Reiki, a form of energy work practiced by many massage therapists, was shown to benefit men being treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRx) for prostate cancer, specifically in the area of anxiety reduction. This research also examined the clinical effects of relaxation response therapy.
Study participants were randomly assigned to weekly relaxation response therapy, Reiki therapy twice weekly, or wait-list control. The participants’ anxiety, depression and quality of life were measured at randomization and at three subsequent times, according to an abstract published on www.pubmed.gov .
In participants who were classified as “anxious” at baseline, statistically significant improvement occurred in the relaxation response therapy group, and a positive trend
Results of “Effects of complementary therapies on clinical
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