Inclusion Criteria:  Patients who underwent surgery in elective conditions, were hospitalized for at least two days after surgery, did not develop any serious complications after surgery, were operated on under general anesthesia, had no previous Reiki or back massage, had a pain level of 3 or above according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, had no cognitive, affective or communication problems, used only one type of analgesic (a non-narcotic analgesic) did not use patient-controlled analgesics.  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients with chronic disease (such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease), severe complications after surgery (such as bleeding, infection), those who were taking narcotic analgesics.