Despite their ubiquitous presence, placebos and placebo effects retain an ambiguous and
unsettling presence in biomedicine. Specifically focused on chronic pain, this review …

Background: It is increasingly recognized that treating pain is crucial for effective care within
neurological rehabilitation in the setting of the neurological rehabilitation. The Italian …

Research on open-label placebos questions whether deception is a necessary
characteristic of placebo effects. Yet, comparisons between open-label and deceptive …

Abstract Treatment of neuropathic pain (NP) symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis
(MS) is frequently insufficient. Yet, cannabis is still rarely offered for treatment of pain. This …

Genomics has helped to initiate the era of precision medicine, with some drugs now
prescribed on the basis of molecular genetic tests that indicate which patients are likely to …

Abstract 'Differential placebo effects' is the concept that different types of placebos (eg inert
pill versus sham device) may yield different magnitudes of placebo effects. This issue has …

Background The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of an anti-
inflammatory intervention as a treatment for neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury …

Background Neurofeedback (NFB) is a neuromodulatory technique that enables voluntary
modulation of brain activity in order to treat neurological condition, such as central …

Background It is increasingly acknowledged that the outcomes of medical treatments are
influenced by the context of the clinical encounter through the mechanisms of the placebo …

Background Animal models of placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia have great
potential to assist in the development of novel treatments for chronic pain that exploit or …