“I wanted to test it out in the lab: Can one really decrease pain with touch and, if so, how?” The resulting study showed that holding hands, as Goldstein and his wife did, can synchronize breathing, ...

The right kind of touch can reduce pain, soothe our stress and convey emotion ... those who don’t like it Of all the factors the Touch Test examined, such as age, sex and where in the world ...

Migraine headaches cause intense, throbbing head pain. These headaches can also make your nerves extremely sensitive, and even the slightest touch may become painful. This is called allodynia ...