Touch Therapy is a nonpharmacologic pain intervention that involves purposeful physical contact, such as massage, holding, or stroking, to elicit physiological and psychological comfort by activating sensory pathways and promoting relaxation.
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Therapeutic Massage and Healing Touch Improve Symptoms in Cancer
Janice Post‐White, Mary Ellen Kinney, Kay Savik et al. · Integrative Cancer Therapies · 2003 · 299 citations · Full text
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A Close Look at Therapeutic Touch
Linda Rosa · JAMA · 1998 · 232 citations · Full text
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