Of course, surgery is one of the most powerful placebos that exist. But the studies that have actually looked at placebo surgery are vanishingly rare. So bravo that they looked, and shame on surgeons that they so seldom scrutinize the
The issue of the placebo effect is incredibly important to the acupuncture community. It should be of greater importance to the Medical Community, both for drugs and surgeries. When you take a pill, you and your doctor hope it will
Perhaps surgery is not the greatest idea for back pain??? Those of us who provide alternatives would heartily agree, since we end up seeing many of the post operative patients who are still in pain. From npr. Groopman, a
