Yoga and massage are associated with smaller placebo effects in chronic pain.

Margaret YinSalim A MuhammedYang WangLuana Colloca

Published in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2023)

Our findings suggest that use of physically oriented CIHA was associated with experimental placebo effects possibly through an optimized capability to recognize distinct somatosensorial stimulations. Future research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying placebo-induced pain modulation in CIHA users.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
double blind
phase iii
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
neuropathic pain
diabetic rats
oxidative stress
current status
spinal cord