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BMC Nephrology | 2013

Reiki and related therapies in the dialysis ward: an evidence-based and ethical discussion to debate if these complementary and alternative medicines are welcomed or banned

Martina Ferraresi; Roberta Clari; Irene Moro; Elena Banino; Enrico Boero; Alessandro Crosio; Romina Dayne; Lorenzo Rosset; Andrea Scarpa; Enrica Serra; Alessandra Surace; Alessio Testore; Nicoletta Colombi; Giorgina Barbara Piccoli

BackgroundComplementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) are increasingly practiced in the general population; it is estimated that over 30% of patients with chronic diseases use CAMs on a regular basis. CAMs are also used in hospital settings, suggesting a growing interest in individualized therapies. One potential field of interest is pain, frequently reported by dialysis patients, and seldom sufficiently relieved by mainstream therapies. Gentle-touch therapies and Reiki (an energy based touch therapy) are widely used in the western population as pain relievers.By integrating evidence based approaches and providing ethical discussion, this debate discusses the pros and cons of CAMs in the dialysis ward, and whether such approaches should be welcomed or banned.DiscussionIn spite of the wide use of CAMs in the general population, few studies deal with the pros and cons of an integration of mainstream medicine and CAMs in dialysis patients; one paper only regarded the use of Reiki and related practices. Widening the search to chronic pain, Reiki and related practices, 419 articles were found on Medline and 6 were selected (1 Cochrane review and 5 RCTs updating the Cochrane review). According to the EBM approach, Reiki allows a statistically significant but very low-grade pain reduction without specific side effects. Gentle-touch therapy and Reiki are thus good examples of approaches in which controversial efficacy has to be balanced against no known side effect, frequent free availability (volunteer non-profit associations) and easy integration with any other pharmacological or non pharmacological therapy. While a classical evidence-based approach, showing low-grade efficacy, is likely to lead to a negative attitude towards the use of Reiki in the dialysis ward, the ethical discussion, analyzing beneficium (efficacy) together with non maleficium (side effects), justice (cost, availability and integration with mainstream therapies) and autonomy (patients’ choice) is likely to lead to a permissive-positive attitude.SummaryThis paper debates the current evidence on Reiki and related techniques as pain-relievers in an ethical framework, and suggests that physicians may wish to consider efficacy but also side effects, contextualization (availability and costs) and patient’s requests, according also to the suggestions of the Society for Integrative Oncology (tolerate, control efficacy and side effects).


Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | 2013

Vegetarian low-protein diets supplemented with keto analogues: a niche for the few or an option for many?

Giorgina Barbara Piccoli; Martina Ferraresi; Maria Chiara Deagostini; Federica Neve Vigotti; Valentina Consiglio; Stefania Scognamiglio; Irene Moro; Roberta Clari; Federica Fassio; Marilisa Biolcati; Francesco Porpiglia


Nutrition | 2014

Which low-protein diet for which CKD patient? An observational, personalized approach.

Giorgina Barbara Piccoli; Maria Chiara Deagostini; Federica Neve Vigotti; Martina Ferraresi; Irene Moro; Valentina Consiglio; Stefania Scognamiglio; Elena Mongilardi; Roberta Clari; Emiliano Aroasio; Elisabetta Versino; Francesco Porpiglia


The Review of Diabetic Studies : RDS | 2013

Severe diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes and pregnancy - a case series.

Giorgina Barbara Piccoli; Elisabetta Tavassoli; C Melluzza; Giorgio Grassi; C Monzeglio; Donvito; Filomena Leone; Rossella Attini; Sara Ghiotto; Roberta Clari; Irene Moro; Federica Fassio; Silvia Parisi; Eleonora Pilloni; Fn Vigotti; Domenica Giuffrida; Alessandro Rolfo; Tullia Todros


Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | 2013

ECO-FRIENDLY DIALYSIS WITH THE SYSTEMIC DESIGN METHODOLOGY: AN ECO-FRIENDLY DIALYSIS MAY START FOR "THE GRAVE"

Martina Ferraresi; Amina Pereno; Natascia Castelluccia; Roberta Clari; Irene Moro; Nicoletta Colombi; G Di Giorgio; Silvia Barbero; Giorgina Barbara Piccoli


F1000Research | 2013

Survival and savings on low-protein diets: a multiple choice simplified approach

Maria Chiara Deagostini; Federica Neve Vigotti; Martina Ferraresi; Valentina Consiglio; Stefania Scognamiglio; Irene Moro; Roberta Clari; Germana Daidola; Elisabetta Versino; Giorgina Barbara Piccoli


F1000Research | 2013

The last will be first... - A flexible approach for restarting home haemodialysis

Martina Ferraresi; Maria C Di Vico; Federica Neve Vigotti; Maria Chiara Deagostini; Stefania Scognamiglio; Valentina Consiglio; Roberta Clari; Irene Moro; Elena Mongilardi; Giorgina Barbara Piccoli


F1000Research | 2013

Eco-friendly dialysis with the systemic design methodology: an eco-friendly dialysis may start for "the grave"

Martina Ferraresi; Amina Pereno; Marta Nazha; Natascia Castelluccia; Roberta Clari; Irene Moro; Nicoletta Colombi; Gerardo Di Giorgio; Silvia Barbero; Giorgina Barbara Piccoli


F1000Research | 2013

Parathyroid hormone profiling for optimization of calcium content in dialysate in severe hyperparathyroidism, in tailored, incremental hemodialysis

Maria C Di Vico; Martina Ferraresi; Anna Pia; Emiliano Aroasio; Cinzia Gonella; Roberta Clari; Irene Moro; Elena Mongilardi; Giorgina Barbara Piccoli

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