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The intervention involved polarity therapy for a 60- to 70-minute session. A trained therapist used anatomical hand positions (connectors) to examine energy flow, discover trigger points, and restore homeostatic energy flow. Polarity therapy promotes healing, relaxation, and well-being by unblocking and balancing energy flow and reestablishing homeostasis within the human energy field.
Single radiotherapy center
Patients were undergoing the active treatment phase of care.
This was a pilot study with three arms:
A statistically significant improvement was observed in fatigue and health-related quality of life in 10 patients who received polarity therapy versus five who did not. There may have been a dose effect. Eight of 10 patients reported improvement.