How does Reiki work?   When is it effective?    Interesting links to research:

Links to a few external sites.  Inclusion on this page is not an indication of quality, so you may like to take into consideration the size of the sample, methodology, validity and and the conclusions reached, when reading the research.

Reiki research from the Pioneers at the UK Reiki Federation. 

The Science Behind Reiki published in 2000 is well worth reading.

International Centre for Reiki Training has extensive links to research sites.  Well worth reading is the article by William Lee Rand on  Reiki Research

Science and the Human Energy Field  James L. Oschman PhD is interviewed by William Lee Rand for Reiki News Magazine Vol 1, issue 3, Winter 2002 - this is another really interesting article.

Energy Therapies: Reiki Therapy Detailed Scientific Review The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The International House of Reiki Frans and Bronwen Steine.  Scroll down the page to see a number of interesting research articles and further links.

Pamela Miles at Reiki Medicine has an extensive collection of articles and research to download in pdf format.  Pamela Miles is the founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Complementary Therapies.  The fascinating article by Pamela Miles & Gala True PhD  Reiki - The Review of a Biofield Therapy, History, Theory, Practice and Research (2003) is well worth reading. 

Reiki Research Joe Potter at The Rose Carr Reiki Centre has collated primary research into the effectiveness of using Reiki to treat a range of conditions.

ME and MS - two investigations into the effects of Reiki on the symptoms of MS and ME.

Energy Medicine Hands-on Healing of the Human Energy Field by Janelle Durham A very comprehensive review of a range of different energy healing methods. Well worth reading.

Reiki Research Abstracts from Amy Mak at Soul Workings

Reiki France has a list of research articles (in English).

Healing Hands is not research, but a BBC Radio London report on Reiki being used with cancer patients at University College Hospital, London

Touch Therapies for Pain Relief in Adults (2008) a study by So PS, Jiang Y, Qin Y This Cochrane report concludes that more research is needed, but experienced Reiki practitioners could reduce the amount of pain relief required.