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Old 02-13-2017, 01:40 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty View Post

Also, some signs your physio may not be evidence-based:
-They use ultrasound. Some good ones still have this bad habit but it's supplemented by extensive hands on and exercise
-They use TENS and IFC. See ultrasound
-Acupuncture has been researched to have some placebo effects but not much else at this point. Dry needling/IMS is the big thing in the physio world but is very different than acupuncture and the research is only in the early stages
-Cupping falls within the acupuncture category

If you find these things work then all the power to you. They just don't have much science behind them.
I am a success story for all of those treatment techniques.
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