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Helpful Links  & Publications

We are committed to providing information that will assist the Public, Students, Reiki Practitioners, Reiki Masters and Conventional Medicine Practitioners and Care Providers in gaining mutual understanding of this healing art. Please use the links under each main heading to "jump" to specific information. 

REIKI

OTHER MODALITIES & INFORMATION

FEATURED SITE

REIKI

Reiki Organizations & General Publications (All Reiki Practice Settings)
Office of the Grand Master  Usui Shiki Ryoho 
The Reiki Alliance   Reiki Masters worldwide
The NW Reiki Gathering  US Reiki Students, practitioners and masters 
The Reiki Association   U.K. Reiki students, practitioners and masters  
Reiki Australia  Australia Reiki practitioners and masters

Reiki Magazine International (English and Dutch editions)
Reiki Magazin (German)
Usui Shiki Ryoho:La revista de Reiki para Latinoamerica y EspaƱa (Spanish) [E-Mail]

Helpful to Reiki Practitioners with Public Practice 
Two organizations, formed to meet proposed or potential future government regulation, have published Code of Ethics and Codes of Professional Practice for its Public Practitioners of Reiki:

The UK Reiki Federation Codes of Professional Practice

Reiki Australia Code of Ethics

Reiki Australia Code of Conduct

Collene and Karen Raisler, another area Reiki Master, are currently writing some Clinical Practice Guidelines suitable for the State of Washington. Please contact us at Collene@ReikiNW.com if you are interested in receiving a copy when they are complete.

These articles, authored by P. Miles in 2003-2004, present information about the practice of Reiki in 4 different clinical settings:

Reiki in Portsmouth Regional Hospital - this Reiki program was started in 1995.

Reiki at the NIH's Clinical Center  - Reiki used by Pain and Palliative Care Service to relieve pain and suffering of patients enrolled in clinical research trials.

Emergency Reiki: professionals use Reiki in emergency and acute care settings

Outpatient Reiki - A non-medical professional collaborates to offer Reiki to patients in conventional health care settings

Publications on Use of Reiki in Medical Journals  
   PUB MED SEARCH:  Publications re: REIKI —1997 to 2007
  (Please click on the author's name to go to the Abstract)

Reviews:

 Pierce B.  The use of biofield therapies in cancer care.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2007 Apr;11(2):253-8. Review.

                PMID: 17573275 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

  Engebretson J, Wardell DW. Energy-based modalities.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;42(2):243-59, vi. Review.

                PMID: 17544681 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 Kerr CE, Wasserman RH, Moore CI.  Cortical dynamics as a therapeutic mechanism for touch healing.
J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jan-Feb;13(1):59-66. Review. Erratum in: J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Mar;13(2):301.

                PMID: 17309379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

   Eschiti VS.  Healing Touch: a low-tech intervention in high-tech settings.
Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2007 Jan-Feb;26(1):9-14. Review.

                PMID: 17179840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

  Astin JA, Harkness E, Ernst E.  The efficacy of "distant healing": a systematic review of randomized trials.
Ann Intern Med. 2000 Jun 6;132(11):903-10. Review.

                PMID: 10836918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Articles:

  Tsang KL, Carlson LE, Olson K.  Pilot crossover trial of Reiki versus rest for treating cancer-related fatigue.
Integr Cancer Ther. 2007 Mar;6(1):25-35.

                PMID: 17351024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

  Karma D, Rawat AK.  Effect of stimulation in coma.
Indian Pediatr. 2006 Oct;43(10):856-60.

                PMID: 17079828 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

  Pohl G, Seemann H, Zojer N, Ochsner C, Luhan C, Schemper M, Ludwig H.  "Laying on of hands" improves well-being in patients with advanced cancer.
Support Care Cancer. 2007 Feb;15(2):143-51. Epub 2006 Oct 13.

                PMID: 17039380 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

   Garrow D, Egede LE.  Association between complementary and alternative medicine use, preventive care practices, and use of conventional medical services among adults with diabetes.
Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29(1):15-9.

                PMID: 16373889 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Dickstein R, Peterka RJ, Horak FB.  Effects of light fingertip touch on postural responses in subjects with diabetic neuropathy.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 May;74(5):620-6.

                PMID: 12700305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Blankfield RP, Sulzmann C, Fradley LG, Tapolyai AA, Zyzanski SJ.  Therapeutic touch in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
J Am Board Fam Pract. 2001 Sep-Oct;14(5):335-42.

                PMID: 11572538 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

OTHER MODALITIES & INFORMATION
These On Line Medical Journals and Digital Archives are useful for CAM and other related information:

Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine

PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

FEATURED SITE
There are many excellent sites on the web that contain very helpful information and reference materials for Reiki Practitioners and the public, in general.  We will feature a selection periodically (target is each month). This month we are featuring the NCCAM (NCCAM=National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH)

Funded Research using Reiki

Clinical Trials  (testing in people) 

Let's you know about medical research studies about new therapies, procedures, or treatments.  Currently there are 5 studies using Reiki  to examine the its effects on Advanced AIDS, Painful Neuropathy and Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Fibromyalgia, Prostate Cancer, and Stress.

Here is a useful INDEX of ALL Clinical Trials...it is well organized alphabetically for various diseases and treatment modalities. 

Published Research Results

Featured Site Archive
You can locate information on all featured sites here after the first column.

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