Abstract Adara L. Walton

The first purpose of this information is to describe a relatively new non-invasive holistic healing modality called Quantum-Touch®, the principles upon which it is based and the techniques it uses.
The second purpose is to describe the research on Quantum -Touch® which was done to investigate, through the use of human subjects, whether Quantum-Touch® had an impact on chronic musculoskeletal pain and whether this healing modality could be used as an intervention to address chronic pain. The pilot study, experimental in nature, was a collaborative effort with a medical doctor who specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The research involved an 8-week pilot study in which the investigators used 12 volunteer adult patients (men and women ages 18-64) who were randomly selected and randomly assigned to an experimental and control group of 6 volunteers in each group. Both groups were blindfolded and received hands-on touch; however, only the experimental group was given the Quantum-Touch® energy. This study sought to determine the impact of hands-on Quantum-Touch® energy healing on both genders and any differentiation in pain. The experimental study used 2 measurement instruments as follows:

1) a standardized pain rating form used in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the U.S. and;
2) a functional questionnaire used to address specific functional change(s) in skills/tasks that occurred in the volunteer.

All volunteers used the pain rating form at the start and end of each session while the functional questionnaire was used only twice-at the first session (start of study) and again at the last session (end of study). All relevant data and pain ratings were tabulated to show statistical compilations with the goal of indicating the efficacy of Quantum-Touch® healing on chronic pain reduction. The researchers also hoped to show that, as an intervention, Quantum-Touch® should be considered alongside conventional allopathic treatment as a complementary supplemental method to address pain and alleviate stress, offering another source of healing to mankind.