Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alta. karino@cancerboard.ab.ca
The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of Reiki as an
adjuvant to opioid therapy in the management of pain. Since no studies
in this area could be found, a pilot study was carried out involving 20
volunteers experiencing pain at 55 sites for a variety of reasons,
including cancer. All Reiki treatments were provided by a certified
second-degree Reiki therapist. Pain was measured using both a visual
analogue scale (VAS) and a Likert scale immediately before and after the
Reiki treatment. Both instruments showed a highly significant (p <
0.0001) reduction in pain following the Reiki treatment.
PMID: 9765732, UI: 98438869
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is helpful after cemo.
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