The Placebo Effect in Manual Therapy : Improving Clinical Outcomes in Your Practice.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Forewords Leon Chaitow ND DO -- Forewords Ruth Werner BCTMB -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the book -- Why write about the placebo effect? -- Evidence supporting the placebo response -- Semantics -- Manual therapy and the placebo response -- The three parts of this book -- Part 1: Understanding the Placebo Effect -- Definition of a Placebo -- Enter the Placebo -- Notable placebo studies -- Interesting phenomenon surrounding the placebo response -- A Historical Perspective -- Pre-20th century -- Henry Beecher -- Placebo use in clinical trials -- Evidence-based medicine arrives -- David and Goliath -- Informed consent and patients' rights -- Surgery as a placebo -- The Nature of Belief -- Belief and depression -- Dylan Evans -- Bruce Lipton -- Practitioner's belief system -- Body/Mind Medicine -- The body and the mind: are they separate? -- Candace Pert -- The unconscious and the subconscious mind -- Ingrid Bacci -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Performance of the Placebo -- Variability -- On the upside -- Is the placebo effect getting stronger? -- Built-in biases within the system -- Pain and inflammation -- Function -- Conditions reporting the greatest placebo effects -- The placebo effect in manual therapy -- Conclusion -- Do Placebo Effects Last? -- Pavlovian extinction -- Maintaining effects though ritual, habit or belief -- Effects that last for the duration of the study -- Trial length limitations -- Objective Results from Placebos -- The Nocebo -- Informed consent and the nocebo effect -- Criticism of the Placebo Effect -- Spontaneous remission -- Fluctuation in symptoms -- Natural course of the illness -- Statistical regression to the mean -- Poor study design -- Conclusion -- Biological Pathways and Theories -- Current theories -- Biological pathways -- Conclusion.

The Placebo Responder -- Acquiescence -- Anxiety -- Recent research -- Conclusion -- Ethics and Informed Consent -- Physician knows best? -- Ethics in the 21st century -- AMA Opinion Statement -- Placebos without deception -- Proper phrasing around the placebo -- Part 2: Concepts and Application -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Conditioning -- Frequency of use -- Patient compliance -- Frequency of visits to practitioner -- Putting conditioning theory into practice -- Expectancy -- Motivation and Desire -- Trust -- The Power of Listening -- Conclusion -- Feelings of Care and Concern from the Practitioner -- Establishment of a Feeling of Control -- Reducing your Patients' Anxiety Levels -- Anticipatory anxiety versus real-life coping mechanisms -- Breaking problems into bite-sized pieces -- Use of touch -- Exercise -- Guided or auto relaxation techniques -- Movement therapies -- Receiving Adequate Explanation of the Pathology -- The relative nature of explanation -- Using explanation to allay fears -- Shared decision-making -- Open versus hidden trials -- Encouraging questions from your patient -- Conclusion -- The Narrative: How We Make Sense of the World -- Writing about trauma -- Active listening revisited -- The hero's journey -- Final words from Dr Balfour Mount -- Acceptance of the Mystery of Healing -- Certainty of the Patient -- Benefits of a clear diagnosis -- The importance of thorough testing -- The power of certainty -- The body language of certainty -- Clinical application -- Time Spent By the Practitioner -- Less time equals less patient satisfaction -- Less time increases frequency of malpractice claims -- Quality of time versus quantity of time: training patients to ask questions -- Take-home message -- Use of Ritual -- Practical components of treatment ritual -- Ritual, symbols and transcendence -- The sacred act of healing.

Centering yourself -- The four elements of a healing ritual -- The three phases of the healing ritual -- The Clinician's Persona -- Professionalism -- Clinician's belief system -- Confidence -- Competence -- Attire -- Enthusiasm of practitioner -- Clinical/Healing Environment -- Art -- Music and ambient sounds -- Color -- Design -- Conclusion -- Practitioner's Use of Humor -- Health and happiness -- Helping Patients Maximize Their Own Healing Response -- Important factors affecting the healing response -- Exercise -- Sleep -- Nutrition -- Inflammation -- Patient's outlook -- Happiness -- Forgiveness -- Meditation -- Earthing (aka grounding) -- Stress -- Techniques to maximize healing previously covered -- Conclusions -- Part 3: Perspectives on Healing -- Introduction to Part 3 -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- Rupert Sheldrake PhD -- James L. Oschman PhD -- Bruce Lipton PhD -- Quantum Healing -- Appendix: Developing Strong Social Support -- Sustaining your current relationships -- Some ideas for building your social support system -- References and Further Reading -- Useful Websites -- Forgiveness -- Happiness -- Index.

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