During a recent study, patients reported significant improvement in side effects of cancer treatment following just 1 session of Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient form of touch therapy that is similar to acupuncture in philosophy.
Presented at the 2012 University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Research Day, the study included 159 current cancer patients. Each Jin Shin Jyutsu session improved patients’ pain, stress, and nausea. Before and after each Jin Shin Jyutsu session, researchers assessed patients’ symptoms on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 representing no symptoms. On average, patients experienced a decrease of 3 points for stress and 2 points for both pain and nausea. Certain controls for parameters including the time between sessions, the location, and the duration of service were not included.
“It was interesting to note that regardless of age, sex or diagnosis, cancer patients received a statistically significant improvement in the side effects from treatment,” said Jennifer Bradley, the Jin Shin Jyutsu integrative practitioner at Markey. “It is encouraging to note that Jin Shin Jyutsu made improvements in these areas without adding additional unwanted effects that so often occur with medication interventions.”
“The American Cancer Society has noted that quality of life is an issue for all cancer patients; those undergoing treatment, late stage patients, and cancer survivors,” Bradley said. “From what I have seen in my office and the results shown in the study, I believe that Jin Shin Jyutsu has great promise in this area.”
Source: University of Kentucky.