Touch Research Institute


Touch Research Institute

Alternative medicine
An academic centre created in 1992 by the University of Miami’s School of Medicine for basic and clinical research in the use of human touch as a therapeutic modality. The Institute is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of resident and visiting scientists; its current studies encompass a wide range of conditions, including: child and spousal abuse and/or neglect, arthritis, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, cocaine babies, depression, diabetes, eating disorders, fibromyalgia syndrome, hypertension, HIV and the immune system, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, paediatric dermatopathies, pregnancy, sleep disorders, spinal cord injuries, work-related stress and others.