Alternative & Integrative Medicine

Objective: Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and anxiety are on the rise in America. The current study was the first of its kind,
highlighting the effects of the Emotion Code, and contributed to the research on alternative healing.
Materials and Methods: This research evaluated whether the EC healing modality had a significant impact on a population of 146 participants.
Individuals completed pre- and post-treatment assessments measuring depression, anxiety and PTSD symptomatology, as well as sociodemographic
characteristics. The measures utilized were self-report questionnaires including: the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Zung Anxiety Scale, and
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9); they were administered pre-treatment and post-treatment and the scores were compared. The treatment
administered is called The Emotion Code, which is a modality that utilizes manual muscle testing and energy healing to access the subconscious
mind that locates trapped emotions in the body and releases them with the use of intention.
Results: Results show significant decreases in symptomatology in all three mental health categories. These results suggest that the EC healing
method may be a useful tool in aiding to decrease reported symptoms in the areas of anxiety, PTSD, and depression.
Conclusion: This was the first study of its kind, and future studies should be conducted to replicate the results, and compare a treatment group
with a comparable control group.

Within the Swiss research project "Hanno" (derived from an old strategy in Japanese sword fighting) the process of self-healing induced by Gyoki touch is experimentally analyzed. For this purpose, different state-of-the-art measurement technologies are evaluated in order to enable the observation of the effects caused by Gyoki touch and to deterministically document their modes of action. So far, two studies have been published using infrared screening on the one hand and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) monitoring on the other hand; both methods are suitable for measuring Gyoki induced self-healing processes and enable insights into the effects and functioning principles of Gyoki touch.