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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Preservation of immune function in cervical cancer patients during chemoradiation using a novel integrative approach
Patients receiving chemoradiation for cervical cancer are at risk for distress, chemoradiation-related side-effects, and… (More)
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2008
2008
Therapeutic touch and agitation in individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
Limited effective strategies exist to alleviate or treat disruptive behaviors in people with Alzheimer's disease. Fifty-one… (More)
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2004
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… (More)
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2004
Review
2004
Making words count: the value of qualitative research.
In the current climate of evidence-based practice, physiotherapy is urged to prove its worth via rigorous scientific research… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Therapeutic massage and healing touch improve symptoms in cancer.
Complementary therapies are increasingly used to reduce side effects of cancer treatment, without evidence for their… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The clinical effectiveness of healing touch.
OBJECTIVES (1) to determine the clinical effectiveness of Healing Touch (HT) on variables assumed to be related to health… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A close look at therapeutic touch.
CONTEXT Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a widely used nursing practice rooted in mysticism but alleged to have a scientific basis… (More)
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1998
1998
The effects of therapeutic touch on patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine if therapeutic touch, an alternative medicine modality, is effective in the… (More)
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1998
1998
The efficacy of therapeutic touch for improving functional ability in elders with degenerative arthritis.
The purpose of this Rogerian study was to determine whether therapeutic touch improved functional ability in elders with… (More)
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1981
1981
Effect of therapeutic touch on anxiety level of hospitalized patients.
Effect of therapeutic touch on the anxiety of 90 volunteer male and female subjects between the ages of 21 and 65, hospitalized… (More)
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