therapeutic touch

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008642",
  "term": "therapeutic touch",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that vital energy flows through the human body. This energy is said to be balanced or made stronger by practitioners who pass their hands over, or gently touch, a patient's body. Therapeutic touch is being studied in patients receiving cancer therapy, to find out if it can improve quality of life, boost the immune system, or reduce side effects. Therapeutic touch is a type of energy therapy. Also called healing touch.",
  "synonyms": [
    "healing touch"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/therapeutic-touch/"
}