“Science literacy will inoculate you against the charlatans who would exploit your ignorance.” ~ Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Evidence Informed Manual Therapy
And now for something completely different:
💩 Massage Therapists Say
A compilation of more than 50 examples of the bizarre nonsense spoken by massage therapists with delusions of medical knowledge
Toxins are a favorite subject of many massage therapists, of course.
Febreze . . . is one of the worst neurotoxins out there.
Wow, worse than botulism or rattlesnake venom? I don’t usually mix politics and massage therapy, but maybe the military should know about this. Then again, it might violate international agreements about chemical weapons.
Pain Science
Pain is weird, and complicated.
For best outcomes, it is important to realize possible relationships between what is “wrong” and our symptoms.
Dive a little deeper in the resources below:
Smart/funny talk by one of the leaders in this field of thought. Do watch!
B/P/S Model
14m57s lecture from Oklahoma State University by Thad Leffingwell, PhD.
A great introduction to the model from Pacific Psych & Comprehensive Health Clinics, 5m28s.
April Gamble, from the Centre for Victims of Torture in Iraq, emphasises the benefits at #WCPT2017 in Cape Town. Read the full story: https://www.wcpt.org/news/torture-trau…
Understanding Pain
Mixing and Churning: Revisiting the Three Ingredients of Biopsychosocial Model of Pain
Link to full article:Â Â https://www.massagefitnessmag.com/whats-the-news/mixing-and-churning-revisiting-the-three-ingredients-of-biopsychosocial-model-of-pain
"Nothing could be more humanistic than using evidence to find the best possible approaches to care."
Why and when is “pain science†and pain research important?
Link to full article:Â https://www.larsavemarie.com/why-and-when-is-pain-science-and-pain-research-important/?fbclid=IwAR03lPgLy3nJnbz5YogMLbgJLOiEEqzMwNsgXMfakzc7mpH2XlwjR5mXrQQ