The placebo effect can be a valuable asset for people suffering from chronic pain. Believing we will improve can trigger powerful physical and psychological benefits. This literature review explains how the placebo effect can be harnessed to treat non-malignant pain in people – https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/7/6/e015516.full.pdf – The same benefits cannot be realised in painful pets. Misplaced faith in an ineffective treatment will not improve a dog’s pain.
This randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial shows no benefit of magnetic and copper bracelets in people with osteoarthritis. This collaborative study from the Universities of Durham and York was funded by the Wolds Primary Care Research Network. The study concludes: “Our results indicate that magnetic and copper bracelets are generally ineffective for managing pain, stiffness and physical function in osteoarthritis. Reported therapeutic benefits are most likely attributable to non-specific placebo effects. However such devices have no major adverse effects and may provide hope.” https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.962.6743&rep=rep1&type=pdf
This randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial shows no benefit of copper bracelets in people with rheumatoid arthritis. This study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (UK). The study concludes: “Wearing a magnetic wrist strap or a copper bracelet did not appear to have any meaningful therapeutic effect, beyond that of a placebo, for alleviating symptoms and combating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0071529
In this interview with Dr Stuart Richmond from the University of York, he explains why the paramagnetic properties of blood don’t make it susceptible to external magnetic forces. Dr Richmond is the World’s foremost authority on the (lack of) effect of “therapeutic” magnets. In this article, he explains that if blood were ferromagnetic, people would bleed to death or explode in MRI scanners. Dr Richmond concludes: “Although there are no known side effects, the danger is however that people may use magnetic bracelets instead of other clinically effective treatments.”: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/blood-magnetic
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Placebos for Pets by Dr Brennen McKenzie VMD, MSc: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Placebos-Pets-Alternative-Medicine-Animals/dp/1912701367
The placebo effect can be a valuable asset for people suffering from chronic pain. Believing we will improve can trigger powerful physical and psychological benefits. This literature review explains how the placebo effect can be harnessed to treat non-malignant pain in people – https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/7/6/e015516.full.pdf – The same benefits cannot be realised in painful pets. Misplaced faith in an ineffective treatment will not improve a dog’s pain.
Drs Conzemius and Evans’ study describes the caregiver placebo effect for 58 dogs with lameness caused by osteoarthritis. The study concludes: “Quantifying the caregiver placebo effect is important because treatments may be perceived as more effective than they are. In fact, if we accept the presence of a caregiver placebo effect, it may be that the success rates of many interventions for osteoarthritis in dogs are overstated.” https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mike-Conzemius/publication/232744634_Caregiver_placebo_effect_for_dogs_with_lameness_for_osteoarthritis/links/568e6bd408ae78cc0515e542/Caregiver-placebo-effect-for-dogs-with-lameness-for-osteoarthritis.pdf
This randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial shows no benefit of magnetic and copper bracelets in people with osteoarthritis. This collaborative study from the Universities of Durham and York was funded by the Wolds Primary Care Research Network. The study concludes: “Our results indicate that magnetic and copper bracelets are generally ineffective for managing pain, stiffness and physical function in osteoarthritis. Reported therapeutic benefits are most likely attributable to non-specific placebo effects. However such devices have no major adverse effects and may provide hope.” https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.962.6743&rep=rep1&type=pdf
This randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial shows no benefit of copper bracelets in people with rheumatoid arthritis. This study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (UK). The study concludes: “Wearing a magnetic wrist strap or a copper bracelet did not appear to have any meaningful therapeutic effect, beyond that of a placebo, for alleviating symptoms and combating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0071529
In this interview with Dr Stuart Richmond from the University of York, he explains why the paramagnetic properties of blood don’t make it susceptible to external magnetic forces. Dr Richmond is the World’s foremost authority on the (lack of) effect of “therapeutic” magnets. In this article, he explains that if blood were ferromagnetic, people would bleed to death or explode in MRI scanners. Dr Richmond concludes: “Although there are no known side effects, the danger is however that people may use magnetic bracelets instead of other clinically effective treatments.”: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/blood-magnetic