injury & surgery

[claddute]

Is it proven that those who are prayered for recovery from injury/surgery faster? Some kid in our theology class said that this was proven, and I think it's total bs. Not those who pray but those who were prayered for, wether they knew they were prayered for or not. I don't think that this is true because every person is different, which means they recover from certain things at different rates. Ps I'm a deist if that matters or not.

[HerMajesty]

PubMed is an online source that will allow you to search published studies in medically related fields. If you put "prayer" into their search engine you will get some hits, because prayer has been studied and found to be beneficial, for example in survival rates of cancer patients. However as to what types of prayer work, maybe you could do some reading on it, I have not looked into it. There are a few variables: the patient praying, somebody praying over / possibly annointing the patient as the church elders are instructed to do in the Bible (Book of James), praying for the patient with their knowledge, praying for the patient without their knowledge. I don't know if it's been studied in all its different forms.
Before my surgery, in addition to my own prayer I did get prayed over and anointed by the elders of my church and also submitted a prayer request, meaning that church staff and members in general could get a prayer list and pray for me. My rate of recovery was jaw-dropping to the nurses who routinely work post-op with other patients having the same surgery. My husband's FMLA paperwork said I might need assistance for up to 24 months, but he was able to go back to work as soon as I flew home, 1 week post-op. One person as opposed to a study doesn't prove anything of course; but I personally attribute my good outcome to the power of prayer.