Researchers have used controlled groups in clinical trials to test the effectiveness of medical interventions or drugs against what is commonly referred to as the Placebo Effect. The placebo effect is ...

Over the past month or so, I have seen several advertisements for different modalities for pain relief. Seeing these advertisements, which featured devices such as TENS units and ultrasound machines, ...

For decades, the placebo effect — the phenomenon where a patient’s condition improves after receiving an inert treatment, often a sugar pill, because they believe it to be real medication — has ...

The placebo effect shows just how powerful the mind can be. We know it’s “just a sugar pill” or a fake treatment, yet the body often reacts as though it’s the real thing. So why does this happen, and ...

I love a massage. You won’t see me toeing the start line of a race without one on the calendar for the following week. On vacation, I always try to find a spa. At home, I’m religious about foam ...