致编辑的信关于“灵气练习对会阴切开术恢复和会阴疼痛的影响：一项随机对照研究”。

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

African journal of reproductive health Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI:10.29063/ajrh2025/v29i8.17

Thomas J Wheeler

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我写信是为了表达对“灵气练习对会阴切开术恢复和会阴疼痛的影响：一项随机对照研究”这篇论文的关注。1在这篇论文中，一位研究人员利用灵气来带来据称有益的效果。灵气的支持者声称，在灵气中，某种形式的“宇宙生命能量”从从业者流向病人，带来治疗。然而，这种说法并没有得到科学的认可。物理学家不知道这种“能量”，支持者也无法证明它的存在。灵气被科学界认为是彻头彻尾的伪科学。

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Letter to the Editor concerning "The impact of Reiki practice on episiotomy recovery and perineal pain: A randomized controlled study".

I am writing to express concern with the paper "The impact of Reiki practice on episiotomy recovery and perineal pain: A randomized controlled study."1 In this paper, a researcher employed reiki to purportedly bring about beneficial effects. Proponents of reiki claim that in reiki, some form of "universal life energy" flows from the practitioner to the patient to bring about healing. However, this claim is not recognized by science. Physics knows of no such "energy," nor have proponents been able to demonstrate its existence. Reiki is considered utter pseudoscience by the scientific community.

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African journal of reproductive health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Reproductive Health is a multidisciplinary and international journal that publishes original research, comprehensive review articles, short reports, and commentaries on reproductive heath in Africa. The journal strives to provide a forum for African authors, as well as others working in Africa, to share findings on all aspects of reproductive health, and to disseminate innovative, relevant and useful information on reproductive health throughout the continent.