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Therapeutic touch is back.

M J Hoffman
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Healing or therapeutic touch is nothing new; in fact, certain civilizations have been using it for ages. But more and more practitioners are viewing it as a complement to today's high-tech medical care. By integrating the use of therapeutic touch into their home and hospice settings, caregivers are benefitting patients and themselves.

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M J Hoffman. 1998. Therapeutic touch is back.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10179936/

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