UK LETTER in reply to research proposals for the Lightning Process for children with CFS/ME (Money for Min children's study, Bath Chronicle, 4 March 2010)

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Title: Money for Min children's study (Bath Chronicle, 4 March 2010)

Contains: A project looking into a chronic childhood condition has been

given a £164,000 boost. A team at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic

Diseases has been given the money by the Linbury and Ashden Charitable

Trusts for its research into chronic fatigue syndrome in children .... They

will now test whether a ground-breaking system championed by broadcaster

Esther Rantzen and former rugby player Austin Healey works for children ...

The team will be carrying out a three-day trial using the Phil

Lightning Process, which is designed to teach people a new set of techniques

for improving life and health .. The system is derived from osteopathy,

neuro-linguistic programming and life coaching. Its creator, osteopath Phil

said: " We are thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate on this

exciting and groundbreaking research with Dr Crawley and her team ... " We

hope that this study is successful and leads to further research

collaborations between the Lightning Process and specialist teams like

this. " The study, which will start in September, will involve interviews

with the patients and their parents, and look at their school attendance ...

Around 90 children aged between eight and 18 and their families will be

involved, and are recruited after assessment by the team.

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I know there has been a lot of discussion about this controversial research

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