The vast majority of people have at least some positive emotional response to kind, attentive physical touch. It’s important to acknowledge that there are peopl

The vast majority of people have at least some positive emotional response to kind, attentive physical touch. It’s important to acknowledge that there are people who don’t and for them it’s detrimental (I am one of both depending on circumstances). Even if there isn’t a clinical trial that specifically validates it, I think it’s a reasonable assumption that kind and attentive communication (to determine welcomeness of touch) and kind attentive touch can benefit most patients.