Reiki, Mindfulness and Pain

It is safe to say that everyone has experienced pain at some time in their life. For the lucky ones, it is not severe (or if it is severe, then it is short-lived).

Others are not so lucky.

One analysis from 2012 by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health found that an estimated 17 percent of Americans experience severe levels of pain. In Canada, the results were similar. A study of chronic pain from 1994 to 2008 determined that about 17 percent of Canadians (3.9 million individuals) reported chronic pain.

The cost of pain, including medical expenses, lost income and lost productivity, has been estimated to be in excess of $10 billion (Canadian) dollars.

The causes of pain are as varied as the people who experience it, and are one of the leading reasons people turn to complementary health approaches such as yoga, massage and meditation to name just a few.

In conjunction with medical interventions such as drugs, physiotherapy, surgery.....whatever it takes, mindfulness-based stress reduction has been shown to be a cost-effective treatment for pain.

Mindfullness-based stress reduction was shown, in one study, to reduce total health care costs by $724 per person and reduced individual health care costs to the payer by over $900.

Reiki promotes a deep relaxation by clearing energy blockages which help the body to release stress and tension.

Reiki energy also aids in clearing trapped emotions.

The origins of pain do not always start out in the physical and it does not always have a clear cause. Emotions, stress and tension can all contribute.

References:

Mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive-behavioral therapy shown to be cost effective for chronic low back pain. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/behavioural-therapy-cost-effective

The prevalence of chronic pan and pain-related interference in the Canadian population from 1994 to 2008,Reitsma,Tranmer,Buchanan,Vandenkerkhof, Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, Vol 31, No 4, September 2011

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