- Muhtasari wa Dawa Mbadala, ya Ziada na Inayotangamana
- Aina za Dawa Mbadala na Za Ziada
- Kutoboka
- Tiba ya Ayurveda
- Mrejesho wa kibayolojia
- Matibabu ya Kiondo
- Tiba ya kurekebisha maungo
- kukamua
- Tiba ya Lishe
- Taswira Iliyoongozwa
- Dawa za homiopathia
- Tiba ya Kiponozi
- Tiba ya Sumaku
- Tiba ya Kanda
- Kutafakari
- Tiba ya Moto
- Tiba asilia
- Reflexoloji
- Reiki
- Mbinu za Kupumzika
- Kufuta
- Mguso wa Matibabu
- Dawa za Jadi za Kichina
Therapeutic touch, sometimes referred to as a laying on of hands, is a type of energy medicine. The philosophy behind therapeutic touch is to use the therapist’s healing energy (biofield) to identify and repair imbalances in a person’s biofield. Therapists usually do not touch the person. Instead, therapists move their hands back and forth over the person.
Therapeutic touch has been used to lessen anxiety and improve the sense of well-being in people who have cancer, but these effects have not been studied rigorously. Therapeutic touch has gained acceptance by many holistic nurses who integrate this therapy into their hospital care.
Well-designed studies of therapeutic touch are limited. Therapeutic touch may help relieve pain, nausea, and anxiety in people with cancer.
Therapeutic touch appears to be safe.
(See also Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.)
