11/07/2025
The ‘M’ technique is a specific form of gentle touch therapy that was introduced by Jane Buckle, Ph.D., RN, when she taught at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. The technique uses a structured sequence with a pattern set of three. I have seen amazing results in decreasing patient symptoms, such as pain and anxiety when I worked at a local children’s hospital and in my private practice.
Most providers are not trained in gentle touch therapy and frankly I have seen providers almost scared to provide physical contact with their patients. I could go on and on about the benefits of properly trained physical touch, and how it can dramatically improve the outcome for a patient, pending the patient approves something such as this type of therapy (as we’re all different in our likes/dislikes).
The point of this post is to highlight two things.
1) incorporating integrative modalities into your care practice can dramatically improve outcomes for your patients while delivering low cost, low risk, and non-invasive approaches
2) to thank the team I volunteered with yesterday where I was able to work alongside old colleagues, providing hands-on modalities for the wonderful women of the Trust
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