Integrative Reiki for Cancer Patients

Fleisher, Kimberly A.; Mackenzie, Elizabeth; Frankel, Eitan; Seluzicki, Christina; Casarett, David; Mao, Jun J.

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“…Indeed, the powerful effect of social touch has been shown to affect our emotional well-being and diminish distress or pain in various settings 28, 37, 43–48 . For example, it has been reported that skin-to-skin touch may have an analgesic effect on human babies undergoing minor medical procedures 45 and may even therapeutically reduce pain in cancer patients 44, 49 and those with chronic pain 50 . Previously, Coan et al .…”

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The role of touch in regulating inter-partner physiological coupling during empathy for pain

Goldstein

Weissman-Fogel

Shamay‐Tsoory

2017

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The human ability to synchronize with other individuals is critical for the development of social behavior. Recent research has shown that physiological inter-personal synchronization may underlie behavioral synchrony. Nevertheless, the factors that modulate physiological coupling are still largely unknown. Here we suggest that social touch and empathy for pain may enhance interpersonal physiological coupling. Twenty-two romantic couples were assigned the roles of target (pain receiver) and observer (pain observer) under pain/no-pain and touch/no-touch conditions, and their ECG and respiration rates were recorded. The results indicate that the partner touch increased interpersonal respiration coupling under both pain and no-pain conditions and increased heart rate coupling under pain conditions. In addition, physiological coupling was diminished by pain in the absence of the partner’s touch. Critically, we found that high partner’s empathy and high levels of analgesia enhanced coupling during the partner’s touch. Collectively, the evidence indicates that social touch increases interpersonal physiological coupling during pain. Furthermore, the effects of touch on cardio-respiratory inter-partner coupling may contribute to the analgesic effects of touch via the autonomic nervous system.

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The role of touch in regulating inter-partner physiological coupling during empathy for pain

Goldstein

Weissman-Fogel

Shamay‐Tsoory

2017

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“…However, increasing evidence shows that touch has a critical social value and plays an important role in interpersonal communication (1)(2)(3)(4), affecting our perception (5)(6)(7)(8)(9) and well-being (10,11). For example, research has shown that social touch can affect emotions, reduce distress and pain in humans (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), and have an analgesic effect through social grooming in the animal kingdom (20,21). Specifically for human beings, researchers have reported that skin-to-skin touch may have an analgesic effect on human babies undergoing minor medical procedures (16) and a therapeutic effect in reducing pain in cancer (14,22) and chronic pain patients (11).…”

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Brain-to-brain coupling during handholding is associated with pain reduction

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Weissman-Fogel

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The mechanisms underlying analgesia related to social touch are not clear. While recent research highlights the role of the empathy of the observer to pain relief in the target, the contribution of social interaction to analgesia is unknown. The current study examines brain-to-brain coupling during pain with interpersonal touch and tests the involvement of interbrain synchrony in pain alleviation. Romantic partners were assigned the roles of target (pain receiver) and observer (pain observer) under pain-no-pain and touch-no-touch conditions concurrent with EEG recording. Brain-to-brain coupling in alpha-mu band (8-12 Hz) was estimated by a three-step multilevel analysis procedure based on running window circular correlation coefficient and post hoc power of the findings was calculated using simulations. Our findings indicate that hand-holding during pain administration increases brain-to-brain coupling in a network that mainly involves the central regions of the pain target and the right hemisphere of the pain observer. Moreover, brain-to-brain coupling in this network was found to correlate with analgesia magnitude and observer's empathic accuracy. These findings indicate that brain-to-brain coupling may be involved in touch-related analgesia.

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“…Dentre os tipos de estudo, todos eram quantitativos e um deles apresentou também uma análise qualitativa. (13) 2013…”

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“…Outros tipos foram o câncer colorretal, pulmonar, leucemia e geniturinário (14,(16)(17)(18)(19) . Vale a ressalva que dois estudos não especificaram o tipo de câncer (13,15) . O tamanho das amostras foi variável, de 16 a 213 participantes, tendo estudos com amostras superiores a 180, (13,15) 118 (16) e estudos com um reduzido número de participantes, inferiores a 40 (14,(17)(18)(19) .…”

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Reiki No Alívio De Sinais E Sintomas Biopsicoemocionais Relacionados À Quimioterapia

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Objetivo: verificar o uso do Reiki no alívio dos sinais e dos sintomas biopsicoemocionais relacionados à quimioterapia.Método: revisão integrativa norteada pela pergunta: A utilização do Reiki pode aliviar alguns sinais e sintomas induzidos pela quimioterapia? A busca foi realizada nas bases de dados Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, PubMed e Scopus sem período de restrição até setembro de 2018. Sete artigos atenderam aos critérios de inclusão.Resultados: reviram-se quatro ensaios clínicos, dois quase-experimentais e um estudo de caso. Os sinais e sintomas mais estudados foram ansiedade, dor, fadiga, estresse, depressão, humor e bem-estar. Pacientes que receberam Reiki relataram melhoria do bem-estar geral, qualidade de vida, dor, depressão, ansiedade, fadiga e humor quando comparados ao grupo controle.Conclusões: as pesquisas analisadas apresentam evidências que o Reiki pode ser benéfico no alivio dos efeitos colaterais da quimioterapia, o que contribui para mais uma ferramenta para o alívio dos efeitos da quimioterapia.

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Integrative Reiki for Cancer Patients

Abstract: An integrative Reiki volunteer program shows promise as a component of supportive care for cancer patients. More research is needed to evaluate and understand the impact that Reiki may have for patients, caregivers, and staff whose lives have been affected by cancer.

Cited by 39 publications

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The role of touch in regulating inter-partner physiological coupling during empathy for pain

The role of touch in regulating inter-partner physiological coupling during empathy for pain

Brain-to-brain coupling during handholding is associated with pain reduction

Reiki No Alívio De Sinais E Sintomas Biopsicoemocionais Relacionados À Quimioterapia

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