Articles on Reiki from PubMed

The National Institutes of Health has a National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. Lots of people are always looking for references to use in Reiki classes to show that Reiki isn't all "woo woo" (or perhaps even voodoo?). I thought I'd share the sources that the Center came up with when its staff used Pub Med. You can go to more information from that site here.

Barnes PM, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin RL. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. CDC Advance Report #343. 2004.

Chu DA. Tai chi, qi gong and Reiki. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2004;15(4):774-781.

DiNucci EM. Energy healing: a complementary treatment for orthopaedic and other conditions. Orthopaedic Nursing. 2005;24(4):259-269.

Engebretson J, Wardell DW. Experience of a Reiki session. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2002;8(2):48-53.

Healing touch: hands-on help for the heart? Touch therapies are reaching growing numbers of patients. Harvard Heart Letter. 2005;16(2):3.

LaTorre MA. The use of Reiki in psychotherapy. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 2005;41(4):184-187.

Miles P, True G. Reiki-review of a biofield therapy history, theory, practice, and research. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9(2):62-72.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Expanding Horizons of Health Care: Strategic Plan 2005-2009. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; 2005. NIH publication no. 04-5568.

Nield-Anderson L, Ameling A. Reiki: a complementary therapy for nursing practice. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2001; 39(4):42-49.

Reiki. Natural Standard Database Web site. Accessed at http://www.naturalstandard.com on March 30, 2006.

Here are some more that look good as well:

LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF ENERGETIC HEALING ON SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPRESSION AND SELF-PERCEIVED STRESS. By: Shore, Adina Goldman. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, May/Jun2004, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p42-48, 7p; (AN 13123196)

In Vitro Effect of Reiki Treatment on Bacterial Cultures: Role of Experimental Context and Practitioner Well-Being. By: Rubik, Beverly; Brooks, Audrey J.; Schwartz, Gary E.. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p7-13, 7p; DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.7; (AN 19859455)

Using Reiki to Decrease Memory and Behavior Problems in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease. STEPHEN E. CRAWFORD, M.Sc.,1 V. WAYNE LEAVER, Ph.D.2 and SANDRA D. MAHONEY, Ph.D. THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Volume 12, Number 9, 2006, pp. 911–913

An Integrative Review of Reiki Touch Therapy Research. By: Vitale, Anne. Holistic Nursing Practice, Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p167-179, 13p; (AN 25846572)

I think I am going to get the ones that review other research on Reiki for the purposes of teaching my first class. I'll put up a review after I read them.