For example, one critic cited in Life noted that little scientific evidence backs up the claims of alternative medicines. However, his article had been describing practices such as craniosacral therapy, cupping, homeopathy and pulse diagnosis. Yet these rhetorical tactics are commonplace with proponents of alternative medicine, and are not limited to the popular media. Proponents claim people are primarily energy fields. These extend a few inches beyond the skin, and can be detected when meditating.
Nurses pass their hands a few inches over patients' bodies without making contact.
Rochelle Mackey claimed in a nursing article that several studies show that TT reduces pain. Other claims about outcomes are, in fact, speculation. Yet Mackey's article continues the illusion that TT is research-supported, while reviews of the research show this is clearly not the case. Wasted resources must concern Christians, but so should the spiritual nature of some alternative medicines. TT's universal energy field is common in alternative medicine, called by various names like life energy, chi , and prana .