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{{Infobox Alternative Medicine | image=Yin and Yang.svg | claims = Healing can be achieved through manipulation of complementary (or polarized) energies.|topics = [[Energy (esotericism)]], [[Energy medicine]]|origyear = 1940s| origprop = [[Randolph Stone]] | laterprop = [[Pierre Pannetier]] | seealso= [[Reiki]], [[Therapeutic touch]]}}
{{Energy therapy}}
(contracted; show full)nativeMedicine/ManualHealingandPhysicalTouch/polarity-therapy|publisher=American Cancer Society|accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref> There has been little published in [[peer review|peer-reviewed]] medical literature about polarity therapy, although some physicians encourage polarity therapy or massage for possible short-term relaxation benefits.<ref name=ACS/>

There is no evidence to suggest the energy fields claimed to be manipulated by polarity therapy actually exists.<ref name=ACS/>


==Safety==

When used for relaxation, polarity therapy is generally thought to be safe if given by trained practitioners, although improperly performed techniques can cause injury.  

Avoiding or delaying medical care by using polarity therapy alone as a treatment for diseases such as cancer can lead to serious health problems.<ref name= ACS/>⏎
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==See also==
* [[Ayurvedic]]
* [[Craniosacral therapy]]
* [[Energy medicine]]
* [[Kabbalah]]
* [[Meridian (Chinese medicine)]]
* [[Naturopathic]]
* [[Osteopathic]]
* [[Radionics]]
* [[Randolph Stone]]
* [[Theosophy]]
* [[Vibrational Medicine]]

==Books==
Between 1947 and 1954, Stone published seven books describing polarity therapy principles and applications. These were subsequently consolidated into three volumes:<ref>Stone, R.: "Polarity Therapy, Vol. II", page 227 ff. CRCS, 1986.</ref> 

*''Polarity Therapy Vol. I'' CRCS (1986)  ISBN 978-1570670794
*'' Polarity Therapy Vol. II'' CRCS (1986)  ISBN 978-0916360252
*''Health-Building'' The Book Publishing Co. (1999) ISBN 978-1570670817

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/massage.html QuackWatch page on Massage Therapies]
* [http://www.polaritytherapy.org/ American Polarity Therapy Association]
* [http://www.ukpta.org.uk/ UK Polarity Therapy Association]

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