New Research Supporting the Impact of Touch for Health
Ingrid Maine of Australia has recently published a study polling a diverse group of kinesiology clients and asking them specific questions about their experiences and results with Touch for Health muscle response testing.
The aim of this study was to understand outcomes of TFH-based kinesiology interventions that clients perceive as important in their lives.
Highlights
- ‘Touch for Health’ based kinesiology was seen to facilitate self-awareness, experiences of wellbeing and promote self-care.
- The use of a mind-body approach with feedback from manual muscle testing and less need for dialogue were valued.
- Impacts align with the wellness model and complement conventional medicine.
- Photo-elicitation generated valuable narratives and may be suitable for research with other mind-body therapies.
What I enjoyed about reading this research was that the emphasis was on the experience of the individual, not necessarily trying to prove any particular technique. This feels important because it supports one of the basic tenants of TFH which is that it is about the individual, not about the symptoms of the diagnosis.
The full study can be downloaded as a PDF here or viewed online.
Download: ScienceDirect_articles_05Sep2022_13-22-58.252
More about Ingrid Maine, MClinRes, Grad Dip (Kinesiopractic), Dip (Kinesiology), BAppSci (OT)
email: [email protected]
Ingrid began her career as an occupational therapist in the 1980s and discovered Touch for Health (TFH) in the 1990s which naturally led onto learning many other kinesiology trainings. She has worked in Australia and the U.K and currently resides in Melbourne, Australia. Over the years she has taught TFH and the International College of Professional Kinesiology Practice (ICPKP) syllabus. As part of the Australian Institute of Kinesiologists (AIK) national committee in 2012-2014 she assisted with the AIK conference planning committee and more recently contributed to the Australian Natural Therapies Review working party.
Ingrid is also a Buddhist practitioner with experience teaching meditation and retreats. She is also passionate about using communication skills to complement her kinesiology practice having engaged in non-violent communication (NVC) and compassionate communication courses. She currently runs a TFH-based kinesiology practice from her home in Melbourne and works as an occupational therapist in a community-based rehabilitation setting. She loves walking her dog in the country, listening to music, yoga, meditation and spending time with friends and family.
Ingrid became keen to contribute to TFH-based kinesiology research when realising how very few peer-reviewed research studies had been published in the field. She completed a Master of Clinical Research degree which included conducting a qualitative research study on clients’ experiences of kinesiology which has recently been published. Here is the link to share the open access journal article: “‘Touch for Health’ based kinesiology interventions: An innovative qualitative research exploring clients’ perspectives”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388122001116
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