Placebo - Wonder treatment

Placebo - Wonder treatment 

Concept 

The placebo effect is when a person's health improves after taking a treatment that has no therapeutic benefit. A placebo is a substance or procedure that looks real but is inactive. 

How do placebos work? 

Expectations: A person's expectations of feeling better can contribute to the placebo effect.

Belief: A person's belief in the treatment can contribute to the placebo effect.

Doctor-patient relationship: The relationship between the patient and the doctor can contribute to the placebo effect.

History

The word placebo has been used in English since the 13th century, and in medicine since the late 18th century. The term comes from the Latin word placeo, which means "I please". 

In the 13th century, placebo was used to refer to the vespers for the dead in the Roman Catholic Church.

In the 14th century, placebo was used to mean "flatterer" or "to flatter" .

In the late 18th century, placebo was used to describe a "commonplace method or medicine" 

In 1811, placebo was defined as "any medicine adapted more to please than to benefit the patient" 

English physician Alexander Sutherland is credited with introducing the term "placebo" into medical jargon.

Placebo  in clinical Condition 

• Pain, Depression, Sleep Disorder, Irritatable bowel syndrome, Menopause 

• Parkinson disease

• Multiple sclerosis

• Epilepsy

• Ageing & dementia

Link https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2725026/

Compiled by

Ms Naresh kuwar