Delivering care, helping patients change behaviors and managing a busy schedule has always been a challenge for Physical Therapists (PTs), leading to burnout and high turnover. Unfortunately, many of ...

A set of experiments reveals that humans' just be perceiving the minute displacements caused in sand can detect an object buried in it.

Tampa (BLOOM) – When it comes to human relationships, intimacy is a key component that fosters deeper connections and emotional bonds. Physical touch, in particular, plays an important role in ...

Touch starvation is a condition that happens when you don’t get as much physical touch as you’re used to -- or any at all. You crave contact but can’t interact with others for some reason. It’s also ...

We all know that having a shoulder to cry on and a hand to hold in times of need is vital to foster a sense of security and mitigate loneliness. But it can also have important long-term benefits, and ...

A widespread analysis of touch intervention studies found touch benefits health no matter a person's age or its type, but there are some differences. There's nothing quite like a hug from someone you ...

We’ve reached the point in quarantine where we are all weary. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and our nerves are becoming frayed, the unknown is taking its toll, and none of us are at our best.

This human need is often met through touch or, at the minimum, within the kind of energetic experience offered by being in the physical presence of others. Articles are popping up, here and there, ...

Apple store, Cupertino, Calif. Image courtesy author. In the dynamic world of retail, the gap between brands and consumers can quickly escalate from a minor crack to a Grand Canyon-sized disconnect, ...