Executive summary about reiki usui by Patsy Hamilton
Is Reiki energy healing art a legitimate practice? Here we
attempt to answer these questions.
Doctors, nurses, researchers and others have evaluated the
effectiveness of Reiki therapy in the areas of chronic pain, disability,
mobility, daily functioning, sleep problems and reliance upon medication.
Psychological symptoms such as stress, panic, fear, anger, depression, anxiety,
and inability to relax or cope have been evaluated before and after treatment.
Research is on-going in the areas of fibromyalgia, diabetes, AIDS and cancer.
So far, all of the conclusions indicate that Reiki and other forms of healing
touch therapy are effective complementary therapies with little or no negative
side effects.
Is Reiki energy pain relief real?
In 1997, the Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix , Arizona
Tom had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and was
only given a short time to live. His symptoms included immobilizing pain and
swelling.
After receiving Reiki energy healing therapy from a hospice
nurse, he was taught to use Reiki energy. He was taught about establishing his
"intent" to use Reiki energy, something that seems very important, in
order for Reiki to be effective.
With Reiki and his intent, his quality of life improved. His
level of comfort improved. He was able to live "well with his
cancer". No one is saying that Reiki "cured" his cancer",
but it did relieve his symptoms and the quality of his remaining days was
improved.
In cases of advanced cancer, according to the researcher (M.
Bullock), the general trends seen with Reiki energy healing therapy include
periods of stabilization, relief from pain, anxiety, swelling and a
"peaceful and calm passing if death is imminent". The author
recommends Reiki energy healing therapy as a valuable compliment to be used by those
who work in a hospice environment or are supporting patients in their
"end-of-life journey".
Is Reiki energy pain relief just a placebo effect?
Researchers say "no". In the Journal of Complementary
Medicine, researchers published the results of a study in which the results and
responses of clients were compared to their initial expectations. The theory is
that if Reiki energy pain relief were simply a placebo effect, only those
patients that expected relief would report success.
In addition researchers measured the level of antibodies in
patient's saliva before and after treatment. All of the results were compared
to a control group that received no treatment.
Researchers found that the percentage of patients who reported
relief of pain was much higher than would normally be expected from a placebo
effect. 14% is a common percentage for placebo induced pain relief. 55% was the
percentage of clients in the study who reported that Reiki energy pain relief
was effective. Positive responses did not appear to be related to the client's
initial expectations or beliefs.
In addition, the clients who were treated by the most
experienced Reiki practitioners had significantly higher levels of antibodies
in their saliva. The researchers concluded that the therapy effectively reduced
stress and pain, while improving the body's ability to fight of infection and
that the findings were not exclusively a result of the placebo effect.