Central neuropathic pain arises from a lesion or disease of the central somatosensory
nervous system such as brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis or related …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been proposed as a new treatment in
major depressive disorder (MDD). This is a fully remote, multisite, double-blind, placebo …

Background The magnitude of placebo effects from physical and psychological 'sham'is
unknown but could impact efficacy trials and treatment understanding. To quantify placebo …

Many questions regarding the clinical management of people experiencing pain and related
health policy decision-making may best be answered by pragmatic controlled trials. To …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify the proportion not attributable to the specific effects (PCE)
of physical therapy interventions for musculoskeletal pain. DESIGN: Intervention systematic …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of interventions for the management of long covid
(post-covid condition). Design Living systematic review. Data sources Medline, Embase …

Chronic primary low back pain (CPLBP) is a prevalent and disabling condition that often
requires rehabilitation interventions to improve function and alleviate pain. This paper aims …

Abstract Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trials are the gold
standard for clinical trials in nutrition science. For trials of whole diets, dietary counseling are …

Background Stretching exercises have effects on local and widespread pain sensitivity. A
dose–response relationship may exist between the analgesic effect and the intensity of …

Pseudoscience has harmful effects on individual patient care, professions and society more
broadly. The propagation of pseudoscience and spread of misinformation by a healthcare …