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Oct 2021

54m 38s

Massage Therapy: Does It Do Anything?

About this episode

Today we are talking about MASSAGE THERAPY. Is it helpful? Can it help you with physical pain? Can it help you to recover quicker after working out? All these reasons we might be doing it. Lets look at the science because BAM there's some controversy!

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