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