The Chemistry of Life

In Amie Keeleys article, a sham verteboplasty results in the alleviation of chronic back pain.  Though I find the study unethical, the results demonstrate the power of patient's intention in the healing process. Though certainly not the goal, this placebo-effected surgery in a sense tricked control patents to self-heal.  Chronic pain has major psycho-emotional effects, including the feeling that life is out of control; the nervous system in a constant state of distress. The act of grabbing the reins and taking action (even if it is a sham) can offer a sense of empowerment and hope, both of which can help to settle the mind, ease physical tension and free up the systemic energy flow.  Further, hope seems to have a higher vibrational quality than despondency and a shift from one to the other might add momentum to the healing process.

This reminds me of my post from physics class last year. I will share an excerpt:

"The vibrations of bodies seem to heighten in states of optimal health and well-being.  Bruce Tainio created a frequency monitor in 1992 while at Eastern University in Washington and determined that the healthy human body ranged from 62Hz-72Hz, dropping significantly when the immune system is down.  Similarly David Hawkins discusses the changes in bodily vibrations in the presence of different emotional states, moving up the scale from shame to unconditional love.  Within this range of 12 emotional states and their corresponding vibrational frequencies, we start to see a correlation between health and positivity based on logarithmic calibrations.  This is further supported Dr. Masaru Emoto's demonstration of water molecules reacting to music and emotionally loaded phrases, helping our western minds to visualize the impact of factors like like vibration and energy."
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Tying the concept of healing intent, movement and empowerment into Chinese medicine, I turn my attention to the the liver spirit. The "hun" is deeply connected to aspiration and requires the smooth flow of qi to attain its goals.  When unable to move in an aspired direction, there is stagnation, irritability and depression.  Likened to the concept of potential energy vs. kinetic energy, we see that each of us has potential to act.  The inability to mobilize internal drive due to obstacles like chronic pain, will certainly have adversary effects over time.  Since pain is often caused by a lack of movement, sometimes with emotional roots, a connection can be made here. If patents experienced significant pain relief from a surgery that did not actually take place, it is possible that the movement of the hun, inspired by the perceived experience of 'taking action' could have participated in the results of this study.  Just a thought....