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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Cerebral Palsy

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

Case series 👥 1 participants Preliminary ✓ 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

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A young man with cerebral palsy who had years of physiotherapy and speech therapy tried tapping and reportedly showed noticeable improvement in movement and…

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 part 24-year-old man with cerebral palsy (speech impairment, left-side weakness, hearing impairment) (n=1)
What they did This is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured with clinical 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

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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