Sham Surgeries: Invasive fake procedures (such as skin incisions for knee arthritis or Parkinson’s treatments) consistently yield the largest placebo responses, sometimes matching real surgery outcomes entirely because the extreme ritual maximizes patient expectation.
Placebos constantly outperform “drugs” in psychiatric disorders.
And when this is discovered they discontinue the conventional surgery as a treatment. Because that proves it isn’t effective.
Actually no. What this resulted in is drug companies arguing they ethically should not have to do sham surgery controls in trials. But approval of expensive surgeries that don’t work is somehow ethical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo
That’s not correct
Sham Surgeries: Invasive fake procedures (such as skin incisions for knee arthritis or Parkinson’s treatments) consistently yield the largest placebo responses, sometimes matching real surgery outcomes entirely because the extreme ritual maximizes patient expectation.
Placebos constantly outperform “drugs” in psychiatric disorders.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2818945
There are a LOT of FDA approved, expensive drugs that do FUCK ALL and have serious side effects.
And when this is discovered they discontinue the conventional surgery as a treatment. Because that proves it isn’t effective.
I couldn’t find the part of the article that supported your statement.
Yes, being better than a placebo is a very low bar.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/29/health/placebos-improve-mental-health-conditions-wellness
St. Johns wort vs placebo.
https://www.science.org/content/article/st-johns-wort-works-no-wonders
Actually no. What this resulted in is drug companies arguing they ethically should not have to do sham surgery controls in trials. But approval of expensive surgeries that don’t work is somehow ethical.
It doesn’t mean it’s not effective. It means that it has the same outcome.
It’s just more proof that some people could be easily fixed if they were just stabbed a little.