Thirteen Case Studies to Investigate the Effects of Reiki on the Symptoms of Multiple SclerosisJuliet Pankhurst – RGN, Reiki Master
Reiki is a complimentary therapy which originated in Japan. It works on the basis that all living things are made of energy but sometimes the flow of energy through the body can be blocked or depleted when we are sick. Everyone passes energy through their hands. A Reiki practitioner is trained to “tune into” the energy around him rather like a radio receiver this extra energy can then be channel led through their hands into the recipient which increases the patients healing energy supply and can aid self healing.
Method
Thirteen M.S. sufferers with either primary progressive or secondary progressive M.S. were allocated for Reiki treatment from the Medway, Sittingbourne and Gravesend M.S. Society. After taking advice from Dr Chong (Consultant Neurologist Medway Hospital) there were certain measurements put in place:- timed 10 metre walk, SF36, Visual scale.
The sufferers were asked to fill in the SF 36 at the beginning and end of treatment and this was sent to Mr Ian Grace (Statistician Department of Primary Health Care Charing Cross)
The sufferers were asked on the first visit to identify the symptoms which were most disruptive to their quality of life. On each visit they were asked to give a score to their individual symptoms, (0 = No Symptoms, 10 = Most Able to Bare). They were timed on a walk over a 10 metre distance on each visit. These results will enable us to show how effective Reiki is.
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Courtesy:
http://www.reikiresearchfoundation.org/studies.htm
