Expectations are a central maintaining mechanism in mental disorders and most
psychological treatments aim to directly or indirectly modify clinically relevant expectations …

Introduction While the placebo effect is increasingly recognised as a contributor to treatment
effects in clinical practice, the nocebo and other undesirable effects are less well explored …

(1) Background: In recent years, placebo and nocebo effects have been extensively
documented in different medical conditions, including pain. The scientific literature has …

Touch is recognised as crucial for survival, fostering cooperative communication,
accelerating recovery, reducing hospital stays, and promoting overall wellness and the …

Background Clinically, neck pain disorders (NPD) and non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP)
are respectively the fourth and first most common conditions associated with the greatest …

Background: Palpatory findings are considered a central element of osteopathic practice,
especially when associated with a patient's altered regulative functions than with named …

Objective Telehealth usage for healthcare encounters has increased dramatically due to the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precautions. As the pandemic health threat subsides, it is …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of scapular stabilization exercises (SSE) in the
treatment of subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS). Methods Clinical randomized controlled …

Background Yoga is a non-pharmacological conservative therapeutic modality that can be
employed for the management of chronic low back pain (CLBP). In this overview, we have …

Objective This study aimed to determine the effect of physiotherapists' negative language
use on nocebo effects of state anxiety and illness beliefs. Methods A web-based randomised …