How does National Institutes of Health classify this form of cooperative care?
According to NIH, “Energy therapies are of two types: One, biofield therapies (e.g., Qi gong, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch), which are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body, and two, bioelectromagnetic based therapies that involve the unconventional use of electromagnetic fields such as pulsed fields, magnetic fields, or alternating current or direct current fields.” Healing Touch is considered to be a biofield therapy. NOTE: Healing Touch has profound relaxation effects. A relaxed animal is a focused animal. A focused animal is an animal that can learn. If you have a non-focused animal, the animal can not learn. Healing Touch for Animals® is excellent for helping an animal to relax and focus so that it can be in a learning state. Disclaimer: Healing Touch for Animals® is not a substitute for veterinary care. If your pet is experiencing health related issues, take your pet to a veterinarian immediately. Kathy Edstrom does not diagnose o
