Once merely seen as a hoax of random differences in alternating clinical trials, the Placebo Effect is now seen as scientifically measurable,1 as it is the study of the environmental context of the patient that affects them through psychological mechanisms.2 Most commonly the research surrounding this complex anomaly have been around neurobiological mechanisms of pain and analgesia.2 “Overall, the placebo effect appears to be a very good model to understand how a complex mental activity, such as expectancy, interacts with different neuronal systems”.2 The placebo is commonly described as the mind to body interaction triggered through a medical treatment.3 If a patient that has presented with certain symptoms which were then through the administration
