Preteen with cancer reduces pain from spinal tap with Tapping
April 10th, 2011
What would you do if you had to have a painful procedure like a spinal tap? A preteen named Sergio reduced the pain caused by a spinal tap with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). By tapping on his fear of the procedure along with tapping during the spinal tap, Sergio reduced the pain.
Deborah D Miller using EFT in a hospital setting in a complementary fashion is helping many children reduce and/or alleviate the pain associated with this procedure. Deborah teaches these children how to use EFT to manage their emotions, such as fear of the procedure as well as the pain of it. This is a benefit to all involved as no one wants to cause or observe pain in a child during cancer treatments.
Sergio also used EFT to get rid of the anger he had about having cancer. EFT also helped Sergio’s father feel more relaxed as he could see how it relaxed his son. EFT supports both father and son manage stress and pain during cancer treatments created a calmer relaxed experience.
