The Lightning Process: Promising Results for CFS

The Lightning Process (LP) is a leading brain-mind-body approach that can help people with chronic health issues. This study looked at how the Lightning Process might impact fatigue, pain, and wellbeing, using well-known health scales, and explored the range of conditions it may address.

About the Study

Researchers gathered data from 96 LP participants (average age 49.5, mostly women) from the UK, New Zealand, USA, Canada, and Switzerland. 46 participants reported having CFS, with 41 medically being diagnosed and 5 self-diagnosed. They rated their fatigue, pain, and wellbeing before starting LP training and then again 1 and 6 months afterwards.

What the Study Found

The Lightning Process showed promising, lasting benefits:

  • Fatigue: Scores dropped from 6 to 3.6 after 1 month and fell to 3.3 by 6 months.
  • Pain: Scores fell from 3.4 to 2.2 after 1 month, falling to 1.7 by 6 months.
  • Wellbeing: Improved from 42 to 55 after 1 month, rising to 56 by 6 months (a 3 point increase is meaningful).

41 people were diagnosed CFS by medical experts. Their results were:

  • Fatigue: Scores dropped from 6.1 to 3.4 after 1 month and fell to 3.2 by 6 months.
  • Pain: Scores fell from 3.5 to 2.2 after 1 month, falling to 1.7 by 6 months.
  • Wellbeing: Improved from 42 to 55 after 1 month, rising to 56 by 6 months (a 3 point increase is meaningful)

Only four people had diagnosed themselves with CFS. Their results were:

  • Fatigue: Scores dropped from 5.3 to 4.4 after 1 month and fell to 4.2 by 6 months.
  • Pain: Scores fell from 3 to 2 after 1 month, falling to 1.8 by 6 months.
  • Wellbeing: Improved from 42 to 53 after 1 month, rising to 56 by 6 months (a 3 point increase is meaningful).

Conclusion

These results suggest the Lightning Process can help reduce fatigue and pain while boosting wellbeing for those with CFS.  Further research needs to be done to help understand which people and conditions benefit most from the LP.

More information

You can find more information about the study here: https://lightningprocess.com/research (9th item)