Found this quote in Prof Rhubarbs newsletter. Always a hoot. This month, "Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy Is A Science Of Miracles". Where does an ego go from being the father of chronic pain elimination? Deification of course!
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But anyway, aside from laughing at Brian, I really enjoyed this.
2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion
1940 A.D. - "This potion is snake oil, swallow this pill
1985 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root."
I'm sure we could come up with a podiatry version.
1940, The whitman brace "It is made from a plaster model of the foot in a corrected position"
1971, The Root orthotic, "Orthotics do not hold the foot in any position, they improve function"
1995, Tissue stress, "Orthotics don't always improve function, Orthotics change internal forces"
2005, Nigg, "Orthotics can work and can have fantastic effects, but we don't know how they work"
2010, Mass casting "We do know how they work, by capturing a functionally corrected position"
:rolleyes:
So the question is, why do the "chew this root" therapies keep making a comeback?
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