title: Therapeutic touch: the conventional versus the alternative.
abstract: Pain is a complex personal, subjective and unpleasant experience involving many sensations and perceptions and it has a profound impact on the well being of an individual, both physically and psychologically. With an increasing costs and pharmacological implications, many patients are beginning to look at alternative methods of pain relief. This paper reviews some issues in the use of Therapeutic Touch on pain management.
authors.forename: Tse Yan Alexander
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000379:methods*; D014110:Touch