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The Body of Evidence Interview: Massage myths

Paul Ingraham • ARCHIVEDMicroblog posts are archived and rarely updated. In contrast, most long-form articles on PainScience.com are updated regularly over the years (see updates page).

Science journalist and physician Dr. Christopher Labos asked me what’s up with massage therapy on their health science podcast, The Body of Evidence (“Medicine that tastes funny.”) Their show has a strong whimsical flair that’s unusual in this domain, and I’ve been enjoying it for the last year. We had some good laughs and somehow crammed all the big massage myths into one rushed, bemused hour. The main topics (and the links here are to pages on PainScience.com that cover these topics):

11:43 Increasing circulation
17:46 Tightness
22:00 Do massages detox or toxify the body?
30:25 Post-exercice massages
34:07 Massage isn’t anti-inflammatory
36:43 May the fascia be with you
39:46 The endorphins that weren’t there
42:45 Tiger Balm and Its Rubefacient Orchestra
46:22 Does Paul recommend massage (and chiropractic)?
49:59 Massages for depression and anxiety
51:50 The complex puzzle of chronic pain

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