Placebo and nocebo effects are embodied psycho-neurobiological responses capable of
modulating pain and producing changes at different neurobiological, body at perceptual and …

Nocebo effects are noxious reactions to therapeutic interventions that occur because of
negative expectations of the patient. In the past decade, neurobiological data have revealed …

Objectives Chondroitin sulfate 800 mg/day (CS) pharmaceutical-grade in the management
of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis consistent with the European Medicines Agency …

Objectives: Following the recent research on algesic nocebo effects, the scope of this review
is to develop ethically acceptable strategies to help avoid, or at least reduce, nocebo …

(1) Background: Conclusions of meta-analyses of clinical studies may substantially influence
opinions of prospective patients and stakeholders in healthcare. Nineteen meta-analyses of …

Background Dry needling (DN) in active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) is effective to
reduce pain, increase range of motion (ROM) and improve physical function in different …

Objective Does short-term cryotherapy improve pain, function and quality of life in people
with knee osteoarthritis (OA)? Design Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation …

Patients' expectations are among the most frequently studied psychological prognostic
factors in total knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA). So far, however, evidence on the effect …

Background: The nocebo effect is often disregarded in medical practice and is certainly
much less known than the placebo effect, although, in reality, both can influence therapeutic …

Background: Psychosocial interventions for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee to
reduce pain and improve physical and psychological functioning are still lacking in …