Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 18:35     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Anonymous wrote:For what? Like acupuncture we don’t know why it works but it certainly works for some things. It isn’t a magic panacea, though.


Acupuncture makes more sense though because they are actually doing something to your body and there is some scientific understanding of why people may benefit.

Reiki seems a lot iffier BUT the one thing about it is if you can afford it, it’s just a question of your time and money, it doesn’t seem like it can harm you. I’m sometimes willing to try things like that for the heck of it.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:39     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
My mother in law has a reiki healer for her dogs.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:32     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t the attention and close proximity of a caring person be enough to produce a placebo effect? That’s my take on it. -an RN


Yes, I've only done it with a friend and my sister who are practitioners. They are lovely and any time I have focus on me it's restorative. Same with my acupuncturist. Her calming presence is everything.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:26     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Wouldn’t the attention and close proximity of a caring person be enough to produce a placebo effect? That’s my take on it. -an RN
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:24     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
utter total quackery
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:22     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
For what? Like acupuncture we don’t know why it works but it certainly works for some things. It isn’t a magic panacea, though.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:15     Subject: Re:Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Anonymous wrote:complete quackery.


Especially if offered over the phone which I’ve heard of.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:12     Subject: Re:Is Reiki effective or quackery?
complete quackery.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 16:18     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
My impression is it is not a valuable treatment. However, a placebo works 25% of the time. So may get true relief with fewer side effects.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 16:13     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Yes for stress relief.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 16:06     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
I think you have to do several (many) sessions for it to not just go back to the original alignment. I had it done years ago, about 3 sessions, before I quit. The practitioner creeped me out.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 15:58     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Anonymous wrote:I had treatment as a teen. Had the only migraine of my life immediately after and then my whole body shifted back to the way it was.

That's just one anecdote, but it sure seemed like something happened. I just hated it.

Curious--did you hate it because of the migraine? When you say it shifted back to the way it was, was that better or worse?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 14:36     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
I had treatment as a teen. Had the only migraine of my life immediately after and then my whole body shifted back to the way it was.

That's just one anecdote, but it sure seemed like something happened. I just hated it.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 13:52     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Following. I had a treatment when I was younger I thought was amazing but moved away soon after. Would like to try again!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 13:51     Subject: Is Reiki effective or quackery?
Did it work for you? Was it effective? Who did you go too?