![]() ![]() ![]() But this situation may change, and partly thanks to results obtained by scientists in the Techniques for Evaluation and Modeling of Health Actions (ThEMAS) team at the TIMC laboratory, 1 near Grenoble (southeastern France). The problem is that its widespread use is limited by ethical guidelines, because it involves deceiving the patient into believing that they are receiving a real medicine. It has thus shown its efficacy against a variety of symptoms: pain, insomnia, depression, anxiety, headaches, back ache… the list goes on. Medicines, and massages or surgery, etc., have been studied for decades the placebo effect can be seen with many different types of treatment. Based on the simple belief that it will relieve symptoms, a medicine that contains no active substance, called a placebo (for example, sugar capsules or a saline solution) may nevertheless prove effective in 30% to 60% of people! A bit like a mother’s kiss alleviates a child’s pain after a fall, or the prospect of a cure may improve a patient’s general state of health. The placebo effect is a real phenomenon that illustrates the power of the brain over the body. ![]()
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