Overcoming placebo-related challenges in manual therapy trials: The ‘whats and hows’ and the ‘touch equality assumption’ proposals
Giandomenico D’Alessandro, Nuria Ruffini, Alessio Iacopini, Marco Annoni, Joe Kossowsky, Francesco Cerritelli
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MedicineOsteopathyManual therapyPlaceboContext (archaeology)Alternative medicineClinical trialPhysical therapyTherapeutic touchMedical physicsQuality (philosophy)PsychotherapistEngineering ethicsPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPsychologyEpistemologyPathologyBiologyPhilosophyEngineeringPaleontologyPain Management and Placebo EffectBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies