When Acupuncture and Massage Work—and When They Don’t

This episode explores what massage and acupuncture can genuinely help with, where the benefits appear to be mostly short term, and where the evidence simply does not support the bigger claims. Massage and acupuncture are widely used, and many people spend real time, money, and hope on them. I walk through an important distinction: feeling better is not the same as changing the underlying problem or speeding healing. A treatment may reduce pain, soreness, anxiety, or tension without actually f...