Tuttle Neil, Hillier Susan
School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia.
Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Front Rehabil Sci. 2023 Jan 11;3:1027344. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.1027344. eCollection 2022.
Touch has been an integral part of physiotherapeutic approaches since the inception of the profession. More recently, advances in the evidence-base for exercise prescription and "active" management have brought "touch" into question. This, in part, assumes that the patient or recipient simply passively receives the input rather than being an active partner in the interaction. In this article, we propose that touch can be used as a two-way conversation between therapist and client where each is engaged in tactile communication that has the potential to raise patient awareness and improve movement-based behaviour.
自物理治疗专业创立以来，触摸一直是物理治疗方法的一个组成部分。最近，运动处方和“主动”管理的循证基础取得进展，这使“触摸”受到质疑。这在一定程度上假定患者或接受者只是被动地接受输入，而不是互动中的积极参与者。在本文中，我们提出触摸可以用作治疗师与患者之间的双向交流方式，双方都参与触觉沟通，这有可能提高患者的意识并改善基于运动的行为。
