Category Archives: myths

Therapy by charisma

By Paul Ingraham | Published: May 6, 2010
Thought of the day, from my article on structuralism: Patients with great anxiety, pain and frustration are especially vulnerable to persuasion, or “therapy by charisma.” This is why I really make an effort in my work to be reassuring without offering miracles, to be knowledgeable without claiming to “know” what the problem is. All too often, [...]
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Therapeutic ultrasound ignored by science but sold to millions of patients

By Paul Ingraham | Published: November 28, 2009
Today I’m studying ultrasound therapy for musculoskeletal pain problems. Unfortunately, there’s not a great deal to study! There’s hardly any research on this topic at all. I didn’t think it would be like this. For years now, I’ve been meaning to get around to delving deeper into the topic, assuming that there had to be a [...]
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Therapists cannot agree on the location of people’s kneecaps!

By Paul Ingraham | Published: November 20, 2009
Considering kneecap alignment is a reflex for most manual therapists — a staple of knee pain diagnosis, as inevitable as a doctor asking you to say “ah.” Kneecap alignment is almost universally regarded as a sign of patellofemoral pain syndrome and patellar instability and accurate assessment of knee position is essential for meaningful taping (a [...]
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