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DEVELOPERS
Therapeutic Touch was developed in 1972, by Dolores Krieger,Phd,Rn,Professor Emeritus of New York University, and Dora Kunz, a natural healer
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DEFINITION: Therapeutic Touch is a contemporary interpretation of several ancient healing practices. It is an intentionally directed process during which practitioners use their hands to facilitate healing.
Therapeutic Touch has one of the strongest research bases of the healing modalities and has been a part of research - based practice since 1972 and can be used with anyone from the premature baby to the dying patient.
Research on Therapeutic Touch has demonstrated the ability to:
- Elicit a rapid relaxation response
- Relieve pain and enhance one's comfort and sense of well-being
- reduce stress and anxiety, promoting calmness and the body's ability to heal one's self
- has a positive effect on the immune system
- promotes comfort to the dying
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