Critics say the scientific claims behind a commercial self-help program for those suffering from the poorly understood condition are not supported by legitimate research| Coda Story
In the February 2025 issue of the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, the Case Series «An audit of 12 cases of long COVID following the lightning process intervention examining bene…| MElivet
f life; perceived harms of the intervention. None of the 12 participants reported harm from the intervention. 11/12 participants reported being 85% back to normal or more; 8/12 described achieving 85% or greater satisfaction with their emotional, physical, and overall quality of life. 10/12 of the participants reported having heard negative comments about the lightning process but had nonetheless gone ahead with the treatment. This study suggests that the lightning process is a promising and ...| LWW
Objective Investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Lightning Process (LP) in addition to specialist medical care (SMC) compared with SMC alone, for children with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME). Design Pragmatic randomised controlled open trial. Participants were randomly assigned to SMC, or SMC plus the LP (SMC+LP). Randomisation was minimised by age and gender. Setting Specialist paediatric CFS/ME service. Patients Aged 12–18 years with mild/mod...| Archives of Disease in Childhood
By David Tuller, DrPH In January, the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care published a paper from New Zealand called “An audit of 12 cases of long COVID following the lightning process intervention examining benefits and harms.” It reads like a Lightning Process marketing effort cosplaying as an academic study. As a reminder, the …Trial By Error: New Hyped-Up Lightning Process Study from New Zealand Read More »| Virology Blog
