Energy Medicine

Energy medicine practices are found in diverse cultures and healing traditions. They are increasingly being offered within the hospital setting as a gentle intervention with the potential to improve quality of care and complement the efforts of Western physicians. Energy treatments are aimed at healing imbalances in the energy fields purported to be in and around the human body. A session generally consists of a trained practitioner placing their hands gently on or above the body of a fully clothed patient. Proposed benefits of energy medicine include reduction of pain, anxiety and fatigue as well as improvement in objective measures of autonomic nervous system functioning like blood pressure and heart rate. Energy therapies offered at the center include Craniosacral Therapy and Reiki (pronounced ray-key).

Common reasons for seeking Energy Medicine treatment include:

• Mood disorder such as anxiety or depression
• A feeling of being out of balance
• Insomnia
• Pain
• Cancer
• Hyperactivity

Contact

• Northwestern Integrative Medicine
• 312-926-DOCS (3627)