I used to go to a Feldenkrais practitioner (since retired, alas) who was extraordinary. At one point during the session, when one side of my body had been "worked over" but not the other side, the relaxed leg would be actually be an inch longer than the as-yet-untreated leg.
If you're interested, find and read Feldenkrais' books.
One of the fascinating discoveries he made was that our internal proprioceptive perceptions are often muted and/or distorted, and that this is a pathological condition, in the sense that improving the fidelity of our proprioceptive perception improves physical, mental and emotional health.
The man himself led an interesting life. He was an engineer and physicist and one of the first westerners to earn a black belt in Judo.
>the relaxed leg would be actually be an inch longer than the as-yet-untreated leg //
You probably know the "move one arm around in a circle and it looks an inch shorter". This has been used by scammers to demonstrate their ability as physicians, "see I can manipulate your body so effectively your limbs are different lengths" ...
I often hesitate to share anecdotes like the above because there's typically someone who will use it to impugn my faculties of observation and thought.
I'm not a rube, thanks.
Now, you may have heard of "evidence-based" medicine?
Or the joke, "If alternative medicine works it's just called medicine."?
The length difference I experienced was one aspect of a whole-body pervasive change that also affected and improved my mental and emotional functioning as well as relieving specific physical symptoms.
If the effect is real and lasting, which it was and is, then in what possible sense can the practitioner be called a "scammer"?
After all, I got the goods.
As I mentioned, this system grew from the mind of a guy who was a physicist and Judo black belt. Those are two categories of people who have nothing to prove, eh? Physicists and Judo black belts do not need "hocus pocus" to impress people, eh?
The method has a solid foundation and definite repeatable results. You'd be wise not to sniff at it.
If you're interested, find and read Feldenkrais' books.
One of the fascinating discoveries he made was that our internal proprioceptive perceptions are often muted and/or distorted, and that this is a pathological condition, in the sense that improving the fidelity of our proprioceptive perception improves physical, mental and emotional health.
The man himself led an interesting life. He was an engineer and physicist and one of the first westerners to earn a black belt in Judo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh%C3%A9_Feldenkrais