Embracing Alternative Care Top hospitals put unorthodox therapies into practice By Avery Comarow – US News “To be blunt, if my wife and I didn’t think it was helping him, we wouldn’t have continued with it,” says Dan Polley. He’s talking about Mikey, the Polleys’ 2½-year-old in the next room, who was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia when he was … Read More
‘Healing touch’ therapy gains popularity
Mumbai News New York: An unconventional therapy called the healing touch is gaining acceptance as complementary aid in some US hospitals. Although research on the technique – which uses light touch and deep breathing – is limited, it is practiced at 30 US hospitals and by nearly 2,000 certified therapists, according to Healing Touch International (HTI). The system incorporates ancient … Read More
Scripps Doctors Give Touch Therapy A Big Hand
Scripps Doctors Give Touch Therapy A Big Hand Research Suggests It Speeds Healing, Reduces Anxiety POSTED: 6:58 pm PDT August 1, 2006 UPDATED: 7:28 pm PDT August 1, 2006 SAN DIEGO — Employees at Scripps Green Hospital are getting touchy with patients — and it’s getting good results. The hospital is now using certified healing touch therapists to give patients … Read More
Stable owner believes ‘holistic’ therapy helps animals
Stable owner believes ‘holistic’ therapy helps animals Monday, October 1, 2007 BY Benjamin Duer REPOSITORY STAFF WRITER A GOOD FEELING Travis, a former racing horse suffering from multiple tumors, underwent successful sound and vibration therapy using holistic treatments during a demonstration Sunday. A floppy lip, glazed eyes and droopy ears are positive signs of a relaxed patient, Sheri Antrude of … Read More
Healing touch therapy thrives despite skeptics
By Vivianne Rodrigues NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s not traditional medicine but patients love it: an unconventional therapy called the healing touch that is gaining acceptance in some U.S. hospitals. The technique uses light touch and deep breathing to address energy imbalances, its advocates say. Though research on it is limited, the therapy is practiced at 30 U.S. hospitals and … Read More
Healing Touch: A Cost Effectiveness Study
Healing Touch: A Cost Effectiveness Study Mary Beth Lodge, RN, BSN, CHTP “A cost effectiveness study was conducted to assess the overall impact of the inclusion of energy medicine (Healing Touch) and imagery on utilization of benefits and medical costs. It was a thirteen-month study with 440 employees in a self-insured manufacturing company. Healing Touch was included as a benefit … Read More