Craig, G., Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., Benor, D.J. · International Journal of Healing and Caring · 2009
A single EFT session eliminated vertigo and restored balance (the woman could walk unaided, do jumping jacks, and hop on one leg) in a woman with residual symptoms from a traumatic brain injury sustained six years earlier; EEG showed reduced beta-wave amplitude and greater hemispheric balance during the session, and gains were reportedly maintained at 17-month follow-up.
A woman who needed a walking stick for six years doing jumping jacks minutes after one session is a dramatic story on its own, but what makes it more than an anecdote is the EEG recording taken during the session, showing anxiety-linked brain activity dropping in real time as her balance returned, a physical trace, not just an observer's impression, attached to a remarkable recovery.
If a connection like this between brain-wave shifts and physical symptom relief after brain injury is borne out in more people, it hints at a low-cost, self-administered technique that survivors of traumatic brain injury, who often face years of frustrating and expensive rehabilitation, could learn and use themselves alongside their usual care.
Given that this is one case, the priority is testing whether this EEG pattern, reduced beta amplitude and better hemispheric balance, reliably shows up in a larger group of people with residual TBI symptoms, and whether the size of that brain-wave shift predicts who recovers balance and reduces vertigo. Pairing EEG with objective balance and gait measurements, like a force-plate or wearable motion sensor, during and after sessions would let researchers see whether brain and body are changing in step, or whether one leads the other.
| Design | Case series |
|---|---|
| Participants | 1 people |
| Population | 51-year-old woman with residual symptoms (vertigo, balance loss, overstimulation sensitivity) six years after a severe traumatic brain injury |
| Outcome measures | clinical observation of balance/vertigo symptoms, Mind Mirror EEG |
| Journal | International Journal of Healing and Caring |
| Year | 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Method | EFT / tapping |
| Publication type | Case report |
| Verification | ✓ Confirmed against the primary source |
Craig, G., Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., & Benor, D.J. (2009). Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) For Traumatic Brain Injury. International Journal of Healing and Caring.
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