Quackery and Pseudoscience
"I want the strongest placebo that money can buy!"
-- My wiseguy brother-in-law
In massage therapy, it's often difficult to separate the
science from the
pseudoscience. I'm a modern, college-educated 21st century
man, trained in anatomy, physiology, pathology, biology, first
aid, and CPR: good solid scientific stuff. I take a western
medical approach to massage. Admittedly, modern medicine doesn't
have all the answers, but thanks to the good old scientific
method, it's improving all the time.
Some
massage
therapists and bodyworkers routinely offer practices that I
believe have questionable merit. It's not my place to debunk
such practices, but I recommend caution in selecting a
therapist. The best resource I have seen for avoiding
quackery is
Quackwatch.com. They offer advice on everything from ear
candling and colon cleansing to selecting a chiropractor.
In my practice, I prefer to work with techniques and concepts
that are well understood and grounded in modern science. I
don't unblock your
channels or balance your
chakras or deal in
any sort of energy field that can't be measured. I don't sell
vitamins, herbal supplements, detoxing treatments, or health
equipment. I just manipulate soft body tissues for relaxation
and relief of pain and stress.
In short, if I can't explain why it works in
biological terms, I won't do it.
If you are seeking a specific type of
treatment, please call 214-395-8000 and we'll discuss it.
