Using an experimental model for the study of therapeutic touch Uso de un modelo experimental para estudio sobre el toque terapéutico Utilização de um modelo experimental para estudo sobre o toque terapêutico

• Main Authors: Daniella Soares dos Santos (Author), Ilda Estéfani Ribeiro Marta (Author), Evelin Capellari Cárnio (Author), Andreza Urba de Quadros (Author), Thiago Mattar Cunha (Author), Emilia Campos de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to verify whether the Paw Edema Model can be used in investigations about the effects of Therapeutic Touch on inflammation by measuring the variables pain, edema and neutrophil migration. METHOD: this is a pilot and experimental study, involving ten male mice of the same genetic strain an...