Shiatsu practice focuses on re-harmonizing the client's energetic system. With major loans on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Shiatsu adheres to the therapeutic principle that the vital energy known as Qi/Ki (Liu 2018), which plays a key role in the regulation of living organisms, needs to be restored to its natural, balanced state. Shiatsu shares this approach with acupuncture, Tuina, and other schools or Eastern medicine, as well as historically less related notions such as Indian prana.…”

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Decision-making in Shiatsu bodywork: complementariness of embodied coupling and conceptual inference

Kimmel

Irran²

2021

Phenom Cogn Sci

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Abstract“4E” cognitive science has demonstrated that embodied coupling offers powerful resources for reasoning. Despite a surge of studies, little empirical attention is paid to discussing the precise scope of these resources and their possible complementariness with traditional knowledge-based inference. We use decision-making in Shiatsu practice – a bodywork method that employs hands-on interaction with a client – to showcase how the two types of cognitive resources can mesh and offer alternative paths to a task: “Local” resources such as embodied presence, empathy, attunement, as well as skilled perception-action coupling are not only central for implementing a successful therapeutic intervention. The immediate coupling with a client also offers basic means of deciding about fitting and meaningful interventions. Yet, when comprehensive intervention strategies are at stake, Shiatsu decision making must be complemented through “non-local” resources, notably inferences rooted in anatomy/physiology knowledge, categories, heuristics, and mental models. To draw out implications for “4E” cognitive science, we argue that “local” embodied coupling and “non-local” conceptual inferences can functionally complement, inform, and scaffold each other in a dialectic process.

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“…The meridian system, also named channel network, is an essential concept in the theoretical system of TCM about a path through which the life-energy, known as Qi (vital energy), flows. The meridian system serves acupuncture, and moxibustion therapy, a TCM therapy that uses the heat generated by burning dried herbal preparations containing mugwort to stimulate acupuncture points on the body (Lee, Shin, Kim, Han, & Ernst, 2010;Zhang, Lin, Cheung, Cho, & Tang, 2018) and is used to explain human physiology, pathology, and disease diagnosis (Liu, 2018). The meridian theory mainly reflects the physiological function of living organisms.…”

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Introduction of human anatomy before modern China: The preface of anatomical education in mainland China

Zhang

2021

The Anatomical Record

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Anatomy is an early researched discipline of natural science. Ancient civilizations (e.g., Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China) made significant contributions to our current understanding of medicine, including human anatomy. However, in modern China (from 1912 to the present), some contemporary scholars prefer to overlook the fact that anatomy was studied before modern China. Therefore, the author chronologically lists typical hallmark events and publications related to human anatomy before modern China, summarizes the influences of anatomy on traditional Chinese medicine, and analyzes the reasons for the slow progression of anatomy before modern China. The purpose is to better understand the history and culture of anatomy before modern China, serving as the first step of anatomical education for medical students in mainland China.

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The scientific hypothesis of an “energy system” in the human body

Cited by 16 publications

References 10 publications

Current aspects on the relations that might exist between the schizophrenic pathology and gut microbiota-further metabolic relevance

Current aspects on the relations that might exist between the schizophrenic pathology and gut microbiota-further metabolic relevance

Decision-making in Shiatsu bodywork: complementariness of embodied coupling and conceptual inference

Introduction of human anatomy before modern China: The preface of anatomical education in mainland China

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