Therapeutic Touch is a revolutionary new concept that was invented by Dolores Krieger in the 1970's. In this method the body, mind, emotion and spirit are touched individually and collectively, and each individual is empowered to participate fully in his or her healing journey. The healer manipulates the energy field by moving their hands over a patient's body to enhance the flow of energy through the energy field. Claims have been made for magnets used to treat everything from back injuries to insomnia. As one example, Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu plays baseball with tiny magnets taped to various parts of his body.
Practitioners believe they can restore health by sensing and adjusting such fields.
The manipulation of the energy field is an intentionally directed process of energy exchange during which the practitioner uses the hands as a focus to facilitate the healing process. It is the contemporary interpretation of several ancient healing practices. Therapeutic Touch is a scientifically based practice founded on the assumption that the human body, mind, emotions and intuition form a complex, dynamic energy field. The human energy field is governed by pattern and order. In health, the field is balanced, however in disease, the energy is characterized by imbalance and disorder.