By Christine Wheeler, MA

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a new advanced healing tool, consistently being shown to supply relief when conventional first-aid treatments are unavailable or ineffective. 

The basics of EFT can be learned by anyone and can be self-applied (usually in minutes). Also, EFT can be applied almost anywhere and any time, making it as convenient to use as it is effective. 

Seasoned EFT users know that they can "try it on everything" and case studies have shown it to be consistently effective in providing immediate relief for burns, bee stings, muscle injuries, and even halting anaphylactic shock. While EFT does not claim to be a cure-all, it has a confirmed efficacy rate of about 80 percent.

EFT incorporates the acupuncture meridian system as defined in traditional Chinese medicine.  Like acupuncture, EFT balances the subtle energies flowing throughout the meridian system and what results is an alleviation of painful symptoms associated with burns, bee stings and other injuries. What makes EFT unique is that this balance is achieved without the use of needles. Instead, a series of specific acupuncture points are stimulated with the fingertips.

In this synopsis of a story from the EFT Web site, Jessica Gillies, an EFT user from Australia, used EFT to eliminate the pain of a serious burn.

EFT as First-Aid to Eliminate the Pain Associated With a Boiling Water Burn

Jessica reminds us that EFT is literally at our fingertips any time we are faced with a painful injury. She reports that she spilled boiling water on her hand while in a public place. The extreme pain was immediate and intense and the reddening appeared quickly. Jessica had no medications to use on the burn. Nor did she have cold water to neutralize the burning. She did, however, have her fingertips, which was all she needed to apply EFT.

The most obvious problem was her "really really intense pain." Using EFT, the pain gradually decreased to a sharp stinging sensation, then to a mere discomfort. After about two to three minutes of performing EFT, the pain had completely disappeared. In Jessica's words, she was "somewhat incredulous, as the redness was still very evident on my skin, and I remained pain free from then on."

Previously, Jessica hadn't used EFT very often for her physical issues but, with this success, she was motivated to try it on other issues. On one occasion, for example, she spent a few minutes doing EFT to eliminate the pain associated with "a very nasty muscle strain injury" and restored full range of motion to the area. 

More on EFT

In addition to eliminating pain associated with burns and other injuries, EFT has been consistently effective for hundreds of other physical, mental and emotional ailments. For more information, you can explore the EFT Web site and its numerous success stories regarding fears, phobias, emotional traumas and physical ailments.

While a complete description of EFT is beyond the scope of this article, you can learn all the basics from the free EFT Get Started Package, including a free download of the 79-page EFT Manual. Those wishing to save time and dive right in can get the affordable five-star training DVDs.

Please consult qualified health professionals before putting EFT into practice for yourself or others.