No, this is not coming from the official Army-embedded Osteopath in some god-forsaken part of Afganistan. It’s just that soldiers often make for interesting patients. It’s a combination of factors. Extreme fitness, extreme injuries, and extreme experiences all make for a lively [to say the least] response to treatment. Also soldiers are not generally the kind who will pander to the practitioner’s unspoken urges to reassured about their effectiveness. So if one receives positive feedback then it will be sincere. To in this way gain the trust of someone who has been regularly eyeballing the Taliban is something i treasure. {to be continued}
