Which Works Better: Pretend Acupuncture or Sugar Pills? »
By Krista on Apr 16, 2006 in Pain | 2 Comments
Here's an interesting study linking the act of participating in a ritual with how effective treatment is.
Medical researcher Ted Kaptchuk wanted to see if it was possible to manipulate the placebo effect, so in a study sponsored by teh National Institutes of Health, he recruited 266 volunteers suffering from chronic arm pain which they rated at least a 3 on a 10-point scale. Read the rest