Autonomic nervous system changes during Reiki treatment: a preliminary study.
Autonomic nervous system changes during Reiki treatment: a preliminary study.
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灵气治疗期间自主神经系统的变化：初步研究。
DOI：
10.1089/acm.2004.10.1077
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发表时间：
2004
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Oona McFarlane
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作者：
N. Mackay;Stig Hansen;Oona McFarlane
目标
研究补充疗法灵气是否对自主神经系统功能指数有任何影响。
设计
盲法审判。
环境/位置
一间安静的门诊室。
科目
将45例受试者随机分为3组。
干预措施
三种处理条件：无治疗（仅休息）;灵气治疗经验丰富的灵气医生;和安慰剂治疗的人没有知识的灵气和谁模仿灵气治疗。
观察指标
连续记录每次心跳的自主神经系统功能的定量测量，如心率、心脏迷走神经张力、血压、心脏对压力反射的敏感性和呼吸活动。将治疗期间和治疗后的数值与基线数据进行比较。
结果
与安慰剂组和对照组相比，灵气组的心率和舒张压显著下降。
结论
研究表明，灵气对自主神经系统有一定的影响。然而，这是一项试点研究，受试者相对较少，变化相对较小。这些结果证明了进一步的，更大的研究，看看灵气治疗的生物效应。
OBJECTIVES
to investigate if a complementary therapy, Reiki, has any effect on indices of autonomic nervous system function.
DESIGN
Blind trial.
SETTING/LOCATION
Quiet room in an out-patient clinic.
SUBJECTS
Forty-five (45) subjects assigned at random into three groups.
INTERVENTIONS
Three treatment conditions: no treatment (rest only); Reiki treatment by experienced Reiki practitioner; and placebo treatment by a person with no knowledge of Reiki and who mimicked the Reiki treatment.
OUTCOME MEASURES
Quantitative measures of autonomic nervous system function such as heart rate, cardiac vagal tone, blood pressure, cardiac sensitivity to baroreflex, and breathing activity were recorded continuously for each heartbeat. Values during and after the treatment period were compared with baseline data.
RESULTS
Heart rate and diastolic blood pressure decreased significantly in the Reiki group compared to both placebo and control groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The study indicates that Reiki has some effect on the autonomic nervous system. However, this was a pilot study with relatively few subjects and the changes were relatively small. The results justify further, larger studies to look at the biological effects of Reiki treatment.