to: elizabeth Southwood : From: L. Romanow I have had many years experience with Theraputic Touch and have taken the courses required to learn this technique. It is more than one class to understand and use this technique . It works by bringing harmony to the body's energy field. In PD people it brings a release of anxiety, the body relaxes and you will notice a decrease of some symptoms, even absence . Everyone responds differently to T.T. The cold spot was the absence of energy due to injury. Theraputic Touch does not cause any disease or illness-actually the exact opposite. I suggest that you investigate courses available more than one - read the book "Accepting your power to heal" written by Dolores Krieger. It is now used in hospital as part of the everyday care. Also read up on parkinsons itself - there is a lot of information out there. I also have experience with PD as my husband has it - yes we have used T.T. and it helps. I have also used reflexology and found it has made a difference to him also. >I haven't had any experience with the electromagnetic coils, >but I wondered vaguely a couple of times if the class I once >took in "Therapeutic Touch" could have been what caused my PD. In that class >we rubbed one palm against the other in a circular motion until we got a >warm, round, electric 'field', then we would place one hand on each side of >our own head or our class partner's head and FEEL the electricity. Once I >did it over my husband's leg and felt a 'cold' spot on his knee. I mentioned >it to him and he said he had wounded his knee playing basketball in college. > Go figure. > >