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Therapy by charisma
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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Platelet-rich plasma injection “no more effective than saltwater”
Well, this was probably inevitable.
Last summer a reader asked me what I think of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections — the injection of a concentrated preparation of your own blood into irritated tissue, usually a tendinitis or similar condition like iliotibial band syndrome or plantar fasciitis — to stimulate healing. I replied quite optimistically at the [...]
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Dr. Ronald Melzack inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Congratulations to fellow Canadian, Dr. Ronald Melzack! Everything I do has been influenced by Dr. Melzack’s research. Even after years of study and writing, I still have a long way to go before I understand all the implications of his work — indeed, it’s probably impossible to do so, because those implications are still emerging [...]
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Glucosamine flunks yet another test, this time for knee pain