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Prof. Jerry Johnson
“Having first begun treating cancer patients in 1976 (in a clinic specializing
in acupuncture, herbal medicine and medical qigong therapy),
it was my observation that most of the patients were
scared, confused, depressed, irritated, and just plain
frustrated with the information that they had been given,
not to mention the discourteous treatments that they
had received from certain oncologists. After being subjected
to harmful radiation, needless surgeries, and the toxic
and ineffective approach of chemotherapy, society has
begun to rebel against the orthodox approach to cancer
therapy.
“Alarming books have been written containing documented reports from several
major research clinics, hospitals, and medical colleges
from around the world, confirming the ineffective applications
of certain Western therapies towards cancer. Such books
as Dirty Medicine from England, as well as The
Cancer Industry, and The Cancer Handbook: What's
Really Working, from the United States began to
expose to the public the multibillion dollar cancer
'industry'. New books began to surface in the US exposing
the various smear campaigns launched by pharmaceutical
companies in order to discredit 'alternative' methods
and still capitalize on corporate investments.
“Although alternative approaches to cancer treatment can assist the patient
in his or her road to healing and recovery – it is not a panacea. Sometimes the combination of both Western and alternative
therapies are needed for successful healing and recovery
to occur. This is the genius of John Davidson's web
page at Self-Help Cancer, as it offers the patient an
honest approach to dealing with the difficult diagnosis
of having cancer.
“In China, it is believed that cancer is a systemic disease that affects
the whole body. Excising a specific tissue area does
not completely remove the cancer from its host. It is
only through treatments that also address the individual's
diet, nutrition, emotional well-being and spiritual
harmony that the patient's physical tissues can be brought
back into a state of natural balance and health. The
ancient Chinese approach in explaining medical concepts
is generally expressed through a three dimensional convergence,
seeing the physical body as an energetic hologram and
observing the physical, energetic, and spiritual aspects
of the tissues. By stimulating any one of these three
matrices, a doctor can affect the other two and influence
the body to initiate either health or disease. Diagnosis
and treatment is therefore approached in a nonlinear
progression, working holographically towards the health
and healing of the multidimensional person.
“The use of qigong for cancer treatment is well documented. In one research
study entitled, 'A Review of Qigong Therapy for Cancer Treatment',
presented in the Journal of International Society of Life Information
Science, vol. 20 (2), 2002, Drs Chen and Yeung from
mainland China report that there was significant evidence
suggesting that medical qigong therapy has an inhibitory
effect on cancer growth, in both in vitro and in vivo
studies, as well as in clinical observation. The articles
presented by doctors Chen and Yeung cite over fifty-four
studies demonstrating the beneficial effects of emitted
qi and/or qigong exercises on patients with cancer.
“It is clear from studies in China and Europe that medical qigong is an
option that every cancer patient should consider, regardless
of whether Western medical techniques are also being
utilized.
“One important thing to note, is that since Chinese medicine is pattern-based,
the specific energetic modalities that the doctor uses
in initiating an effective medical qigong treatment
are determined by each patient's individual energetic
characteristics and clinical manifestations. This especially
applies when teaching effective medical qigong prescription
exercises and meditations.” |
Professor Johnson PhD, DTCM, DMQ (China) is the president
and founder of the International
Institute of Medical Qigong (IIMQ). He is one of
the few internationally recognized non-Chinese grand
masters, healers and director/professors of medical
qigong therapy. Having studied for more than thirty-five
years, he is recognized in both China and the West as
America's leading authority on medical qigong therapy.
Professor Johnson received his masters degree in Chinese
medical qigong therapy from the Hai Dian University
of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China. He
is licensed as a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine
(D.T.C.M.) specializing in oncology, and is a professor
of medical qigong science and philosophy at the Henan
University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Professor Johnson is also dean of medical qigong science
and director of the medical qigong clinics at the Five
Branches Institute, College and Clinic of Traditional
Chinese Medicine in Santa Cruz, California, and has
currently been appointed by the Chinese government as
the overseas director of medical qigong therapy for
the Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
He is a council board member of the World Academic Society
of Medical Qigong in Beijing, China, and was appointed
as ambassador of Chinese medical qigong therapy to North
America – commissioned by the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for
Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Beijing, China (sponsored
by the United Nations).
He is also on the external advisory committee in Traditional
Chinese Medicine for Cancer Treatment at the M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and is the author of
the current textbooks entitled, An Energetic Approach
to Oncology, and Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy:
A Comprehensive Clinical Text, which are currently
being utilized as required study texts in several acupuncture
colleges and medical qigong institutes throughout the
world. |
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