Author information 作者信息 

Abstract 摘要 

OBJECTIVES: 目的 

To determine whether application of Reiki to noise-stressed rats can reduce their heart rates (HRs) and blood pressures. 

要確定是否應用靈氣噪可以降低感受噪音壓力的老鼠心率（HRs）和血壓 

RATIONALE: 基本原理 

In a previous study, we showed that exposure of rats to 90 dB white noise for 15 minutes caused their HRs and blood pressures to significantly increase. Reiki has been shown to significantly decrease HR and blood pressure in a small group of healthy human subjects. However, use of humans in such studies has the disadvantage that experimental interpretations are encumbered by the variable of belief or skepticism regarding Reiki. For that reason, noise-stressed rats were used as an animal model to test the efficacy of Reiki in reducing elevated HR and blood pressure. 

在以前的研究中，我們發現老鼠暴露於 90 分貝的噪音 15 分鐘，會導致他們的心率和血壓顯著增 加。 已經顯示靈氣顯著降低一小部分健康人類受試者的 HR 和血壓。 然而，在這樣的研究中使用 人類的缺點是，實驗解釋受到了有關靈氣的信念或懷疑的變量的阻礙。 出於這個原因，感受噪聲 壓力的老鼠被用作動物模型來測試靈氣在降低 HR（心律）和血壓升高方面的功效。 

DESIGN: 計劃 

Three unrestrained, male Sprague-Dawley rats implanted with radiotelemetric transducers were exposed daily for 8 days to a 15-minute white noise regimen (90 dB). For the last 5 days, the rats received 15 minutes of Reiki immediately before the noise and during the noise period. The experiment was repeated on the same animals but using sham Reiki. 

三隻無限制的雄性 Sprague-Dawley 大鼠植入無線電測量換能器，每天暴露 8 天至 15 分鐘的白噪聲 方案（90 分貝）。 在過去的 5 天裡，大鼠在噪音之前和噪音期間接受了 15 分鐘的靈氣。 在相同的 動物上重複實驗，但使用假靈氣。 

SETTING/LOCATION: 

地點/位置 The animals were housed in a quiet room in University of Arizona Animal Facility. 

動物被安置在亞利桑那大學動物設施的一個安靜的房間裡。

OUTCOME MEASURES: 觀察指標： 

Mean HRs and blood pressure were determined before Reiki/sham Reiki, during Reiki/sham Reiki, and during the noise in each case. 

在靈氣/假靈氣之前，靈氣/假靈氣期間，以及噪音期間，確定每種情況下的平均心率和血壓。

 

RESULTS: 結果： 

Reiki, but not sham Reiki, significantly reduced HR compared to initial values. With Reiki, there was a high correlation between change in HR and initial HR, suggesting a homeostatic effect. Reiki, but not sham Reiki, significantly reduced the rise in HR produced by exposure of the rats to loud noise. Neither Reiki nor sham Reiki significantly affected blood pressure. 

靈氣，但不是假靈氣，與心率初始值相比顯著減少心率。 靈氣與心率變化和初始心率之間有很高 的相關性，這表明一個穩態效應。 靈氣，但不是假靈氣，大大減少了老鼠暴露在大聲噪音產生的 心率上升。 靈氣和假靈氣都不會顯著影響血壓。 

CONCLUSION: 結論： 

Reiki is effective in modulating HR in stressed and unstressed rats, supporting its use as a stress-reducer in humans. 靈氣可以有效調節感受噪音壓力的和不感受噪音壓力的大鼠的心率，支持其作為人體應激減少劑。