Efeito imediato do reiki na atividade elétrica de músculos do corpo humano avaliado por meio da eletromiografia

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, stress has been living together in a continuous way with society. This interaction has triggered myalgias, which are physical manifestations of stress. In this perspective, alternative therapies, including the Reiki one, have been an alternative for solving this problem. OBJECTIVE: In this sense, the objective of the research is to analyze the immediate effect of applying reiki on the electrical activity of painful muscles. METHODS: The study was carried out with 30 volunteers at the Laboratory of Research in Kinesiological Electromyography of the Department of Human Anatomy of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBIM) of the Federal University of Uberlândia, being divided into 3 groups: G1- received the effective application of reiki with the reiki in the same environment; G2- received the therapy effectively with the Reiki in another environment (distance); G3- only simulations of the application of reiki were performed. RESULTS: When comparing the data collected before and after the application of reiki, it was found that the electrical activities had a reduction in absolute values in groups G1 and G2, which did not occur in G3. CONCLUSION: Therefore, rekian therapy promotes a reduction in muscle electrical activity even when applied in a simulated manner.