Benefits of Reiki for Cancer Patients

Reiki is a health treatment that was developed in Japan to manipulate the energy levels in a person’s body. A Reiki therapist will use their hands to transmit energy to the patient’s body. More and more cancer patients are finding relief through Reiki treatments during their fights with cancer.The majority of cancer sufferers will experience extreme pain, nausea and anxiety at some point in their illness. Reiki is particularly effective at treating these symptoms. It is especially effective for those people who are suffering the evils of chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer. Those with aggressive forms of cancer, such as non-hodgkin’s lymphoma or pleural mesothelioma, will often have to undergo very extreme forms of conventional therapies.

But now recent studies have proven Reiki to be much more than a relaxing or soothing agent. There have been thousands of testimonials that swear by the healing capabilities of this practice, but now there is scientific proof, for all the “see-to-believers” out there.

A recent study conducted by the National College of Naturopathic Medicine has proven Reiki to be a vital asset in the natural healing process. This study examined the effects Reiki had on white blood cells and the immune system. The study group was again divided into three groups: one who received Reiki, one who just relaxed, and the last where the group neither relaxed nor received Reiki. Blood was taken from the volunteers before a Reiki session, immediately after, and then about four hours after.

Again, Reiki proved to not only make the patient feel less pain or more relaxed, it actually had physiological benefits. The blood samples taken from the group that received an actual Reiki session had an increased amount of white blood cells; thus in-turn would enhance the immune system. The amount of oxygen carried by the red-blood cells also increased compared to before and after blood samples. One lady from the experiment was so impressed by the results that she continued to self-treat with Reiki. She was able to combat the negative results of her iron-deficiency anemia with the use of Reiki.

Many doctors have used this research to promote the use of Reiki during chronic illness treatments and intensive cancer therapies. Some hospitals even offer free in-house Reiki treatments. They agree that the physical, mental, and spiritual improvements produced by Reiki, actually aid cancer treatment. The cleared energy-blockages, allow the body to heal and function in balance.

Article writen by Complementary Therapist Allison Brooks