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Q Janet Quinn The experiment was carried out by Janet Quinn, assistant director of nursing at the University of South Carolina. In thirty heart patients anxiety levels dropped 17 percent after only five minutes treatment by trained practitioner s. (Reduction in Anxiety Levels – Janet Quinn University of Carolina)
R Bonnie Raingruber ab; Carol Robinson aThe Effectiveness Of Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, And Reiki Healing Sessions In Promoting Health And Enhancing Problem Solving Abilities Of Registered Nursesa University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacremento, California, USAb California State University, Sacremento, California, USADOI: 10.1080/01612840701581255 Published in: Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 28, Issue 10 October 2007 , pages 1141 - 1155
AbstractGiven the current necessity of retaining qualified nurses, a self-care program consisting of Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation classes, and Reiki healing sessions was designed for a university-based hospital. The effectiveness of these interventions was evaluated using self-care journals and analysed using a Heideggerian phenomenological approach. Outcomes of the self-care classes described by nurses included: (a) noticing sensations of warmth, tingling, and pulsation which were relaxing, (b) becoming aware of an enhanced problem solving ability, and (c) noticing an increased ability to focus on patient needs. Hospitals willing to invest in self-care options for nurses can anticipate patient and work related benefits.
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Valeria Ricotti, Norman Delanty1
Use of complementary and alternative medicine in epilepsy. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports : Current Medicine Group LLC; Volume 6, Number 4 / July, 2006 10.1007/s11910-006-0029-4’ pp. 347-353 1Beaumont Hospital Consultant Neurologist Dublin 9 Ireland Dublin 9 Ireland AbstractAbstract Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become much in vogue, and CAM practitioners have increased in tandem with this. The trend of using CAM for treating epilepsy does not differ from that in other medical conditions, with nearly one half of patients using CAM. In this article we review the major complementary and alternative medicines used for treatment of epilepsy. They include mind-body medicines such as Reiki and yoga; biologic-based medicine such as herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and homeopathy; and manipulative-based medicine such as chiropractic. In the available literature, there is a sense of the merit of these therapies in epilepsy, but there is a paucity of research in these areas. Individualized therapies such as homeopathy and Reiki cannot be compared with medicines in a conventional pharmaceutical model. Hence, many studies are inconclusive. In a science of double-blind, randomised controlled trials, appropriate designs and outcome measurements need to be tailored to CAM. This article explains the principles of the major CAM therapies in epilepsy, and discusses peer-reviewed literature where available. More effort needs to be put into future trials, with the assistance of qualified CAM professionals to ensure conformation to their therapeutic principles. Beverly Rubik, Audrey J. Brooks, Gary E. Schwartz. (2006) In Vitro Effect of Reiki Treatment on Bacterial Cultures: Role of Experimental Context and Practitioner Well-Being. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 12:1, 7 The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine In Vitro Effect of Reiki Treatment on Bacterial Cultures: Role of Experimental Context and Practitioner Well-Being To cite this paper: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2006, 12(1): 7-13. doi:10.1089/acm.2006.12.7.
Beverly Rubik, Ph.D. Institute for Frontier Science, Oakland, CA. Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, OH. Audrey J. Brooks, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Center for Frontier Medicine in Biofield Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D. Center for Frontier Medicine in Biofield Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Departments of Psychology, Surgery, Medicine, Neurology, and Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Objective: To measure effects of Reiki treatments on growth of heat-shocked bacteria, and to determine the Influence of Healing context and practitioner well-being. Methods: Overnight cultures of Escherichia coli K12 in fresh Medium were used. Culture samples were paired with controls to minimize any ordering effects. Samples were heat-shocked prior to Reiki treatment, which was performed by Reiki practitioners for up to 15 minutes, with untreated controls. Plate-count assay using an automated colony counter determined the number of viable bacteria. Fourteen Reiki practitioners each completed 3 runs (n = 42 runs) without healing context, and another 2 runs (n = 28 runs) in which they first treated a pain patient for 30 minutes (healing context). Well-being questionnaires were administered to practitioners pre–post all sessions. Results: No overall difference was found between the Reiki and control plates in the non healing context. In the healing context, the Reiki treated cultures overall exhibited significantly more bacteria than controls (p < 0.05). Practitioner social (p < 0.013) and emotional well-being (p < 0.021) correlated with Reiki treatment outcome on bacterial cultures in the non healing context. Practitioner social (p < 0.031), physical (p < 0.030), and emotional (p < 0.026) well-being correlated with Reiki treatment outcome on the bacterial cultures in the healing context. For practitioners starting with diminished well-being, control counts were likely to be higher than Reiki-treated bacterial counts. For practitioners starting with a higher level of well-being, Reiki counts were likely to be higher than control counts. Conclusions: Reiki improved growth of heat-shocked bacterial cultures in a healing context. The initial level of well-being of the Reiki practitioners correlates with the outcome of Reiki on bacterial culture growth and is key to the results obtained. Robertson, A.L. Pronounced effects of proper Reiki attunement. American Reiki Master Association Newsletter; I(5),6.
Rosentiel, L. Hypnosis and Reiki Journal of Hypnotism 1991 Dec.; 8-10 S Schlitz, M., Braud, W. Reiki-Plus natural healing: an Ethnographic /experimental study. PSI Research 1985 Sept./Dec.; 4(3-4) 100-123. Available from Mind Science Foundation, 8301 Broadway, #100, San Antonio, TX 78209
Samuel C. Shiflett, Sangeetha Nayak, Champa Bid, Pamela Miles, Sandra Agostinelli. (2002) Effect of Reiki Treatments on Functional Recovery in Patients in Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 8:6, 755 The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Effect of Reiki Treatments on Functional Recovery in Patients in Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study To cite this paper:
Samuel C. Shiflett, PhD Continuum Center for Health and Healing, Beth Israel Medical Centre, New York, NY Sangeetha Nayak, PhD New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ Champa Bid, MD Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ Pamela Miles, BA Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY Sandra Agostinelli, MA New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ Objectives: The three objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of Reiki as an adjunctive treatment for patients with subacute stroke who were receiving standard rehabilitation as inpatients, (2) to evaluate a double-blinded procedure for training Reiki practitioners, and (3) to determine whether or not double-blinded Reiki and sham practitioners could determine which category they were in. Design: A modified double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial with an additional historic control condition. Setting: The stroke unit of a major rehabilitation hospital. Subjects: Fifty (50) inpatients with subacute ischemic stroke, 31 male and 19 female. Interventions: There were four conditions: Reiki master, Reiki practitioner, sham Reiki, and no treatment (historic control). Subjects received up to 10 treatments over a 2˝-week period in addition to standard rehabilitation. Outcome measures: Functional independence measure (FIM), and Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression (CES-D) measure. Results: No effects of Reiki were found on the FIM or CES-D, although typical effects as a result of age, gender, and time in rehabilitation were detected. Blinded practitioners (sham or Reiki) were unable to determine which category they were in. Sham Reiki practitioners reported greater frequency of feeling heat in the hands compared to Reiki practitioners. There was no reported difference between the sham and the real Reiki practitioners in their ability to feel energy flowing through their hands. Post hoc analyses suggested that Reiki may have had limited effects on mood and energy levels. Conclusion: Reiki did not have any clinically useful effect on stroke recovery in subacute hospitalised patients receiving standard-of-care rehabilitation therapy. Selective positive effects on mood and energy were not the result of attention or placebo effects.
Allan Sweeney
In those who have tinnitus and those who had stress or back pain there was a reduction in symptoms. (Seed: Study into the Effectiveness of Energy on Deafness) by (IJHC) International Journal of Healing and Caring
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