Cindy

Obviously you are a true believer for whom this type of placebo works. That's great. Good for you.
Thanks for not linking directly to the crazy Reiki sites.
Since it's the hospital marketing executives who are really to blame here for catering to non scientific, documented ineffective but comforting techniques, I'm going to let Reiki drop. But a real massage, where someone actually touches you has been shown to really work, even for hard core skeptics like myself. Techniques that require the patient to believe in order to work are becoming increasingly popular.
No amount of science or proof is going to sway you and you have been very pleasant in your postings so not much point in continuing to try, especially since my primary concern, that Josh would waste his money has been satisfied
Charm