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According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM), Reiki is classified as a Biofield Medicine. A recent national
survey on Americans use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine found
that 1.1% of the 31,000 participants had used Reiki in the previous year. (1)
Reiki is used in 25 hospitals nationwide. Within these facilities,
Reiki is proving useful in emergency rooms, operating rooms, neonatal
units, OB/GYN units, oncology units, organ transplantation care units,
elderly care, pediatric units, psychiatric units, infectious disease
clinics, rehabilitation, hospice and palliative care centers. (2 &
5)
Used in conjunction with conventional cancer treatments, Reiki is
reported to ease the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, improve
immune function, ease anxiety, and support well-being. (2).
The Hartford Hospital's Outcome Measurements show that Reiki can induce
the "relaxation response", and diminish anxiety, pain, nausea
and fatigue. The physiological changes resulting from the "relaxation
response" are know to boost the immune system and support well-being.
(3)
Reiki treatments result in a statistically-significant decrease in
the symptoms of psychological depression and self-perceived stress.
These treatments are shown to have a long-term, positive effect on well-being.
(6)
Research has shown that Reiki can reduce muscle tension, anxiety,
pain, nausea, and fatigue. Reiki has also been proven to accelerate
wound healing and provide a greater sense of health and well-being.
(4)
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1 "An
Introduction to Reiki," NCCAM Pub. No. D315 (2006)
2 Miles, P., True, G., "Reiki - Review of a Biofield Therapy:
History, Theory, Practice, and Research," Alternative Therapies in
Health and Medicine, 9(2):
62-71 (2003)
3 "Outcome
Measurements" Hanford Hospital Department of Integrative
Health
4 Moore, A., "Reiki
Energy Medicine: Enhance the Healing Process," Hanford Hospital
Department of Integrative Health
5 Sawyer, J., "The First Practitioner in Our Operating Room",
AORN J., 67(3): 674-7 (1998)
6 Shore, A., "Long-term Effects if Energetic Healing on Symptoms
of Psychological Depression and Self-perceived Stress," Alternative
Therapies in Health and Medicine, 10(3): 42-48 (2004)
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