The OCI Healing Research Foundation (
www.OCIHealingResearchFoundation.org), is the non-profit 501 (c) organization which is dedicated to the research and spreading of Tong Ren and the Tom Tam Healing System throughout the world. It has just received positive results from a very important research study (
Click here for entire 17 page study). See below for excerpt.:
The Tong Ren
Healing Method: A
Survey Study
Amy M. Sullivan, EdD,
Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, and
Michael Miovic, MD
Excerpt:
Study objective: To describe participant reports of effectiveness and safety.
Design: Cross-sectional, anonymous survey.
Setting: Weekly group sessions in the Northeast US. Participants: Adults attending group sessions.
Measures: Changes in conditions attributed to TR. Results: Response rate 89% (n ¼ 265). Cancer (30.6%), endocrine/autoimmune (17.5%) and musculoskeletal disorders (17.2%) were the most commonly reported conditions. Among respondents who had attended more than one session (n ¼ 216), 30% used superlatives (e.g., ''amazing'') to describe TR's impact, and one-third noted improved quality of life.
No adverse effects were described. Anxiety, depression, cancer, and autoimmune disorders appeared to have the greatest treatment responses, with 63.8%, 61.0%, 60.3%, and 58.1% of participants with these conditions reporting substantial improvements. Conclusion: This first study documenting self-reported effects of TR shows subjective benefits and no adverse effects. Further research on this approach is warranted.
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Amy M. Sullivan, EdD, is an assistant professor of Social and Behavioral Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia. Her research focus is in psycho-oncology and palliative care, clinician-patient communication about end-of-life care, and integrative approaches to improving health and quality of life for patients with advanced cancer.
Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, is an associate professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, and a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar. Dr. Bauer-Wu's research and clinical expertise are in the use of integrative therapies for oncology patients. The central foci of her research have been on understanding the science of the mind-body connection and on enhancing quality of life
for individuals affected by cancer, using mixed methods of quantitative ðincluding biological and surveyÞ and qualitative research.
Michael Miovic, MD, is a chief of the Division of Adult Psychosocial Oncology at the Dana Farber CancerInstitute ðDFCIÞ, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Boston. He has a special interest in spiritual issuesin mental healthcare and has published a number of case studies, articles, and chapters on the topic of spiritualityand mental health.
