In the winter 20009/2010 edition of the Journal of the Complementary Medical Association, an article has commented on a new review by Dr Shamini Jain (UCLA), Dr Paul Mills (UCC) and the Moores Comprehensive Cancer Centre (San Diego) which has been published in Springers International Journal Of Behavioural Medicine.
They found that there was strong evidence that healing therapies including Reiki Healing work in reducing the intensity of pain in ‘free-living’ populations and to a lesser extent amongst hospitalised patients and patients with cancer.
This is what I have already experienced with my clients especially when working with animals. Afterall animals have no preconceived ideas as to what will be the outcome of a Reiki treatment with me and yet the improvement is clear