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Polarity Therapy

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In the early 1900s, Dr. Randolph Stone, a doctor of osteopathy, naturopathy and chiropractic, synthesized principles of healing from several traditional medical systems including Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine and homeopathy. Stone created a health system that includes diet, exercise and increased self-awareness; polarity therapy is part of this larger health system.

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Clinical Practice Guidelines

2009 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for integrative oncology conclude that therapies based on a philosophy of bioenergy fields are safe and may provide some benefit for reducing stress and enhancing quality of life. Only limited evidence is available regarding their efficacy for symptom management, including reducing pain and fatigue. The Society for Integrative Oncology gives a strong recommendation for these therapies:³

• For reducing anxiety: grade 1B (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence)
• For pain, fatigue, and other symptom management: grade 1C (strong recommendation, low or very low quality evidence)

Managing Side Effects and Promoting Wellness

Managing or relieving side effects or symptoms, reducing treatment toxicity, supporting quality of life or promoting general well-being

• Less cancer-related fatigue and better health-related quality of life among women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer with one session compared to no treatment, and further improvement after a second session in a small RCT⁴

Cautions

The TRC Natural Medicines summary concludes insufficient evidence exists to rate the safety of this therapy..⁵

Integrative Programs, Protocols and Medical Systems

• Traditional systems
  • Ayurveda

Note: BCCT has not conducted an independent review of research of polarity therapy. This summary draws primarily from the American Polarity Therapy Association and TRC Natural Medicines websites, plus other sources as noted.

1. The American Polarity Therapy Association: Origins of Polarity Therapy. Viewed June 28, 2018.
2. TRC Natural Medicines. Polarity Therapy (subscription required). Viewed June 27, 2018.
3. Deng GE, Frenkel M et al. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for integrative oncology: complementary therapies and botanicals. Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology. 2009 Summer;7(3):85-120.
4. Roscoe JA, Matteson SE et al. Treatment of radiotherapy-induced fatigue through a nonpharmacological approach. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2005 Mar;4:8-13.
5. TRC Natural Medicines. Polarity Therapy (subscription required). Viewed June 27, 2018.

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More Information

• American Polarity Therapy Association
• Wilson W. Polarity therapy: an introduction. Inner Rays of Light. January 8, 2015. Viewed June 28, 2018.
• Find a practitioner: American Polarity Therapy Association: Practitioner Directory
• Clinical Trials: Find a Study
• Donald I. Abrams, MD, and Andrew T. Weil, MD: Integrative Oncology, 2nd Edition