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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Cerebral Palsy

Look, C., Larson, Z. · International Journal of Healing & Caring · 2009

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked
In plain English. A young man with cerebral palsy who had years of physiotherapy and speech therapy tried tapping and reportedly showed noticeable improvement in movement and communication. As a single case report, this cannot establish that tapping caused the change, but it may prompt further research.

What they found

1
people took part

After learning EFT at age 22, the individual showed marked improvements in coordination of his affected side and in verbal/sign-language communication, beyond gains from prior physiotherapy and speech therapy.

How the study worked

Who took part24-year-old man with cerebral palsy (speech impairment, left-side weakness, hearing impairment) (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withclinical observation of coordination and speech/communication

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Population24-year-old man with cerebral palsy (speech impairment, left-side weakness, hearing impairment)
Outcome measuresclinical observation of coordination and speech/communication
JournalInternational Journal of Healing & Caring
Year2009
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source
Verification note. The second author 'Larson, Z.' may be a conflation of the case patient's given name with a co-author credit; pending a check against the original PDF.

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Look, C., & Larson, Z. (2009). Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Cerebral Palsy. International Journal of Healing & Caring.

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Other Physical Conditions 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND After learning EFT at age 22, the individualshowed marked improvements in coordinationof his affected side and in… Case series · 1 participants Look · 2009 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com