How To Choose a Therapeutic Touch Practitioner and Cautions
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This article is from the Alternative Medicine Therapies guide.
How To Choose a Therapeutic Touch Practitioner and Cautions
Therapeutic touch practitioners are not licensed or certified. There are several organizations, however, that train clinicians in this therapy. Dolores Krieger, the therapy's founder, reports that she alone has taught the therapy to 43,000 health-care professionals and several thousand lay people. (Because Krieger was a nurse, the majority of health-care professionals who practice the technique today are nurses.)
Look for a practitioner who has completed a workshop in therapeutic touch, or who has continuing education credits in the therapy from a state nursing association. The practitioner should have practiced the technique under a mentor for at least a year. Ask a trusted bodyworker or your primary care physician for a referral to a therapeutic touch practitioner.
Therapeutic Touch: Cautions
- There is a slight chance of nausea and dizziness occurring after a therapeutic touch treatment.
- Some believe that a person in a weakened state may become irritable and uncomfortable if flooded with too much energy during a treatment.
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