Rubik Beverly, Brooks Audrey J, Schwartz Gary E
Institute for Frontier Science, Oakland, CA 94611, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Jan-Feb;12(1):7-13. doi: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.7.
To measure effects of Reiki treatments on growth of heat-shocked bacteria, and to determine the influence of healing context and practitioner well-being.
Overnight cultures of Escherichia coli K12 in fresh medium were used. Culture samples were paired with controls to minimize any ordering effects. Samples were heat-shocked prior to Reiki treatment, which was performed by Reiki practitioners for up to 15 minutes, with untreated controls. Plate-count assay using an automated colony counter determined the number of viable bacteria. Fourteen Reiki practitioners each completed 3 runs (n = 42 runs) without healing context, and another 2 runs (n = 28 runs) in which they first treated a pain patient for 30 minutes (healing context). Well-being questionnaires were administered to practitioners pre-post all sessions.
No overall difference was found between the Reiki and control plates in the nonhealing context. In the healing context, the Reiki treated cultures overall exhibited significantly more bacteria than controls (p < 0.05). Practitioner social (p < 0.013) and emotional well-being (p < 0.021) correlated with Reiki treatment outcome on bacterial cultures in the nonhealing context. Practitioner social (p < 0.031), physical (p < 0.030), and emotional (p < 0.026) well-being correlated with Reiki treatment outcome on the bacterial cultures in the healing context. For practitioners starting with diminished well-being, control counts were likely to be higher than Reiki-treated bacterial counts. For practitioners starting with a higher level of well-being, Reiki counts were likely to be higher than control counts.
Reiki improved growth of heat-shocked bacterial cultures in a healing context. The initial level of well-being of the Reiki practitioners correlates with the outcome of Reiki on bacterial culture growth and is key to the results obtained.
测量灵气疗法对热休克细菌生长的影响，并确定治疗环境和治疗师幸福感的影响。
使用新鲜培养基中的大肠杆菌K12过夜培养物。培养样本与对照配对，以尽量减少任何顺序效应。样本在灵气疗法治疗前进行热休克处理，由灵气治疗师进行长达15分钟的治疗，同时设置未治疗的对照。使用自动菌落计数器的平板计数法确定活菌数量。14名灵气治疗师每人在无治疗环境下完成3次实验（n = 42次），另外在先为一名疼痛患者治疗30分钟（治疗环境）的情况下完成2次实验（n = 28次）。在所有实验前后，对治疗师进行幸福感问卷调查。
在无治疗环境下，灵气疗法平板和对照平板之间未发现总体差异。在治疗环境中，接受灵气疗法治疗的培养物总体上显示出比对照显著更多的细菌（p < 0.05）。在无治疗环境下，治疗师的社交幸福感（p < 0.013）和情绪幸福感（p < 0.021）与灵气疗法对细菌培养物的治疗结果相关。在治疗环境中，治疗师的社交幸福感（p < 0.031）、身体幸福感（p < 0.030）和情绪幸福感（p < 0.026）与灵气疗法对细菌培养物的治疗结果相关。对于幸福感初始水平较低的治疗师，对照计数可能高于接受灵气疗法治疗的细菌计数。对于幸福感初始水平较高的治疗师，灵气疗法计数可能高于对照计数。
在治疗环境中，灵气疗法促进了热休克细菌培养物的生长。灵气治疗师的初始幸福感水平与灵气疗法对细菌培养生长的结果相关，是获得结果的关键。
