| The magic touch of Reiki was once only | | | | |
| available in a few places, namely Hawaii and | | | | Currently the Center is sponsoring research |
| Japan. Although telepathic Reiki or distance | | | | concerning the effectiveness of Reiki in |
| healing could be practiced anywhere and could | | | | treating the symptoms of fibromyalgia, a |
| help people or animals in other places, a | | | | painful condition for which there is no known |
| visit with a Master required most people to | | | | cure. The Center is also investigating how |
| make a long trip. | | | | the magic touch of Reiki may affect the |
| | | | well-being and quality of life in people with |
| Today, the magic touch of Reiki is available | | | | advanced AIDS. |
| in cities throughout the United States and in | | | | |
| many other countries, including Japan, | | | | In the area of prostate cancer, the Center is |
| Canada, Great Britain, Australia and parts of | | | | looking at the effects of Reiki on the |
| India and Africa. | | | | progression of the disease. In addition, |
| | | | there has been some research concerning how |
| Just the vast spread of the healing therapy | | | | Reiki affects anxiety in people who have |
| is indicative of its effectiveness. Clinics | | | | prostate cancer. |
| and practitioners would not be in business | | | | |
| for long if they were illusionists or | | | | In the area of diabetes, the Center is |
| charlatans. Researchers and scientists may | | | | evaluating the possibility that Reiki can |
| not understand "how" it works, but they have | | | | help control blood sugar levels, improve |
| theories. | | | | heart function and reduce the pain from nerve |
| | | | damage. Since, the magic touch of Reiki |
| Practitioners have differing viewpoints | | | | cannot currently be studied in a laboratory |
| concerning the spiritual nature and origin of | | | | setting, clinical studies are necessary. |
| telepathic Reiki. Scientists are not | | | | |
| currently delving into that area of the | | | | Creating scientifically well-designed studies |
| practice, but, in the United States, national | | | | is difficult, since a Reiki practitioner |
| organizations are sponsoring research into | | | | would know whether or not he or she was |
| the "magic" touch of Reiki. | | | | "tapping into" the universal life force |
| | | | energy. One aspect of scientific studies is |
| The National Center for Complementary and | | | | the "blinding" of administrators and |
| Alternative Medicine is a division of the US | | | | recipients, so that neither knows whether |
| National Institutes of Health. The Center is | | | | they are receiving an active compound or a |
| dedicated to investigating alternative and | | | | placebo (inactive compound). In Reiki |
| complementary therapies like telepathic Reiki | | | | studies, "blinding" is nearly impossible. |
| and other forms of Reiki therapy. | | | | |