Reference page
A concise, sourced snapshot of complementary health use in the United States and the published research landscape that includes Reiki. Last updated August 20, 2026.
At a glance
Reiki is often discussed alongside other complementary health practices, but national surveys do not always measure it as a stand-alone category. This page keeps that distinction clear: the first four figures describe selected complementary approaches in national survey data, while the remaining figures describe the published biofield therapy research landscape.
36.7%
In 2022, 36.7% of U.S. adults reported using at least one of seven selected approaches: acupuncture, chiropractic, guided imagery, massage, meditation, naturopathy, or yoga.
Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 202417.3%
Meditation was the most commonly used approach in the 2022 analysis of those seven selected approaches.
Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 202415.8%
U.S. adult yoga use rose from 5.0% in 2002 to 15.8% in 2022 in the same national survey analysis.
Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 202449.2%
Among people using one or more of the seven selected approaches, 49.2% reported using them for pain management in 2022.
Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2024353
A 2025 scoping review identified 353 peer-reviewed interventional studies across biofield therapies.
Source: Sprengel et al., Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2025255
The same review classified 255 of the 353 biofield therapy studies as randomized controlled trials.
Source: Sprengel et al., Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 202588
Reiki was the most frequently named intervention in the review's map of biofield therapy research.
Source: Sprengel et al., Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 202555
Pain was the most common clinical population in the biofield therapy evidence map, appearing in 55 studies.
Source: Sprengel et al., Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2025Method and sources
Usage figures come from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey analysis published by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Research figures come from a 2025 peer-reviewed scoping review and evidence map of human biofield therapy studies.
The page is reviewed monthly, or sooner when a core source releases new data. Each number links to the source that supports it so readers can check the original context.
Reiki Therapy Dallas. "Reiki Statistics and Research." Updated August 20, 2026. https://reikitherapydallas.com/reiki-statistics