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Therapeutic tactile stimulation

Known as: touch healing, Healing Touch, Touch, Therapeutic 
A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that vital energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be… 
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Review
2013
Review
2013
WITHDRAWN: Touch therapies for pain relief in adults.
Background Pain is a global public health problem affecting the lives of large numbers of patients and their families. Touch… 
2008
2008
Effect of Healing Touch on Stress Perception and Biological Correlates
The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of Healing Touch on state/trait anxiety and physiological… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Case Story of Anna. I. Long-Term Effect of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Incest with a Treatment Approach
The nervous breakdown of a 22-year-old, young woman was caused by severe sexual abuse in childhood, which was repressed over many… 
2005
2005
Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Pain in the Locomotor System
Most pains from the locomotor system arise due to involuntary, chronic tensions in the muscles or other tissues. When the patient… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Clinical Holistic Medicine: Classic Art of Healingor the Therapeutic Touch
Touching is often a forgotten part of medicine. The manual medicine or therapeutic touch (TT) is much more powerful than many… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach
PART ONE: Mind-Body Integration 1: Physiologic Pathways of Mind-Body Medicine 2: Research on Mind-Body Effects 3… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Evidence-based practice and reviews of therapeutic touch.
PURPOSE To present principles for accurately representing research for evidence-based practice and health care policies, and to… 
1997
1997
The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Touch for Decreasing Pain in Elders with Degenerative Arthritis
The purpose of this study was to determine if Therapeutic Touch (TT) decreased pain in elders with degenerative arthritis… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Therapeutic touch: a healing modality.
Therapeutic touch is a nursing intervention pioneered more than 20 years ago. A substantial body of literature encompassing… 
1990
1990
Comparison of therapeutic touch and casual touch in stress reduction of hospitalized children.
PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of therapeutic touch and causal touch for stress reduction of hospitalized children aged 2… 
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