Leif Erikson wrote:
> lesley the lying slut of Cork lied:
>
> > "Leif Erikson" > lied in message ink.net...
> >
> > lesley the lying slut of Cork lied:
> >
> >>>"Leif Erikson" > wrote in message ink.net...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Misterina wrote: [..]
>
> No. Foot massage does *not* work to cure any real
> medical ailment.
>
> >
> >
> >>>http://www.reflexology-research.com/abstracts.htm
>
> This is the site of a lobbying organization for foot
> massagers. They have no credibility.
>
> There are no legitimate clinical studies that show
> *any* directly therapeutic effect of foot rubbing for
> any medical ailment. At best, foot massage has a
> palliative effect on the fraud victim's mental state.
>
Those last two sentences are contradictory.
If a placebo can show direct therapeutic effect, and they often do, I'm
sure a foot massage would be that much better.