Guest guest Posted February 7, 2002 Report Share Posted February 7, 2002 Someone asked about billing for the use of Reiki by a PTA. Perhaps this will help: From the web site of The International Center for Reiki Training in response to the question, " How Does Reiki Work? " - " Reiki heals by flowing through the affected parts of the energy field and charging them with positive energy. It raises the vibratory level of the energy field in and around the physical body where the negative thoughts and feelings are attached. This causes the negative energy to break apart and fall away. In so doing, Reiki clears, straightens and heals the energy pathways, thus allowing the life force to flow in a healthy and natural way. " From The Skeptics Dictionary web site, The question " What is Reiki " is answered in part: " The reiki master claims to be able to draw upon the energy of the universe and increase his or her own energy while performing a healing. Reiki healers claim to channel ki into " diseased " individuals for " rebalancing. " Larry Arnold and Nevins claim in The Reiki Handbook (1992) that reiki is useful for treating brain damage, cancer, diabetes and venereal diseases. If the healing fails, however, it is because the patient is resisting the healing energy. Reiki is very popular among New Age spiritualists, who are very fond of " attunements, " " harmonies, " and " balances. " Reiki apprentice healers pay up to $10,000 to their masters to become masters themselves. The process involves going through several levels of attunement. One must learn which symbols to use, when to call up the universal life force, how to heal an emotional or spiritual illness, and how to heal someone who isn't present. " For some reason the party poopers that invent CPT codes will not allow therapists to bill for " channeling universal energy " or treating the patient who did not actually come into the clinic. Reiki practitioners readily claim to be able to do so. If your PTA is truly capable of violating physical law in this fashion I'd suggest he or she seek employment where they would be appropriately compensated. Such power is certainly worth a great deal more than you could ever bill for. Barrett L. Dorko, P.T. <http://barrettdorko.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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