Jin Shin Jyutsu provides significant improvement of side effects related to cancer treatment, according to new research

This new study is exciting news for the Jin Shin Jyutsu community, in that it is part of the trend of increasing acceptance of JSJ in the clinical field.  The Kentucky Markey Center (Lexington, KY), which published the study, alongside with the Memorial Hospital (Morristown, NJ), the California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco, CA) , and the Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research (Portland, OR), are all hospitals and facilities who have integrated Jin Shin Jyutsu into their cancer care programs.

“It was interesting to note that regardless of age, sex or diagnosis, cancer patients received a statistically significant improvement in the side effects from treatment,” study researcher Jennifer Bradley, a Jin Shin Jyutsu integrative practitioner at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, said in a statement. “It is encouraging to note that Jin Shin Jyutsu made improvements in these areas without adding additional unwanted effects that so often occur with medication interventions.”

The study included 159 people with cancer. They all received Jin Shin Jyutsu, and then were asked after the session to rate their nausea, stress and pain on a 10-point scale. Generally, the touch therapy was linked with a 2- to 3-point reduction in scores for pain and nausea, researchers found.