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November 30, 1994 Nurse offers Therapeutic Touch to ease pain, and counsellin By SHELLY SANDERS GREER Special to the Beaver After 11 years of working as a Registered Nurse at Oakvilleâ€" Trafalgar Hospital, Doris Burns has started her own business, providing chronic pain and stress management therapy, as well as, cancer and bereavement counselling. "I‘m not a doctor...I don‘t proâ€" vide drugs," she explains. "I work with doctors to compliment treatâ€" ment. People I see are suffering from stress, insomnia, panic attacks, or have been in automobile acciâ€" dents and need help dealing with pain." The main treatment Burns uses with patients is called Therapeutic Touch â€" a relatively new method that is fast gaining recognition in hospitals in Canada. It‘s a contemâ€" porary interpretation of several . ancient healing practices. â€"The practitioner uses her hands asia focus for facilitating healing, but it‘s a nonâ€"touch treatment that uses the energy field around the body to promote relaxation and reduce pain. ‘"Everybody has an energy field two to five inches from their body," explains Burns. "Some places you can feel the energy and in other places there is none. When a person has pain or is ill, I can feel imbalâ€" ances in their energy field. I rebalâ€" ance the energy field which helps relieve pain and lets people relax." Burns is one of 5,000 Canadian nurses who, over the past 15 years, have been practicing Therapeutic Touch. The treatment has been endorsed by the College of Ontario Nurses and is actively promoted by the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association. Most of the research on Therapeutic Touch has been done in the United States and Burns refers to one study in particular that looked at premature infants. With Therapeutic Touch, their weight gain was better, and they startled less. A recent Canadian study by Lynn Woods, a clinical nurse speâ€" cialist in gerontology who teaches at Douglas College in New Westminster, B.C., showed that Therapeutic Touch had a statisticalâ€" ly significant effect in reducing some of the disruptive behavior of Alzheimer‘s patients. One of the reasons Burns likes Therapeutic Touch is that it is a movement away from the highâ€"tech methods used in hospitals. Her office, for instance, is warmer and more comfortable than the traditionâ€" al hospital atmosphere, with its soft blue walls and cozy armchairs. Therapeutic Touch places more of an emphasis on comfort and carâ€" ing, and follows the trend of the ‘90s where people are looking for alternative therapists. "People need less drugs with Therapeutic Touch," says Burns. "A 30â€"minute session can help cut down on drugs, and there are not as many side effects as from the drugs. "Oakville people are ready for Therapeutic Touch," says Burns. "They‘re looking at how they can help themselves and become responsible for their own health." Services offered by Burns are not covered by OHIP, but she emphasizes the costs are reasonâ€" able. For people interested in learning more about Therapeutic Touch, Burns also offers workshops and presentations. Her office is located at 1235 Trafalgar Road, Suite 412, and in addition to her regular hours, she‘s available one evening a week and on Saturdays. To make an appointment, call $45â€"1392. Burns to speak about Handling the Holidays s o. Meet dof tm face to face! Cat in the Hat! mam cum mss suce @24 The Cat wants to introduce himself to you. Bring in the whole family. "It‘s fun to have fun..." so let The Cat in the Hat show you how when he visits our store. woun mom ues mm ] 22pm Hel mm sns mess e BDOOUGS B0OO0GSC_ The Cat in the Hat Help us welcome one of Dr. Seuss‘s most celebrated characters â€" The p us welcome Dr. Seuss‘ most famous character â€" the Cat in the Hat! Bring the whole family "It‘s fun to have fun", so let the Cat show you how when you visit our store. Seuss storytime at 1:00 p.m. in. Random House BR I 12â€"1pm Local author/illustrator Sylvie Daigneault will be in our _ 1 play area to read from her new Christmas story: "Bruno in the : Snow". A heartwarming story with beautiful illustrations, this will I become a favourite of booklovers everywhere! Ts 1 10% off f With this ad I CHRISTMAS TIME I {ADVENT CALENDAR / _ Oakville Town Centre II I Dorval Dr North Service Rd i 849â€"3850 I -â€"â€"â€"‘-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘â€"-â€"J Doris Burns demonstrates Thera ment that uses promote relaxation, method of treatment fast gaining recognition in hospitals across Canada. Burns worked at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital for 11 years before opening her own private practice. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER a CR EC Ee Ee e e Ee O CR THI8 FRIDAY DECEMBED 2nd % night Magic Relax and enjoy your shopping with the best holiday season in Downtown Oakwville; Christmas entertainment, carolling, magic much more... SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT: The Barbershoppers, The Dextan Carollers, The Victorian Carollers, Dale Page and his Christmas Calliope, Cireus Jonathan, Grindl the Christmas Clown and Madame Buskerfly. Saint Hilda‘s Anglican Church Christmas Pagent SANTA CLAUS: Santa will be strolling throughout downtown, handing out candy canes. Kids! Leave letters to Santa at the Gift Wrapping Centre. dJ J 4 WRAPPING: Get all your Downtown purchases â€" wrapped for free. Midnight Magic Dec. 8thâ€"24th at 345 Lakeshore Rd. E. DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE BIA (905) 844â€"4520 IPAL LOTS excluding, the Parking Garage. Free Parking evenings after 6, Sundays holidays in all municipal lots and at street meters. i g for stress HORSE WAGON RIDES: Sponsored in part by Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. (239 326 Lakeshore Rd. E.) THE OAKVILLE CONCERT BAND: Towne Square at 8:00 p.m. This event is sponsored by Towne Square Condominiums. (221 Robinson St. TH #4) peutic Touch, a nonâ€"touching treatâ€" the energy field around the body to reduce pain and on Barbara Corbit. Therapeutic Touch is a new (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Doris Burns will speak about ‘Handling the Holidays,‘ at a lecâ€" ture sponsored by the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, on Wednesday, Dec. 7th at the Sir John Colborne Centre for Seniors, Lakeshore Road and Third Line, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be a food item for Fareshare Foodbank. For information, call $44â€"2600. SANTA‘S HOURSA ‘® ?} Monday to Wednesday noon to 4 p.m. Thursday Friday noon to 4 p.m., 5â€"8 p.m. $2=*~ Saturday 10 a.m. to noon, 1â€"5 p.m. _ ..; Sunday Santa rests at the North Pole. ‘»d' 4 | PILGRIM WOOD CHOR FREE PH O TO S December 2nd Monday to Friday _ 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 18 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. ., Surday noon to 5 p.m. M i/ *with exceptions GIFT _ 2:45 pm TOY FOOD _ Sponsored by w "‘H SANTA! 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