‘Placebo therapy’ ineffective for long-term chronic pain relief

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-placebo-therapy-ineffective-long-term-chronic.html

Dr Goebel added: “It seems that the brain of CRPS patients cannot be easily ‘tricked’ into believing that a dummy intervention is effective. This means that health specialists should be cautious when considering placebo interventions for these patients.”