A report on the effect of Reiki and massage on hospitalized patients was presented in the August 2018 edition of the Journal of Alternative and Complement Medicine. The subjects were hospitalized patients who received either a massage or Reiki session.
According the study Reiki and massage provide similar improvements in pain, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and overall well-being. An additional finding was that Reiki improved fatigue and anxiety more than massage therapy. The study can be viewed at.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29620922/
