Placebo Analgesia

  • M V Francis Eye and Migraine Centre, Cherthala, Alleppey 688524
Keywords: Placebo, Context, Nocebo effect, Endogenous opioids, Neuronal networks

Abstract

A placebo is a dummy medical treatment that simulates a real treatment, so that the patient believes that a therapy is being administered. An inert medical treatment is administered within a context and it is the context that plays the crucial role. Different studies including clinical trials suggested placebo effects occurred to about 35% of people with recurrent head pain like migraine.

Published
2009-12-31
How to Cite
Francis, M. (2009). Placebo Analgesia. Kerala Medical Journal, 2(4), 128-131. https://doi.org/10.52314/kmj.2009.v2i4.152