靈氣真的有效嗎?相信這是絕大多數民眾在的最大疑問，針對此提問，美國哈佛大學附設醫院及密西根大學做了相關的研究報告，結果顯示，靈氣可確實緩解疼痛、焦慮、失眠等不適情形，且毫無副作用。

    此篇靈氣醫學文章刊載時間為2009年，在此之後，美國的各家醫院附設靈氣中心如雨後春筍般林立，顯見國外醫療的開放且多元，且民眾對於此療法的高度接受。

    靈氣在醫院定位為一種有效的能量療法，且不加入宗教靈修等色彩，這樣輔助醫療的角色，讓靈氣能真正走入臨床，造福更多需要的人，堪為台灣學習的典範，與你分享~

Is Reiki Effective? (2009.1.16) 取自 rinf.com

靈氣有效嗎？

Reiki is a Japanese form of healing that is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. What makes Reiki unique is that it incorporates elements of just about every other alternative healing practices, but does it actually work?

靈氣是來自日本療法，且已在世界各地漸漸流行起來。因為它結合了許多替代療法的元素在裡頭，但它真的有效嗎？

The medical profession has mixed views, but a strong number of doctors have shown support for Reiki, an array of journals have been published on the subject.

醫學界的看法不一，但大多數的醫生發表一連串相關的期刊，表明支持靈氣。

 Natural standard and Harvard Medical School released a paper on a study done by scientists on reiki and its effects. The studies were carried out on small samples and it was found that:

自然標準和哈佛醫學院發布了一份由科學家研究的有關靈氣和其影響的論文。該研究是用小樣本來進行，其結果發現：

• Reiki works on the autonomic nervous system, effecting heart     beat rate, blood pressure and/or breathing activity.
• Reiki can help reduce depression and stress.
• Reiki can help reduce pain.

• 靈氣可影響自律神經系統、心率、血壓和呼吸活動
• 靈氣可幫助減少沮喪和壓力
• 靈氣可幫助減少痛苦

The scientists did point out though that all the trials were on a small scale and larger trials were needed before any conclusion could be drawn. Interesting nonetheless.

科學家也說雖然所有的試驗都只是小規模的，要得出結論仍須大規模的試驗。但仍然很有趣。

While there is no evidence of Reiki having a detrimental impact on ones’ health, studies have unexpectedly shown other positives of the treatment. 

儘管沒有證據顯示靈氣對人的健康有負面影響，研究卻意外的顯示此種療法的其他益處。

Through one of its studies, University of Michigan Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center (CAMRC), found that Reiki can be effective for diabetics experiencing nerve problems, especially in the legs. Reiki was applied to relieve some of the pain and numbness experienced by the diabetic patients.

透過研究，密西根大學的輔助和替代醫學研究中心發現，靈氣對糖尿病患者的神經問題，尤其是腿部方面特別有效。靈氣也應用在舒緩糖尿病患者的疼痛和麻木的問題。

Several studies were carried out using single blind study technique to determine efficacy of reiki treatment. In a study female nursing students were given either real reiki or “mimic reiki” (a placebo form).許多研究進行了單盲試驗來決定靈氣的功效。一位女護士學生在研究中給了真正的靈氣和安慰劑形式的靈氣。

Hartwell and Brewitt conducted a study on reiki in which a group of chronically ill patients received eleven, weekly, one hour reiki treatment sessions. The patients were not given any other allopathic or complementary medicine or treatment during this period. Tests were conducted to find before/after differences in health. It was observed that all the patients experienced a reduction in pain and an increase in relaxation and mobility.

哈特韋爾和布魯伊特進行了研究，其中一組慢性病患者接受每週一次，每次一小時，持續11週的靈氣療程。患者在此期間沒有得到任何其他對抗性或輔助性醫學或治療。進行試驗以找出前後健康的差異。據觀察，所有的患者皆得到減少疼痛和增進活動力及放鬆的體驗。

 Reiki Master, Judith Conroy, claims “Anybody can learn Reiki and improve their lives. It can be expensive but thanks to the Internet we can obtain all the information we need at a fraction of the traditional cost.”

靈氣大師朱迪思·康羅伊主張，"任何人都可以學靈氣來改善他們的生活"，它是昂貴的，但感謝網際網路我們可以用一點點錢來獲得所有的資訊。

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哈佛大學附設醫學院Harvard Medical school(HMS)曾經針對靈氣發表過相關研究報告