{"id":2581,"date":"2016-12-29T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2581"},"modified":"2016-12-29T07:25:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T12:25:55","slug":"what-are-the-healing-benefits-of-the-human-touch-for-cancer-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/29\/what-are-the-healing-benefits-of-the-human-touch-for-cancer-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Healing Benefits of the Human Touch for Cancer Patients?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2305\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2305\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MP9004425091-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MP9004425091-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MP9004425091.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Human Touch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\">cancer<\/a>, &#8220;the human touch&#8221; is more than just a figure of speech. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/balance\/stress-management\/features\/heal-touch\">Hands-on therapies<\/a> can help reduce stress, boost your spirits, and reduce physical pain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How &#8220;Healing Hands&#8221; Boost the Fight against Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is scientific research to back up the positive claims of touch therapy. One widely publicized study involved a group of married women who were threatened with a mild electric shock, but their anxiety levels dropped instantly with a touch from their husbands&#8217; hands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/20\/dealing-with-cancer-related-stress\/\">Chronic stress and depression<\/a> inhibit your body&#8217;s immune system, making it more vulnerable to invading cancer cells. Touch therapy can improve your overall wellness so you&#8217;re better equipped to fight the disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Popular Touch Therapy Techniques:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Body psychotherapy<\/strong> goes beyond talk therapy, helping you tune in to bodily sensations that uncover deep emotional traumas. Methods focus on various elements such as muscle contraction, breathing and posture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Physical therapy<\/strong> addresses pain and limited movement in muscles, joints and other tissues. According to one study, women who had undergone <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/could-this-be-an-accidental-miracle-for-the-treatment-of-breast-cancer\/\">breast cancer<\/a> surgery and worked with a physical therapist had less pain and better quality of life than others who exercised on their own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Massage therapy<\/strong> may seem like a luxury, but it actually triggers brain activity that increases serotonin, a mood-elevating chemical, and reduces the stress hormone cortisol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Immunotherapy for Cancer: An Integrative Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Issels\u00ae, our innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/08\/the-issels-story-a-focus-on-immunotherapy\/\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/a> uses a comprehensive mind-body approach to attack cancer cells while restoring your natural immune response. <a href=\"http:\/\/66.135.32.155\/issels\/Questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\">Visit our website<\/a> for more information about our non-toxic, personally tailored treatment programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been diagnosed with cancer, &#8220;the human touch&#8221; is more than just a figure of speech. Hands-on therapies can help reduce stress, boost your spirits, and reduce physical pain. How &#8220;Healing Hands&#8221; Boost the Fight against Cancer There is scientific research to back up the positive claims of touch therapy. One widely publicized study &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/29\/what-are-the-healing-benefits-of-the-human-touch-for-cancer-patients\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Are the Healing Benefits of the Human Touch for Cancer Patients?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,480,203,204],"tags":[539,259,566],"class_list":["post-2581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-caregivers","category-cancer-research","category-living-with-cancer","tag-cancer-immunotherapy","tag-fighting-cancer","tag-human-compassion"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581\/revisions\/2582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}