Abstracts of Scientific Articles and Reviews
NEW "Review discusses therapeutic benefits of combining
qigong and drugs for hypertension, asthma, cancer, and drug addiction"
Dr. Sancier has written several articles reporting his experimental research. He also has
written several review articles on medical applications of qigong. The topic of these
articles are:
Anti-Aging
EAV Paper
Medical Applications
Muscle Testing
Qi/humans, animals, etc
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Abstracts
Kenneth M. Sancier
Qigong Institute
561 Berkeley Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Abstract
Clinical studies are reviewed to illustrate that qigong can improve the health of people suffering from different chronic medical problems that accelerate the aging process. The focus is on personal practice of qigong exercise to improve many functions of the body, improve health and reverse aging. Clinical studies suggest that a combination therapy of qigong and drugs is superior to drug therapy alone, as indicated in the case of two diseases, hypertension and cancer. Qigong therapy can complement Western medicine in many ways to improve healthcare.
Key words: anti-aging, blood pressure, brain, cancer, cardiovascular, cell culture, Chinese medicine, clinical, drug uptake, EEG, electroacupuncture, emitted qi, estradiol, exercise, health, hypertension, internal qi, lung, medical, meditation, meridians, mice, microcirculation, mind, preventive medicine, Qigong Database, qigong, qi, senility, sex hormones, stroke, testosterone, tumor, ultrasonic, Voll, waiqi.
Journal of the International Society of Life Information Science,14 (1) 12-21 (1996).
THE EFFECT OF QIGONG ON THERAPEUTIC BALANCING MEASURED BY ELECTROACUPUNCTURE ACCORDING TO VOLL (EAV): A PRELIMINARY STUDY
Kenneth M. Sancier, Ph.D.
President and Director of Research
Qigong Institute
561 Berkeley Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Abstract
Electroacupuncture According to Voll (EAV) was used to monitor the effects of qigong practice on therapeutic balancing of subjects. In EAV the electrical conductance of the skin above individual acupuncture points is measured using low voltage and current. Diagnosis depends on measuring the relative electrical conductance and its time dependence. An important diagnostic criterion of degeneration of an organ is an indicator drop which occurs during the measurement when the conductance decreases from an apparent maximum value and then levels off. Two series of EAV measurements were made before and after healthy subjects practiced qigong. Measurements were made at 24 acupuncture points at the ends of the meridians of the fingers and toes of a subject and were made by the same operator and equipment. The subjects were asked to perform a qigong exercise of their choosing. In the first series, four subjects were examined by EAV before and after qigong exercise. Qigong exercise decreased the average EAV measured values of the four subjects in the range of -19 to -31%. Qigong eliminated indicator drops for three subjects and reduced the indicator drop by 80% for the fourth subject. In the second series, each of seven subjects was examined by EAV three times in a blind protocol so that the operator did not know whether a subject had practiced qigong before the second or third examination. Qigong exercise changed the average EAV measured values in the range of -17 to -35% for four subjects and 4 to 15% for three subjects. Indicator drops appeared for three subjects, and they were eliminated for two subjects and reduced by 50% for the third subject. These preliminary studies indicate that EAV can monitor the effects of qigong on changes in the therapeutic balancing of the meridian-organ system. Suggestions are made of how EAV can provide basic information about qigong and its applications.
Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research,
International Journal. 1994; vol.19:119-127.
MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF QIGONG
Kenneth M. Sancier, Ph.D.
President and Director of Research
Qigong Institute
561 Berkeley Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Abstract
This article reviews selected scientific studies of medical applications of Chinese qigong. The intention of the review is to outline research on qigong and its potential for improving health care in western countries. The review centers on clinical and experimental studies to show that qigong exercise can beneficially affect many functions of the body and improve health. The studies were selected to illustrate the following points: medical applications of qigong are diverse, some studies were conducted in depth, and many applications hold promise to improve western health care.
Several specific clinical and experimental studies are outlined. The study using electroacupuncture according to Voll shows that almost all organs and functions of the body can be balanced by qigong. The research on hypertension serves as a model to illustrate the many ways that the effects of qigong on the body can be measured. Studies on brain waves are included to show that the mind is involved in qigong and probably in the healing process. Research on qigong's role in high altitude adaption suggests some practical applications for treating cardiovascular disease. A combination of qigong and drug therapies is superior to drug therapy alone, as indicated in the case of two diseases, hypertension and cancer. In conclusion, there is a plea to medical practitioners and scientists to collect existing information on medical qigong, promote research if needed, and identify applications that hold promise for improving western health care.
Key words: acupuncture, anti-aging, blood pressure, bone density, cancer, cell culture, Chinese medicine, EEG, electroacupuncture, emitted qi, estradiol, exercise, health, hypertension, internal qi, lung, medical, meditation, meridians, mice, microcirculation, mind, preventive medicine, Qigong Database, qigong, qi, senility, sex hormones, stroke, testosterone, tumor, ultrasonic cardiography, Voll, waiqi.
Alternative Therapies. 1996. Vol. 2, No. 1, 40-46.
HEALING WITH QIGONG AND QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS OF QIGONG MEASURED BY A MUSCLE TEST
Kenneth M. Sancier, Ph.D., and Effie Poy Yew
Chow, Ph.D., R.N., C.A.
Qigong Institute
561 Berkeley Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Abstract
Part 1 describes two case studies to illustrate the healing power of The Chow System which includes qigong.
Part 2 is a quantitative study of the effects of certain qigong maneuvers related to healing on the body energy of eight subjects. Changes in body energy were inferred from an arm muscle test that was made after each of a given sequence of six qigong maneuvers given to each of the subjects. Measurements were made of the time dependence of the force required to lower the subject's arms and of the arm height. The qigong maneuver was a nonverbal process initiated by qigong master Dr. Chow whose intention was to weaken (disperse) or strengthen (tonify) the body energy of the subject. Related qigong maneuvers are used in healing to balance the body energy. The time duration of the resistance to the downward force was used as a parameter to characterize the body energy. The results show that the subjects' resistance to the downward force was decreased by a energy dispersing maneuver and restored by an energy tonifying maneuver. Statistical analysis of the group of subjects shows that the means of the time duration for the dispersed and tonified states were significant (P < 0.0001). These findings have consequence in diverse fields, such as, chiropractic, psychoneuroimmunology, bioenergetics, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and health care.
J. American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, vol. 7, no. 3, 13-19 (1989).
MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF QIGONG AND EMITTED QI ON HUMANS, ANIMALS, CELL CULTURES, AND PLANTS: Review of Selected Scientific Research
Kenneth M. Sancier, Ph.D., and Bingkun Hu,
Ph.D.
Qigong Institute
561 Berkeley Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Abstract
In the past few years, many studies have been conducted to investigate the scientific basis of Chinese Qigong and emitted Qi and to document their medical benefits. Most of this information has been generated in China and published in Chinese. for the benefit of Western scientists and medical practitioners, we discuss selected scientific reports pertaining to the effects of Qigong exercise and emitted Qi that were presented at two international conferences held in 1990. The report documents the medical benefits of Qigong exercise and some of the significant changes produced when qigong practitioners or "masters" emit qi to living systems: humans, animals, cell cultures and plants. the research described in these reports appears to have followed satisfactory scientific protocol.
American Journal of Acupuncture:
1991,19(4):367-377.
Therapeutic
Benefits of Qigong Exercises in Combination with Drugs
by
Kenneth M. Sancier, Ph.D.
President, Qigong Institute
Abstract
The therapeutic role of qigong exercises
combined with drugs is reported for three medical conditions that require drug therapy for
health maintenance: hypertension, respiratory disease, and cancer. In these studies, drugs
were administered to all patients who were divided into two groups, a group that practiced
qigong exercises and a control group that did not. Taken together, these studies suggest
that practicing qigong exercises may favorably affect many functions of the body, permit
reduction of the dosage of drugs required for health maintenance, and provide greater
health benefits than the use of drug therapy alone. For hypertensive patients, combining
qigong practice with drug therapy for hypertensive patients resulted in reduced incidence
of stroke and mortality and reduced dosage of drugs required for blood pressure
maintenance. For asthma patients, the combination therapy permitted reduction in drug
dosage, the need for sick leave, duration of hospitalization, and costs of therapy. For
cancer patients, the combination therapy reduced the side effects of cancer therapy. Also
reported is a study showing that the practice of qigong helps to rehabilitate drug
addicts. The reported studies do not necessarily measure up to the strict protocols
required for randomized controlled clinical trials.
J. Alternative & Complementary Medicine:
1999,3(4):383-389.
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