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Reiki and Healing Touch Research
Ongoing medical research suggests that Healing Touch and Reiki  can minimize some side effects of cancer treatment. Benefits may include:

• Positive improvement in energy and well-being
• Decreased pain, anxiety and depression
• Support for healing after surgery and medical procedures
• A feeling of being cared for and nurtured
  

View a summary of  studies on  Healing Touch and Cancer, compiled by Healing Touch International, Inc. This listing includes  the number of patients in the study,  the investigators, the process, and the findings.   A complete listing of nearly 100 Healing Touch studies  can also be viewed on this site.  

While research on Reiki is still relatively new a number of  studies and articles have been published.   Read  a summary of  Reiki studies  in Holistic Nursing Practice, a peer-reviewed  journal.      View this study  conducted at the University of Alberta, Canada on Reiki and cancer-related fatigue.

Nationally Funded Studies for Healing Touch.   View  current studies posted by the US National Institutes of Health and sponsored by institutions such as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Cancer Institute.    

Nationally Funded Studies for Reiki.   View  current studies  posted by the US National Institutes of Health and sponsored by institutions such as The National Center for Complementary and Alternatie Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health, and  Brigham and Women's Hospital.