ALSUntangled does not support Dean Kraft’s energy healing for ALS
Original source
Dean Kraft, Energy Healer (opens in a new tab)ALSUntangled reviewed claims about Dean Kraft’s energy healing and found no plausible scientific rationale or adequate evidence that it treats amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The strongest cited evidence was one case report involving a person who appeared to have ALS and later recovered nearly completely. The review said one case cannot show that the treatment caused the recovery.
Why this matters
People with ALS and their families should not regard this review as evidence that energy healing works. ALSUntangled said the treatment lacks sufficient evidence and is expensive, and recommended a small, well-designed case series before it could be assessed properly.
Limitations and context
This is an independent expert review, not a new clinical study. The review said the claimed energy experiments had not been published in peer-reviewed journals, and that the evidence consisted mainly of one case report. It also noted that spontaneous remissions, while very rare, have been reported in ALS.