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Therapeutic Touch: Names: Augusto Pergher Crestani, Kylie Mcrae, Gabriel Melendez
Therapeutic Touch: Names: Augusto Pergher Crestani, Kylie Mcrae, Gabriel Melendez
TOUCH
NAMES:
AUGUSTO PERGHER CRESTANI, KYLIE MCRAE, GABRIEL MELENDEZ
INTRODUCTION
• Therapeutic touch is basically an art derived from an ancient technique that was called
laying on of hands. This technique is based on the premise that is the healing force of
the therapist that will affect/help on the patient's recovery. The healing is promoted
when the body’s energies are in balance, and then by the therapist passing his hands
over the patient, he can identify energy imbalances.
THE BENEFITS
• A typical session of therapeutical touch usually lasts around 15 to 30 minutes. What happens during the
session is that you will sit in a comfortable chair and lie down fully clothed. After that, the Therapeuthic
touch practitioner will begin to discuss your goals for healing. He will then start with a light touch and
hand motions above the skin surface in order to assess and balance the energy in and around the body.
• Therapeutic Touch practitioners generally follow these steps:
• Center themselves in the present moment and stay a calm state of consciousness.
• Asses the client energy field
• Mobilize the client energy field.
• Evaluate and close the treatment
BABIES & THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
• The main outcomes that were measure during this study were the heart rate,
respiratory rate, body temperature, and pain intensity.
• The study assessed these vital signs before and after the therapeutic touch session.
• A statistically significant drop was proven in all four areas of the vital signs.
• Pain reduction had the most dramatic drop.
(MASSAGE Magazine, 2014).
WORKS CITED
• MASSAGE Magazine. (2017, Match 23). Therapeutic Touch Reduces Pain Among
Newborns in NICU. Retrieved from http://www.massagemag.com/therapeutic-touch-
reduces-pain-among-newborns-in-nicu-25116/.
CHAKRA BALANCING