Therapeutic touch
| Therapeutic touch | |
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| Term | Therapeutic touch |
| Short definition | therapeutic touch - (pronounced) (THAYR-uh-PYOO-tik cloth) A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that life energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be balanced or enhanced when practitioners run their hands over or gently touch a patient's body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
therapeutic touch - (pronounced) (THAYR-uh-PYOO-tik cloth) A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that life energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be balanced or enhanced when practitioners run their hands over or gently touch a patient's body. Therapeutic touch is being studied in patients receiving cancer therapy to see if it can improve quality of life, boost the immune system, or reduce side effects. Therapeutic touch is a form of energy therapy. Also called healing touch
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