title: Complementary therapies. Therapeutic touch: a nursing function.
abstract: Therapeutic touch has been practised for some time, but like most complementary therapies, it carries images of being 'unscientific' for many sceptical practitioners. The author defines the therapy, then summarises some of the research which measured its effectiveness. Therapeutic touch, she believes, helps patients to get themselves into the best state for self-healing to occur.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sayre-Adams
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D012063:Relaxation; D014110:Touch