Hug therapy is a technique that is based on the interaction of those who receive or give a hug, having the opportunity to release stress, relieve tension, confirm acceptance, improve and even cure some pathologies. According to some experts, a hug opens the possibility of expressing love without the need to use words for it, this is possible thanks to the fact that hugs can comfort and it is a quick and effective solution for many ills.
Through this technique, depressive symptoms have been alleviated, since it has the ability to release oxytocin, a hormone that plays an important role in empathy and interpersonal relationships.
According to hugotherapists, who are professionals in this area, they assure that not all hugs are the same, therefore, there are different types: one of them is the so-called bear hug, between three people or sandwich, cheek, the impetuous or A-shaped each with different characteristics.
Hugs are considered signs of body language, through them a person can communicate to another the affection he has for him, the affection and support for him. This gesture makes sense both in a moment of difficulty, as it may be the case that a friend can hug another who suffers from an important concern. Or it is also the case that a hug can be very valuable in good news, in this case, an individual can congratulate another by means of this gesture.
Within the field of nursing applied to children, it has been shown that physical contact and a suitable hospital environment are of great importance to greatly improve the health of children. By showing affection, using different hugs becomes a very useful complementary strategy in these cases. Human warmth is the healing element of hugging and the sick child is the one who especially benefits from this type of contact between individuals.
