Therapeutic touch for healing acute wounds

Abstract

Editorial group: Cochrane Wounds Group. Publication status and date: New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions), published in Issue 6, 2012.

Evidence-based decisions for local and systemic wound care

“…There is strong evidence that systemic treatment with therapeutic touch does not have any additional effect on wound healing compared with placebo or non‐treatment after minor surgery25. Cleansing of pin‐site wounds associated with orthopaedic fixators using saline, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or antibacterial soap to prevent infections was not effective when compared with no cleansing28.…”

Evidence-based decisions for local and systemic wound care

“…There is strong evidence that systemic treatment with therapeutic touch does not have any additional effect on wound healing compared with placebo or non‐treatment after minor surgery25. Cleansing of pin‐site wounds associated with orthopaedic fixators using saline, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or antibacterial soap to prevent infections was not effective when compared with no cleansing28.…”

Effects of Maharishi Light Technology with Gems: A random-assignment, placebo-controlled, blinded pilot study

“…(2) All subjects received both treatments. (3) The study was blinded: the subjects did not know that they would receive placebo treatments; the technician was blind to group membership, the analysis was conducted blind. (4) A standardized test of emotions, the POMS, was used.…”

“…• Transcended; Almost no thoughts; Deep relaxation and transcendence Wholeness (9) • Physiological unity; Settled, silent wholeness Very, very deep (9) • Very, very deep; Beautiful; Subtle, sweet, and simple. Really didn't want to get up Loss track of time (4) • Lost track of time; Lost all sense of time; Time passed extremely quickly Witnessing 3• Witnessing; transcendental, witnessing Placebo Settled mind (10) • Completely settled; I am really settled; Thoughts are no obstacle Simple awareness (6) • Like a meditation; Simple awareness; Awareness of the whole body and where I am in space Transcended 3• Transcended very clearly; Transcended Expansive (5) • Moments of individual body merging with the cosmic body of the universe; Expanded Infinite unbounded (6) • Infinite unbounded; Field of consciousness collapsing horizontally; Settled to an infinite space Loss of time (5) • Lost all sense of time; Feeling of all time and no time simultaneously Blissful MLG Pleasant (11) • Easy, pleasant; Sweet feeling in the body Blissful (7) • Blissful; Extremely blissful; Peaceful bliss Soothing (5) • Soothing and gentle; Soft bliss, light, peace Deep appreciation (3) • Appreciation for the powerful effect of the gems shining on me; I did not want it to end Placebo Blissful (8) • Deep, blissful, sense of softness; Pervading bliss Deep appreciation (4) • Really loved the treatment; Wow! I really loved the treatment Enlivening (4) • Enlivening, very awake now; Lively silence Common experiences MLG Slept (9) • Fell asleep; Sleepy Visual experiences (7) • Fabric of different colors cover me one by one; Saw a beautiful face and an arm over me Many thoughts (2) • Thoughts; Mind wandered a lot during the treatment Placebo Slept (10) • Fell sleep; Very sleepy; Asleep Physical sensationsuncomfortable (11) • Little restless; Sensations in the body and spine; Turbulent sensations in the solar plexus; My heart started to pound and I felt anxious; Pressure in the liver Visual experiences (11) • including their constituent codes, the number of times each code was used in parentheses, and a few examples of quotations that were assigned this code.…”

Therapeutic Touch Dan Tekanan Darah Pada Hipertensi

“…TT dikenal untuk melengkapi terapi lain dan intervensi medis (Bulette Coakley & Duffy, 2010;C. L. Cox & Hayes, 1997;O'Mathúna, 2016;Turan, 2015). Menurut Krieger, efek utama dari TT adalah pada sistem saraf otonom dengan cara meningkatkan kekuatan sistem saraf parasimpatis dan mengurangi aktivitas sistem saraf simpatis (Matourypour et al, 2016).…”

Evidence-based decisions for local and systemic wound care

“…There is strong evidence that systemic treatment with therapeutic touch does not have any additional effect on wound healing compared with placebo or non‐treatment after minor surgery25. Cleansing of pin‐site wounds associated with orthopaedic fixators using saline, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or antibacterial soap to prevent infections was not effective when compared with no cleansing28.…”

Effects of Maharishi Light Technology with Gems: A random-assignment, placebo-controlled, blinded pilot study

“…(2) All subjects received both treatments. (3) The study was blinded: the subjects did not know that they would receive placebo treatments; the technician was blind to group membership, the analysis was conducted blind. (4) A standardized test of emotions, the POMS, was used.…”

“…• Transcended; Almost no thoughts; Deep relaxation and transcendence Wholeness (9) • Physiological unity; Settled, silent wholeness Very, very deep (9) • Very, very deep; Beautiful; Subtle, sweet, and simple. Really didn't want to get up Loss track of time (4) • Lost track of time; Lost all sense of time; Time passed extremely quickly Witnessing 3• Witnessing; transcendental, witnessing Placebo Settled mind (10) • Completely settled; I am really settled; Thoughts are no obstacle Simple awareness (6) • Like a meditation; Simple awareness; Awareness of the whole body and where I am in space Transcended 3• Transcended very clearly; Transcended Expansive (5) • Moments of individual body merging with the cosmic body of the universe; Expanded Infinite unbounded (6) • Infinite unbounded; Field of consciousness collapsing horizontally; Settled to an infinite space Loss of time (5) • Lost all sense of time; Feeling of all time and no time simultaneously Blissful MLG Pleasant (11) • Easy, pleasant; Sweet feeling in the body Blissful (7) • Blissful; Extremely blissful; Peaceful bliss Soothing (5) • Soothing and gentle; Soft bliss, light, peace Deep appreciation (3) • Appreciation for the powerful effect of the gems shining on me; I did not want it to end Placebo Blissful (8) • Deep, blissful, sense of softness; Pervading bliss Deep appreciation (4) • Really loved the treatment; Wow! I really loved the treatment Enlivening (4) • Enlivening, very awake now; Lively silence Common experiences MLG Slept (9) • Fell asleep; Sleepy Visual experiences (7) • Fabric of different colors cover me one by one; Saw a beautiful face and an arm over me Many thoughts (2) • Thoughts; Mind wandered a lot during the treatment Placebo Slept (10) • Fell sleep; Very sleepy; Asleep Physical sensationsuncomfortable (11) • Little restless; Sensations in the body and spine; Turbulent sensations in the solar plexus; My heart started to pound and I felt anxious; Pressure in the liver Visual experiences (11) • including their constituent codes, the number of times each code was used in parentheses, and a few examples of quotations that were assigned this code.…”

Therapeutic Touch Dan Tekanan Darah Pada Hipertensi

“…TT dikenal untuk melengkapi terapi lain dan intervensi medis (Bulette Coakley & Duffy, 2010;C. L. Cox & Hayes, 1997;O'Mathúna, 2016;Turan, 2015). Menurut Krieger, efek utama dari TT adalah pada sistem saraf otonom dengan cara meningkatkan kekuatan sistem saraf parasimpatis dan mengurangi aktivitas sistem saraf simpatis (Matourypour et al, 2016).…”

Evidence-based decisions for local and systemic wound care

“…There is strong evidence that systemic treatment with therapeutic touch does not have any additional effect on wound healing compared with placebo or non‐treatment after minor surgery25. Cleansing of pin‐site wounds associated with orthopaedic fixators using saline, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide or antibacterial soap to prevent infections was not effective when compared with no cleansing28.…”

Effects of Maharishi Light Technology with Gems: A random-assignment, placebo-controlled, blinded pilot study

“…(2) All subjects received both treatments. (3) The study was blinded: the subjects did not know that they would receive placebo treatments; the technician was blind to group membership, the analysis was conducted blind. (4) A standardized test of emotions, the POMS, was used.…”

“…• Transcended; Almost no thoughts; Deep relaxation and transcendence Wholeness (9) • Physiological unity; Settled, silent wholeness Very, very deep (9) • Very, very deep; Beautiful; Subtle, sweet, and simple. Really didn't want to get up Loss track of time (4) • Lost track of time; Lost all sense of time; Time passed extremely quickly Witnessing 3• Witnessing; transcendental, witnessing Placebo Settled mind (10) • Completely settled; I am really settled; Thoughts are no obstacle Simple awareness (6) • Like a meditation; Simple awareness; Awareness of the whole body and where I am in space Transcended 3• Transcended very clearly; Transcended Expansive (5) • Moments of individual body merging with the cosmic body of the universe; Expanded Infinite unbounded (6) • Infinite unbounded; Field of consciousness collapsing horizontally; Settled to an infinite space Loss of time (5) • Lost all sense of time; Feeling of all time and no time simultaneously Blissful MLG Pleasant (11) • Easy, pleasant; Sweet feeling in the body Blissful (7) • Blissful; Extremely blissful; Peaceful bliss Soothing (5) • Soothing and gentle; Soft bliss, light, peace Deep appreciation (3) • Appreciation for the powerful effect of the gems shining on me; I did not want it to end Placebo Blissful (8) • Deep, blissful, sense of softness; Pervading bliss Deep appreciation (4) • Really loved the treatment; Wow! I really loved the treatment Enlivening (4) • Enlivening, very awake now; Lively silence Common experiences MLG Slept (9) • Fell asleep; Sleepy Visual experiences (7) • Fabric of different colors cover me one by one; Saw a beautiful face and an arm over me Many thoughts (2) • Thoughts; Mind wandered a lot during the treatment Placebo Slept (10) • Fell sleep; Very sleepy; Asleep Physical sensationsuncomfortable (11) • Little restless; Sensations in the body and spine; Turbulent sensations in the solar plexus; My heart started to pound and I felt anxious; Pressure in the liver Visual experiences (11) • including their constituent codes, the number of times each code was used in parentheses, and a few examples of quotations that were assigned this code.…”

Therapeutic Touch Dan Tekanan Darah Pada Hipertensi

“…TT dikenal untuk melengkapi terapi lain dan intervensi medis (Bulette Coakley & Duffy, 2010;C. L. Cox & Hayes, 1997;O'Mathúna, 2016;Turan, 2015). Menurut Krieger, efek utama dari TT adalah pada sistem saraf otonom dengan cara meningkatkan kekuatan sistem saraf parasimpatis dan mengurangi aktivitas sistem saraf simpatis (Matourypour et al, 2016).…”