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ID: #33556
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Pain management
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There have been several influential studies in pain management some of the most interesting of these study, endorphins, the body’s own natural painkillers, for example. We now know that exercise stimulates the production of endorphins. Lack of exercise, on the other hand, not only shuts down endorphin production, but can also lead to muscle deterioration. This is why you see a lot of pain specialist prescribing exercise for patients with chronic pain. Another interesting area involves the power of the placebo effect. We've known for some time that a sugar pill or other inactive placebo can sometimes make a sick person feel better. Somehow the power of suggestion or faith in the doctor for the drug will start a process of healing. We now think a neural chemical component, what may actually happen is the placebo effect allow some people to sort of tap into the supply of endorphins.........in their own brains
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