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Mental Power: Transforming Stroke Recovery Through Visualisation
At the end of the 6 weeks, those who had practiced the visualisation had improved use of their affected limb, in comparison with those who didn’t visualise, who only showed nominal improvement due to physical therapy alone.
Musings on the mind-body connection
Have you ever noticed how your face turns all red when you’re feeling a bit…
Woo-woo to true-woo
There’s a dictionary definition of woo-woo. It goes like this: “Unconventional beliefs regarded as having…
Does a placebo work if you know it’s a placebo?
Patients receiving ‘open label placebos’ had reduced pain compared with those who received ‘treatment as usual’. When the latter group were then offered placebos to supplement their usual treatment, their pain also then reduced.