Theurapeutic Touch

Touch is one of the basic human needs for wellbeing. Therapeutic touch (also sometimes called "laying on of hands") uses a therapist's energy to identify a patient's energy imbalances and repair them. Although called therapeutic touch, actually touching is not always needed.

Adapted from Merck. 2003. Types of Alternative Medicine. Available from http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec25/ch302/ch302c.html. Accessed 11 January 2009.

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