Placebo Surgery for Back Pain
The power of the mind to heal back pain has been highlighted by two studies that looked at the effectiveness of a procedure to treat verterbral fractures by injecting medical cement into the bone. These studies found that whether a given participant recieved the "real" surgery or a "sham" surgery , it was just as likely to be beneficial for pain Here is a link to an NPR story on these studies and implications:
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