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Tattam, A. Reiki--healing and dealing. Aust Nurs J. 1994

Aug; 2(2):

 

Thorton, L. A study of Reiki, An energy field treatment,

using Rogers' Science. 1996 Winter; Vol. VIII, No. 3. Available

 from: Lucia Thorton, 12592 Valley Vista Lane, Fresno, CA

93720 Email: lucia_marie_thornton@CSU.fresno.edu

 

Thorton, L. A study of Reiki using Rogers' Science, Part II 1996 Spring; Vol. VIII, No. 4. Available from: Lucia Thorton, 12592 Valley Vista Lane, Fresno, CA 93720 Email: lucia_marie_thornton@CSU.fresno.edu

Kathy L. Tsang, BA ( Department of

Psychology)

Linda E. Carlson, PhD, CPsych

( Department of Psychology;

Department of Oncology, University

of Calgary, Alberta, Canada;

Department of Psychosocial Resources,

Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary,

Alberta, Canada; Alberta Cancer

Board-Holy Cross Site, Department

of Psychosocial Resources, 2202 2nd

Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C1) l.carlson@ucalgary.ca

Pilot Crossover Trial of Reiki Versus Rest for Treating Cancer-Related Fatigue Pilot Crossover Trial of

Reiki Versus Rest for Treating

Cancer-Related Fatigue

Kathy L. Tsang, BA

Department of Psychology

Linda E. Carlson, PhD, CPsych

Department of Psychology;

Department of Oncology, University

of Calgary, Alberta, Canada;

Department of Psychosocial Resources

 

Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Cancer Board-Holy Cross Site, Department of Psychosocial Resources, 2202 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C1 l.carlson@ucalgary.ca

Karin Olson, RN, PhD

Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada

 

Fatigue is an extremely common side effect experienced during cancer treatment and recovery. Limited research has investigated strategies stemming from complementary and alternative medicine to reduce cancer-related fatigue. This research examined the effects of Reiki, a type of energy touch therapy, on fatigue, pain, anxiety, and overall quality of life. This study was a counterbalanced crossover trial of 2 conditions: (1) in the Reiki condition, participants received Reiki for 5 consecutive daily sessions, followed by a 1-week washout monitoring period of no treatments, then 2 additional Reiki sessions, and finally 2 weeks of no treatments, and (2) in the rest condition, participants rested for approximately 1 hour each day for 5 consecutive days, followed by a 1-week washout monitoring period of no scheduled resting and an additional week of no treatments. In both conditions, participants completed questionnaires investigating cancer-related fatigue (Functional

Assessment of Cancer Therapy Fatigue subscale [FACT-F]) and

overall quality of life (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy,

General Version [FACT-G]) before and after all Reiki or resting

sessions. They also completed a visual analogue scale (Edmonton

Symptom Assessment System [ESAS]) assessing daily tiredness, pain

, and anxiety before and after each session of Reiki or rest. Sixteen

patients (13 women) participated in the trial: 8 were randomised to

each order of conditions (Reiki then rest; rest then Reiki). They were

 screened for fatigue on the ESAS tiredness item, and those scoring greater than 3 on the 0 to 10 scale were eligible for the study. They were diagnosed with a variety of cancers, most commonly colorectal (62.5%) cancer, and had a median age of 59 years. Fatigue on the FACT-F decreased within the Reiki condition (P=.05) over the course of all 7 treatments. In addition, participants in the Reiki condition experienced significant improvements in quality of life (FACT-G) compared to those in the resting condition (P <.05). On daily assessments (ESAS) in the Reiki condition, pre-session 1 versus post-session 5 scores indicated significant decreases in tiredness (P <.001), pain (P <.005), and anxiety (P<.01), which were not seen in the resting condition. Future research should further investigate the impact of Reiki using more highly controlled designs that include a sham Reiki condition and larger sample sizes.

 

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Norman Salanskya and Natasha Salanskyb
aUniversity of Miami, Department of Biomedical Engineering, USA
bMillennium Health Institute

Human resonance EEG phenomena induced by low energy photons (<2 eV) and Reiki attunement

The paper is dedicated to study induced EEG resonance

phenomena by low energy stimulation with photons and Reiki

attunement. In order to reveal induced resonance EEG effects

of photon and Reiki energy stimulation, narrow-band EEG

Structure  has been analyzed with Furrie analysis

(Salansky et al., 1995 and Salansky and Fedotchev, 1994). The

first part is dedicated to EEG spectrum analysis of low energy

stimulation induced by photons (eye–brain interaction) of

different powers (.02–.05 mW) and stimulation duration 6–18 s

(Salansky et al., 1998). It was established the specificity of

induced resonance EEG phenomena in the range of 1–19.8 Hz in healthy volunteers. To obtain a stable EEG spectrum induced by photons a critical time of stimulation is requested. A brain response time parameter was defined. Reiki is a part of energy medicine which is claimed to be able to strengthen and reorient the patient’s energies. Overall these therapies have impressive anecdotal evidence but none has been fully scientifically understood. For example, W. Wetzel has shown that hemoglobin and hematocrit of the blood samples in Reiki group had significant changes in comparison with the control group.

 

Dr. Zimmerman (Zimmerman et al., 1982) using a SQUID

Magnetometer observed pulsating biomagnetic field that

 is emitted from the hands of Reiki practitioners while they work

which exceeds by several hundred times usual emitted biomagnetic

 fields. The frequencies of the magnetic fields surrounding the hands

of a trained healer where of α and θ wave range similar to those

seen in the brain during deep meditation. The second part of the

 study is analyzing the EEG spectrum in Reiki Masters as

compared to normal healthy volunteers. A resonance peak of

Significant  amplitude was found in Reiki Masters’ EEG in the

range of (.2 –.3) Hz that suggests a synchronization of neurons’

activities at these frequencies. The objective changes of EEG

spectrum of the Reiki Masters simultaneously with healthy volunteers during the Reiki attunement was observed first time.

 

Van Sell, SL. Reiki: an ancient touch therapy. RN. 1996 Feb; 59(2): 57-59.

 

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Waldspurger Robb, Wendy J.1

 

Self-Healing: A Concept Analysis. Nursing Forum, Volume 41, Number 2, April 2006 , pp. 60-77(18) : Blackwell Publishing

 

Abstract:

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a rapidly growing specialty within the healthcare field. One concept that appears central to the notion of CAM therapies is the concept of self-healing. Although “self-healing” is addressed within several bodies of literature, the concept is ill-defined within the context of CAM therapies, specifically energy-based healing modalities such as reiki therapy. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the concept of self-healing through a concept analysis using Walker and Avant's technique (1995). The resultant operational definition of self-healing was the result of 6 weeks of study and is not considered to be a final product, but merely a beginning step to understanding this unique phenomenon.

 

DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2006.00040.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Nursing, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA

 

Diane Wind Wardell PhD RNC & Joan Engebretson DrPH RNC (Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA)

Correspondence to: Diane Wind Wardell, School of Nursing, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, 1100 Holcombe Blvd. 5.533G, Houston, TX 77055, USA. E-mail: dwardell@son1.nur.uth.tmc.edu

 

Journal of Advanced Nursing. Volume 33 Issue 4 Page 439-445, February 2001

To cite this article: Diane Wind Wardell PhD RNC, Joan Engebretson DrPH RNC (2001)
Biological correlates of Reiki Touchsm healing
Journal of Advanced Nursing 33 (4), 439–445.
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01691.x

Biological correlates of Reiki Touchsm healing

Abstract

Background. Despite the popularity of touch therapies, theoretical understanding of the mechanisms of effect is not well developed and there is limited research measuring biological outcomes.

Aims. The aim of this study was to test a framework of relaxation or stress reduction as a mechanism of touch therapy.

Methods. The study was conducted in 1996 and involved the examination of select physiological and biochemical effects and the experience of 30 minutes of Reiki, a form of touch therapy. A single group repeated measure design was used to study Reiki Touch'ssm effects with a convenience sample of 23 essentially healthy subjects. Biological markers related to stress-reduction response included state anxiety, salivary IgA and cortisol, blood pressure, galvanic skin response (GSR), muscle tension and skin temperature. Data were collected before, during and immediately after the session.

Results. Comparing before and after measures, anxiety was significantly reduced, t(22)=2·45, P=0·02. Salivary IgA levels rose significantly, t(19)=2·33, P=0·03, however, salivary cortisol was not statistically significant. There was a significant drop in systolic blood pressure (SBP), F(2, 44)=6·60, P < 0·01. Skin temperature increased and electromyograph (EMG) decreased during the treatment, but before and after differences were not significant.

Conclusions. These findings suggest both biochemical and physiological changes in the direction of relaxation. The salivary IgA findings warrant further study to explore the effects of human TT and humeral immune function.

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