and massaging is almost certainly more effective anyways, a nice massage feels nice which helps you mentally deal with ailments if nothing else, and having a person spend some time just touching you (in a non-weird way) is also very psychologically helpful.
Almost all the positive effects of stuff like chiropractors and cupping and acupuncture etc can be explained by “a person listened to your problems, talked to you about it, and tried to help”.
and massaging is almost certainly more effective anyways, a nice massage feels nice which helps you mentally deal with ailments if nothing else, and having a person spend some time just touching you (in a non-weird way) is also very psychologically helpful.
Almost all the positive effects of stuff like chiropractors and cupping and acupuncture etc can be explained by “a person listened to your problems, talked to you about it, and tried to help”.