The Lightning Process: Promising Results for Chronic Health Conditions

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.  Participants 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 5.4 to 3.3 after 1 month and fell to 3.2 by 6 months.
  • Pain: Scores fell from 3 to 2 after 1 month, falling 1.8 by 6 months.
  • Wellbeing: Improved from 42 to 55 after 1 month, rising to 56 by 6 months (a 3 point increase is meaningful).

Reported Conditions

Participants presented with various conditions:

  • Pain: 20 with medical diagnoses, 6 self-diagnosed
  • ME/CFS: 41 medically diagnosed, 5 self-diagnosed
  • Fibromyalgia: 13 medically diagnosed, 4 self-diagnosed
  • Anxiety: 22 medically diagnosed, 20 self-diagnosed
  • Depression: 18 medically diagnosed, 14 self-diagnosed

Conclusion

These results suggest the Lightning Process may help reduce fatigue and pain while boosting wellbeing. Further research could 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)