The Massage of France

The person front and center in French health-care isn't a doctor or a surgeon; it's a masseur or a masseuse. Any remedy, recovery and rehab protocol seems to involve the hand treatment of these professionals that are as ubiquitous in France as an Advil or a Tylenol is to an American.

The liberal French health-care system that requires virtually no co-pay and gladly picks up a taxi fare to the most remote hospital has hooked its citizens on massage, until – it's just a matter of time - it will finally run out of money!