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What is Reiki therapy?

Reiki therapy is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 24 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
makes me feel good and relaxed and it helps with symptoms 6 1 Efficacy_major
Anxious mood 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 5 0
Other 5 3 Efficacy_major
pain management, stress reduction 4 0

See all 52 patients currently having Reiki therapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 14

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Reiki therapy

Always
 4 29%
Usually
 6 43%
Sometimes
 4 29%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Reiki therapy

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 3 21%
Not at all
 10 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Reiki therapy

$200+
 2 20%
$100-199
 3 30%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 40%

Report created on May 26, 2012.