- Emotions
- Fears
- Imagery and Visualisation
- Pain Control
- Relaxation
- Self-confidence
- Self-Hypnosis Instruction
- Sleep Improvement
- Stress Management and Stress
Relief Workshops
as well as many other issues
and challenges.
'Mystical
Mumbo Jumbo' Gains Wider Acceptance From Hospitals,
Doctors - They are doing Reiki therapy, which claims to
heal through invisible energy fields. Fox News 08 06 09
"Reiki
is part of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM)." National
Institutes of Health, NCCAM Publication No. D315
"Reiki in
the community
Reiki is a complementary therapy. In Australia, it is
currently being provided in many hospitals, nursing homes,
palliative care hospices and community service settings.
The system of reiki works in conjunction with all other
medical or therapeutic techniques to support the relief of
side effects, reduce pain and promote wellness." Reiki - Better Health Channel (from
Victorian government, Australia).
Effects of
Reiki on Stress
"Complementary therapies such as Reiki are becoming
popular. Reiki is a practice used for relaxation and
pain management that involves physical touch and social
contact with a trained, empathetic practitioner.
Unlike many relaxation therapies, Reiki requires no
participation by the patient, a feature that makes Reiki
particularly attractive in the hospital setting, where
patients are often extremely anxious, depressed, in pain,
or sedated." National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM), NCT00346671
Reiki
In The News: Reiki for Hospital Patients Found to
Dramatically Decrease Pain and Stress
Mindfulness-based
meditation helps with cancer
Controlled clinical trial intervention on mood, sleep
and quality of life
Mindfulness-based meditation could lessen some symptoms
associated with cancer in teens, according to the results
of a clinical trial intervention. Mindfulness-based
meditation focuses on the present moment and the
connection between the mind and body. Adolescents
living with cancer face not only the physical symptoms of
their condition, but also the anxiety and uncertainty
related to the progression of the disease, the
anticipation of physical and emotional pain related to
illness and treatment, the significant changes implied in
living with cancer, as well as the fear of recurrence
after remission. Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise of the
university's Department of Psychology presented the
findings at the American Psychosomatic Society Meeting.
University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU
Sainte-Justine children's hospital. 032014
"They reported a 72 percent decrease in stress levels and 60
percent less pain after receiving Reiki. These are
remarkable reductions in pain." Meredith Kendall, MSN,
RN, Franklin Memorial Hospital
"At University
Medical Center and the Arizona Cancer Center, oncology
social worker Marsha Drozdoff leads patients, caregivers
and volunteer Reiki practitioners in implementing Reiki to
reduce pain and stress and to help speed healing." The
University of Arizona, UA News
"Dr Ann
Baldwin, PhD is a physiologist (and a Reiki
practitioner) who studies emotional and
environmental stress, how it increases vulnerability to
disease and how its damaging effects might be neutralized.
Dr Baldwin has documented the effects of Reiki on
Reiki practitioners, measuring changes in blood flow, skin
conductance and heart-rate variability." The University of Arizona College of Medicine
News
"Reiki ... is
simple and it works."
Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine
"Integrative
medicine — like aromatherapy, acupuncture, Reiki
and guided imagery — are offered in conjunction with
traditional medicine." Hospitals, For Patients, More
Comfort and a Bigger Dose of Respect. Article by Kate Stone Lombardi, New York Times,
17 February 2008
"Reiki
practitioners can be found through other alternative or
complementary health care providers. Reiki practitioners
often work in hospitals and health clinics as well." Office of Health Education and
Promotion, The University of New Hampshire
"Reiki treats the whole person."
Energy Medicine — Reiki,
Integrative Therapies Program For Children With Cancer,
Columbia University Medical Center
"Caring, love in Reiki at
hospital applies to all denominations" Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, NH
"More than 100
hospitals in the United States have full-time Reiki
practitioners ... and statistics from those hospitals
indicate Reiki patients use less pain medication and have
shorter hospital stays than other patients." Kearney Hub 25 Aug 2008
Hospitals
bolster patient care with integrative approach
An integrative medicine and wellness program is focused on
treating the whole person - mind, body and spirit.
Stamford Hospital's Center for Integrative Medicine and
Wellness; Greenwich Hospital's Center for Integrative
Medicine; Norwalk Hospital. Greenwich
Time, 21 Oct 2008
The Cancer
Resource Center offers free programs and support groups
(including Reiki) for those with a cancer diagnosis and
their families. The
Times of Northwest Indiana
"... through
such methods as massage and yoga and Reiki and tai chi and
art therapy, through the professional direction of
nutritionists and psychologists, cancer also can be fought
away from all the IV drips." The
Caring Place an invaluable space, Las Vegas
Review-Journal
The Visiting
Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice is holding its
fourth annual Hearts of Remembrance Children's Day: A
Celebration of Life (including Reiki therapy). The Hub
Hospital to
offer Cancer Series classes (including Reiki ... "to
assist oncology treatment and aftercare.") Newport News-Times , 30 July 2008
More hospitals
offer alternative therapies for mind, body, spirit
(including Reiki).
USA Today
New Facility Helps Patients Deal With Cancer (inc. Reiki
treatments). KLAS Las
Vegas
Conference (a program designed
to help cancer patients) will focus on complimentary care
to keep patients thriving and surviving [including Reiki],
The Sentinel 17 August
2008
Integrative Oncology:
Incorporating Complementary Medicine into Conventional
Cancer Care (Current Clinical Oncology) by Lorenzo Cohen
and Maurie Markman [complementary therapy including Reiki,
energy healing]
THE HEALER, article about Reiki
energy-healing, Asbury Park Press 2 August 2008
As more
consumers become aware of medical alternatives to
health and healing, physicians and other health
professionals face the challenge of deciding what
procedures, modalities, and therapies might be
incorporated into their practice or recommended for
patients to consider through alternative health
practitioners. According to a survey by Jackson
& Coker, a significant number of healthcare
providers are using some form of complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) to enhance
their own health and well-being, or they have
introduced certain facets of alternative medicine into
their patient care.
Source: Jackson & Coker
"A growing number of women and men are finding
answers to their health questions in integrative
medicine, a comprehensive approach to health and
wellness that enhances the best conventional medicine
with a mind-body-spirit approach to both
illness and health. Patients who take this approach
typically feel better and have better outcomes." Integrative Medicine:
Caring for the Whole Person,
Duke University Medical Center, Duke Center for
Integrative Medicine, August 2001
Cancer center
provides support [including Reiki - "Reiki restores
energy, balance and vitality by relieving the physical
and emotional effects of unreleased stress."] The Times of Northwest Indiana 9
August 2008
Even physicians who subscribe to only
conventional medical therapies have an ethical
obligation to help their patients who are
considering non-traditional [Alternative Medicine]
treatments, Duke
University Medical Center physicians say in the
Journal of the American Medical Association. 11
November 1998
Cancer Patients Find Relief in
Integrative Medicine Services; Energy Healing ...
Healing, Miracles and The Power of
Prayers. Reiki and Complementary Therapy ...
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