Journey into healing: the transformative experience of shamanic healing on women with temporomandibular joint disorders.
Explore (New York, N.Y.) January 1, 2010 Nancy Vuckovic, Jennifer Schneider, Louise A Williams et al. 9 citations
Women with temporomandibular joint disorders who received shamanic treatment reported more changes in self-awareness, coping, relationships, and self-care than physical symptom relief, describing a process of transformation. In-depth interviews with 20 participants revealed that three times as much interview text focused on psychological and relational changes compared to physical changes. Some physical and psychological symptoms aligned with the shamanic concept of soul loss. This was the first clinical trial of shamanic healing for TMD pain, using a mixed-methods approach to capture a wide range of experiences.