Reiki

[Britney]

Reiki is a type of energy medicine that originated in Japan. In Reiki, practitioners intend to manipulate energy through their hands and cause energy movement in the person’s body to promote healing. Practitioners either do not touch the person or make very light contact.

Reiki has been studied in pain, arthritis, cancer, and mood disorders with insufficient evidence to know whether it is effective or not. It appears to be safe.

[Greta]

A healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the patients body and restore physical and emotional well-being.

[Tina]

Reiki, which originated in Japan, is a type of energy medicine. In Reiki, practitioners intend to channel energy through their hands and transfer it into the patient’s body to promote healing.

High-quality clinical trials of Reiki are limited, and evidence is mixed. A systematic review of Reiki in the treatment of pain and anxiety suggested beneficial results (1). Other systematic reviews have not shown a benefit in depression (2) or other clinical conditions (3).

(See also Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.)

[Sommer]

a treatment that involves directing energy from your hands into someones body to make them feel better