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Therapeutic Touch

September 17, 2023

Microlecture 019: What is the Difference Between Social Touch and Therapeutic Touch?

Culture governs how we interpret many things including acceptable norms for touch. In many cultures, it is not acceptable to make prolonged social eye contact ( it is seen as a forward gesture). It is not appropriate to touch a person, especially a person from the opposite gender. In medicine, touch  (or “haptics“) is a […]

Microlectures Practical Tips,  Therapeutic Touch

September 17, 2023

Microlecture 017: The Role Of Therapeutic Touch

My colleague, Prof. Abraham Verghese,  (a big proponent of the physical exam) jokingly told me once that the modern-day doctor needs an X-ray to diagnose an amputation! What is the need to do a physical exam in a clinical encounter? After all,  we get so much information about the patient from lab work, imaging studies, […]

Microlectures Practical Tips,  Therapeutic Touch

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