I will tell you this. I truly believe this is real. I have seen the results in myself, my close friends and family and my clients. The results appear to be genuine and lasting. If an issue appears to be clear it stays that way. This is not to say that if your injured back suddenly becomes painless do to this work and then you spend a weekend moving ... it seems logical to me that you may injure you back again.
Another reason issues that appear to be cleared may seem to come back again is that we did not get all the way to the root and clear a belief that is necessary to clear in order for that issue to be completely cleared. This is usually a combination of me not getting to the bottom of it and the client not being ready to get to the bottom of it and therefore hides the roots of an issue at an unconscious level. I am pretty good at finding them even if the client is trying to hide them (unconsciously of course). However sometimes I choose to allow the client to become more aware of the roots... it is the way I choose to work because it is a more gentle approach. I believe a client will let the roots show when they feel safe with me and with themselves.
It is also common for issues to be layered. The top layers must be cleared before the deeper ones appear. The "bubbling" up of those deeper layers can often look as though we are not clearing the original issue. I find that it is fairly easy to see that we are making progress if the client stays open to seeing the progress being made even though the original issue may still be occurring. Healing simply takes time... sometimes. This is not to say that it MUST take time. Many issues can and are cleared instantly and permanently. Some take longer. As I said earlier; We are all unique, so we are going to respond in our own unique ways to any work we are doing with our bodies and minds... Theta Healing is no different in that respect.
Now, with this said: Relax and stay open to healing yourself.