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Research on Reiki
For General Use
National Institute of Health- Reiki more than a placebo, activates the parasympathetic nervous system
Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871310/
Stress Management in Sport
Decreased trait anxiety, self-esteem enhancement, confidence build up and reduction in stress in athletes through parasympathetic nervous system activation
Reference: https://www.kheljournal.com/archives/2017/vol4issue3/PartF/4-3-101-470.pdf
Burnout in Healthcare Workers
Reiki impacts the parasympathetic nervous system in healthcare professionals with clinical burnout
Reference: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1099800410389166
Pain Relief
Reiki proves to provide clinically significant pain relief
Reference: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388117303626
Pain & Anxiety Relief
Reiki, in a small sample size, proves to provide clinically significant pain and anxiety relief
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1524904213000805
Pain & Anxiety Relief and Improvement in Mood
A large scale study proves that even a single reiki sessions improves multiple physical and psychological factors for clients
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2019.0022
Post-Surgical Relief
Comparing sham reiki, real reiki and standard of care- only real reiki showed significant reductions in pain, blood pressure, anxiety and respiratory rate.
