Clinical and Hospital Stay Effects of Reiki and Manual Therapy After Open Heart Surgery

Reiki is delivered by gentle hand placement either on or slightly above the body by certified Reiki practitioners. In this study, Reiki will be delivered first, for 15 minutes and will involve light placement of hands on patients' head, chest, shoulders, hands, knees, and feet (\~ 3 minutes to each body part). Manual therapy techniques include light effleurage to head and feet (for 5 minutes; \~ 2.5 minutes to each body part) by the Reiki practitioner who delivered the Reiki therapy.