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Quinn is giving "therapeutic touch" (TT), a controversial form of therapy that is spreading through the ranks of nursing and already claims tens of thousands of practitioners in the U.S. and many foreign countries. According to its proponents, TT not only comforts and relaxes patients, but also relieves pain, produces chemical changes in the blood and promotes healing...
...maybe, as its detractors contend, TT is a form of New Age mumbo jumbo, a no-touch laying on of hands that has no legitimate place in medicine. Leading the attack is Rocky Mountain Skeptics, a group of scientists and other professionals based in Boulder, Colorado, who investigate what they call "pseudo science." Its president, computer specialist Bela Scheiber, charges that TT is "paranormal and religious activity masquerading as science...
Practitioners of TT claim that their hand motions actually smooth kinks or "congestion" in the "energy field" that surrounds every human being. And that, they say, is what makes the treatment work. As proof of TT's efficacy, they cite "scientific" reports in such obscure journals as Subtle Energies and Psychoenergetic Systems, as well as stories in popular magazines...
...ingesters praise TT for its salty warmness. However, a significant minority dissent, warning that TT will repeat on you. 1/2 say no preparation is necessary to appreciate TT, but 1/4 report that some experience with Pep-to-Bismol is helpful, though not required. All things considered, more than 1/2 of respondents recommend TT, calling it a thoroughly tolerable introduction to turkey-based entrees...
...TT Bear's--10 Brookline St., Cambridge. 492-0082. Shudder to Think, Jawbox, Miranda Warning on March 12. Yo La Tenga and Womb to Tomb on March...