Healing Touch Research has been conducted in a wide variety of settings and with a number of different problems and situations including:

• Cancer
• Cardio-vascular disease
• Death and dying
• Endocrine/Immune function
• Pain
• Patient satisfaction and experience
• Psychotherapy/Psychology
• Post operative recovery
• Stress

These studies demonstrate that there is support in favor of considering Healing Touch for providing integrative care and that patients assess it highly. Healing Touch research has been supported and/or funded by hospitals, universities, colleges, professional organizations, private foundations, and the National Institutes of Health, Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Please click on the hyperlinks below to view abstracts of Healing Touch research (Obtained from Healing Beyond Borders website): 

• Reduction of stress
• Improving anxiety and depression
• Decreasing pain
• Immune function
• Enhancing recovery from surgery
• Deepening spiritual connections
• Supporting cancer care

And those of you who are Nurses or other Healthcare Professionals, check this out:  Nursing Fact Sheet