Reiki & Alternative Medicine

What this episode covers

In this episode, Megan and Frank discuss the alternative medicine practice known as "Reiki," a kind of touch energy healing. What is Reiki, and how is it supposed to work? Is there scientific evidence of Reiki's effectiveness, or is it all just a placebo? And if so, would that really be a problem? Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: Frontiers | Does Reiki Benefit Mental Health Symptoms Above Placebo? [https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.897312/full] What is Reiki? Energy Healing and Chakra Work — Lisa Kern [https://www.healthyholistichappy.com/blog/what-is-reiki] Does Reiki Work? - The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/04/reiki-cant-possibly-work-so-why-does-it/606808/] Evidence and explanation in Cicero's On Divination [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039368119301451] Tylenol Is Popular and Safe, Yet Nobody Knows How It Works | Scientific American [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tylenol-is-popular-and-safe-yet-nobody-knows-how-it-works/] Siegel - Predictive Analytics, Revised and Updated [https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/predictive-analytics-revised/9781119145677/] The Phantom Pattern Problem - Gary Smith; Jay Cordes - Oxford University Press [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-phantom-pattern-problem-9780198864165?cc=us&lang=en&] A radical new hypothesis in medicine: give patients drugs they know don't work | Vox [https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/1/15711814/open-label-placebo-kaptchuk] The weird power of the placebo effect, explained | Vox [https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/7/15792188/placebo-effect-explained] The Power of Mind over Body | Plus [https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/the-power-of-mind-over-body] Placebos Work—Even Without Deception | Harvard Medical School [https://hms.harvard.edu/news/placebos-work-even-without-deception] Hume, David: Causation | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://iep.utm.edu/hume-causation/#H5] Researchers are still working to prove that antidepressants are more effective than placebo [https://qz.com/1212804/researchers-are-still-working-to-prove-that-antidepressants-are-more-effective-than-placebo] Medical Nihilism - Jacob Stegenga - Oxford University Press [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/medical-nihilism-9780198747048?cc=us&lang=en&] ----------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: GAXUNUBZXURBJU22