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Yoga and massage are associated with smaller placebo effects in chronic pain.
Authors
Yin M, Muhammed SA, Wang Y, Colloca LAbstract
Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches (CIHA), including but not limited to, natural products and Mind and Body Practices (MBPs), are promising non-pharmacological adjuvants to the arsenal of pain management therapeutics. We aim to establish possible relationships between use of CIHA and the capacity of descending pain modulatory system in the form of occurrence and magnitude of placebo effects in a laboratory setting.