Energy healing with women and children

Western allopathic medicine has focused on illness care of the body. Energy healing is a complementary therapy focused on the mind-body-spirit connection and is especially useful for conditions for which allopathic medicine has few answers. Common in Eastern cultures, energy healing has developed as therapeutic touch and healing touch in Western nursing practice. An explanation of the scientific/theoretical basis of energy healing and case study presentations provide the framework for considering the application of this therapy to the care of women and children.