Reiki
Reiki (/ˈreɪki/ RAY-kee; Japanese: 霊気) is a Japanese form of energy healing, a type of alternative medicine. Reiki practitioners use a technique called palm healing or hands-on healing through which, according to practitioners, a "universal energy" is transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient, to encourage emotional or physical healing.
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| Traditional Chinese | 靈氣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 灵气 | ||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | linh khí | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 영기 | ||||||||||||
| Hanja | 靈氣 | ||||||||||||
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| Hiragana | れいき | ||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 靈氣 | ||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 霊気 | ||||||||||||
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Reiki is a pseudoscience, and its practice has been characterized as quackery Reiki is used as an illustrative example of pseudoscience in scholarly texts and academic journal articles. It is based on qi ("chi"), which practitioners say is a universal life force, although there is no empirical evidence that such a life force exists.
Clinical research does not show reiki to be effective as a treatment for any medical condition, including cancer, diabetic neuropathy, anxiety or depression; therefore it should not replace conventional medical treatment. There is no proof of the effectiveness of reiki therapy compared to placebo. Studies reporting positive effects have had methodological flaws.