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Energy Psychology, Bilateral Stimulation, and Mindful Breathing for Trauma and Chronic Pain: A Theoretical Framework and Case History

Valdivieso, G. · Energy Psychology Journal · 2023

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. This paper introduces and illustrates a new combined protocol blending EFT, EMDR-style bilateral stimulation, WHEE, and mindful breathing through a single case where the technique reportedly helped reduce chronic pain linked to trauma. As a single case study introducing a novel multi-technique blend, it demonstrates a concept rather than providing controlled evidence.

What they found

1
people took part

The case history reports the subject reduced his chronic pain by combining mindful breathing and EFT tapping with bilateral stimulation (from EMDR) and the WHEE method's inner-body dialogue approach to uncover traumatic memories associated with pain.

How the study worked

Who took parta single clinical case exhibiting trauma and chronic pain comorbidity (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withclinical case narrative

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Populationa single clinical case exhibiting trauma and chronic pain comorbidity
Outcome measuresclinical case narrative
JournalEnergy Psychology Journal
Year2023
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Valdivieso, G. (2023). Energy Psychology, Bilateral Stimulation, and Mindful Breathing for Trauma and Chronic Pain: A Theoretical Framework and Case History. Energy Psychology Journal. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2023.15.1.GV

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Other Physical Conditions 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND The case history reports the subject reducedhis chronic pain by combining mindfulbreathing and EFT tapping with… Case series · 1 participants Valdivieso · 2023 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com