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靈氣能夠減輕癌症治療的副作用 | 2021.08.25

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靈氣如何幫助癌症患者 How Reiki Helps Cancer Patients

靈氣是一種幫助減壓和放鬆的治療技術，它已經成為各地癌症患者感到好奇的話題。 研究和一些軼事證據表示，除了可以促進患者放鬆外，靈氣還可促進癒合並提供其他的好處。 事實上，一些研究甚至探討了靈氣對同時接受癌症治療的患者的影響。 這些研究發現，雖然靈氣不能替代其他癌症治療，但它可以協助這些治療方式，並在患者應對癌症的症狀和壓力時為他們提供許多好處。

什麼是靈氣？
靈氣是日本的一種療法，字面上的意思是“宇宙的生命能量”。這種技術基於這樣一種理念，即練習者可以通過觸摸或近距離接觸來鼓勵客戶自己的靈性能量的流動和自由循環。靈氣主要是在 1930 年代後期由高田夫人從日本帶到西方的。隨著時間的推移，高田將她的知識傳授給了其他人，後來這項治療技術傳遍了西方世界。

在靈氣治療期間，從業者用雙手在特定的手部位置輕觸患者，或將他或她的手放在患者上方略高的位置。靈氣療程通常持續大約一小時。在治療期間，從業者會將他或她的手放在患者身體上方或身體上多達 15 個不同的傳統手位，每次保持每個位置兩到五分鐘。治療是完全非侵入性的，不需要在軟組織上施作或感到痛苦與壓力。

它是如何工作的？
練習靈氣的人明白，身體的疼痛和疾病是能量通路受阻的例證。靈氣療法的目標是讓這些阻塞或紊亂的通路加強能量流動，從而減輕疼痛並增強身體對抗疾病和自癒的自然能力。

對於癌症患者，靈氣可能有助於減輕與疾病進展相關的疼痛。它還可以減少患者在癌症治療期間常見的一些不適症狀，例如焦慮、虛弱和噁心。此外，靈氣還可以改善患者的情緒健康的遠景，這可能會增加患者遵守醫生指示和遵守治療方案的能力和意願。

靈氣如何幫助癌症患者

值得注意的研究
據美國癌症協會稱，最近的一項小型研究表明，在癌症期間接受靈氣治療的患者總體上報告的疼痛狀況較少。這些患者仍然服用相同數量的止痛藥，但他們報告說，當靈氣納入並成為他們治療方案的一部分時，他們會感覺好多了。 Penn Medicine 在艾布拉姆森癌症中心的綜合腫瘤學計劃(Abramson Cancer Center's Integrative Oncology Initiative)進行的另一項研究表示，與傳統治療結合使用靈氣可以為患者帶來許多好處，包括減少患者對疼痛的感知、降低壓力水平、減少焦慮和增加放鬆。

軼事與證據
美國癌症協會(The American Cancer Society)指出，有許多患者報告支持靈氣在提升精神和改善個人幸福感方面的有效性。許多使用靈氣的癌症患者也報告說，在癌症治療期間服用靈氣後，噁心和嘔吐感變得較少。

在最近的一篇文章中，Penn Medicine 描述了一位靈氣患者的軼事經歷：Joan Pouch。當 Pouch 開始使用靈氣來幫助她應對疾病的症狀和治療的副作用時，她正處於第 3 期乳腺癌的治療中。根據 Pouch 的說法，靈氣療法讓她放鬆了下來。 Pouch 還表示，靈氣療法有助於恢復她的身心平衡。事實上，Pouch 發現這些治療非常有益，以至於她後來成為了一名靈氣練習者。

靈氣和癌症治療
由於靈氣是一種非侵入性技術，不會引起副作用或併發症，因此幾乎可以在癌症患者確診後的任何時間對其進行治療。無論患者是新診斷並等待開始治療、正在積極接受治療，還是處於癌症晚期並面臨不良預後，靈氣治療都可能有益。靈氣也可能有效減少焦慮，並在完成癌症治療後緩解的患者中誘導放鬆和平衡。

然而，儘管它有很多好處，但重要的是要注意靈氣不能替代傳統的癌症治療。儘管研究和軼事證據表明靈氣可以提高患者的舒適度並促進癒合，但科學上尚未證明它可以有效治療癌症。因此，患者應將靈氣視為綜合癌症治療計劃的一部分。

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How Reiki Helps Cancer Patients
Reiki, a stress reduction and relaxation technique, has become a subject of curiosity for cancer patients everywhere. Studies and anecdotal evidence have shown that, in addition to promoting relaxation among patients, Reiki can also be used to encourage healing and provide other benefits. In fact, some studies have even explored the effect of Reiki on patients who are undergoing cancer treatment concurrently. These studies have found that, although Reiki is not a substitute for other cancer treatments, it may enhance these treatments and offer a number of benefits to patients as they deal with the symptoms and stresses of cancer.

What is Reiki?
Reiki is a Japanese practice with a name meaning “universal life energy.” This technique is based on the idea that the practitioner can encourage the flow and free circulation of the client’s own spiritual energy through touch or close proximity. Reiki was largely brought to the West from Japan in the late 1930s by Mrs. Hawayo Takata. Over time, Takata passed her knowledge on to others, and the technique spread throughout the western world.

During a Reiki session, the practitioner gently touches the patient lightly with both hands in specific hand positions or holds his or her hands slightly above the patient. Reiki sessions typically last for approximately one hour. During the session, the practitioner will place his or her hands in up to 15 different traditional hand positions over or on the patient’s body, holding each of the positions for two to five minutes at a time. The treatment is completely non-invasive and requires no tissue manipulation or painful pressure.

How Does it Work?
People who practice Reiki understand that pain and illness in the body are exemplified by blocked energy pathways. The goal of Reiki treatments is to strengthen the flow of energy through these blocked or disturbed pathways, thus decreasing pain and enhancing the body’s natural ability to fight illnesses and heal itself.

For cancer patients, Reiki may be able to help reduce pain associated with the progression of the disease. It can also reduce some of the uncomfortable symptoms patients commonly experience during cancer treatment, such as anxiety, weakness, and nausea. Furthermore, Reiki can also improve the patient’s emotional health and outlook, which may increase the patient’s ability and willingness to comply with the physician’s instructions and adhere to treatment protocols.

How Reiki Helps Cancer Patients

Notable Research
According to the American Cancer Society, a small research study recently showed that patients undergoing Reiki treatments during cancer reported less pain overall. These patients still took the same amount of pain medication, but they reported feeling better when Reiki was part of their treatment regimen. Penn Medicine reports that another study conducted by the Abramson Cancer Center’s Integrative Oncology Initiative showed that Reiki can provide many benefits to patients when performed in conjunction with traditional treatments, including a reduction in patients’ perceptions of pain, decreased stress levels, reduced anxiety, and increased relaxation.

Anecdotal Evidence
The American Cancer Society states that there are a number of patient reports supporting the effectiveness of Reiki with regard to refreshing the spirit and improving an individual’s sense of well-being. Many cancer patients who utilized Reiki have also reported less nausea and vomiting after Reiki sessions taken during cancer treatment.

In a recent article, Penn Medicine described the anecdotal experiences of one Reiki patient: Joan Pouch. Pouch was in the middle of treatment for Stage 3 breast cancer when she began using Reiki to help her cope with the symptoms of the disease and the side effects of treatment. According to Pouch, Reiki sessions relaxed her. Pouch also said that Reiki sessions helped to restore her sense of mental and physical balance. In fact, Pouch found the treatments so beneficial that she later became a Reiki practitioner.

Reiki and Cancer Treatments
Because Reiki is a non-invasive technique that causes no side effects or complications, it can be performed on cancer patients at virtually any time following their diagnosis. Whether the patient is newly diagnosed and waiting to begin treatment, is actively undergoing treatment, or is in the late stages of cancer and facing a poor prognosis, Reiki sessions may be beneficial. Reiki may also be effective at reducing anxiety and inducing relaxation and balance among patients who are in remission after completing cancer treatments.

However, in spite of its many benefits, it is important to note that Reiki is not a substitute for traditional cancer treatments. Although studies and anecdotal evidence indicate that Reiki can increase patient comfort levels and enhance healing, it has not been scientifically shown to effectively treat cancer on its own. Thus, patients should view Reiki as one part of a comprehensive cancer treatment plan.

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