▁m ower ), ▁having ▁him ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁mot ions ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁Grad ually , ▁gradient ▁by ▁gradient , ▁you ▁narrow ▁the ▁distance ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁approach ▁it ▁and ▁eventually ▁he ▁will ▁go ▁up ▁and ▁do ▁a ▁Contact ▁Ass ist ▁on ▁the ▁la wn ▁m ower ." ▁ ▁N erve ▁assist ▁The ▁N erve ▁Ass ist ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Scient ology ' s ▁teaching ▁that ▁standing ▁waves ▁of ▁energy ▁can ▁form ▁in ▁n erves ▁and ▁cause ▁pain . ▁The ▁assist ▁involves ▁stro king ▁a ▁person ▁along ▁the ▁sp ine , ▁around ▁the ▁tor so , ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁lim bs . ▁This ▁process ▁is ▁claimed ▁to ▁diss ip ate ▁the ▁standing ▁wave . ▁There ▁is , ▁however , ▁no ▁evidence ▁at ▁all ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁standing ▁waves ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁or ▁that ▁pain ▁is ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁n erves . ▁Other ▁information ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scient ology ▁about ▁the ▁an atom ical ▁effects ▁of ▁n erve ▁ass ists ▁are ▁pat ently ▁false ▁( e . g .: ▁There ▁are ▁not ▁ 1 2 ▁major ▁n erves ▁in ▁the ▁sp inal ▁cord ). ▁ ▁Un cons cious ▁person ▁assist ▁This ▁assist ▁is ▁intended ▁for ▁" a ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁un cons cious , ▁even ▁someone ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁long - cont in ued ▁com a ". ▁The ▁person ▁doing ▁the ▁assist ▁takes ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁person ' s ▁hand ▁and ▁places ▁it ▁on ▁various ▁objects , ▁command ing ▁them ▁to ▁feel