Yes it wont take care of everything in many cases, but even if it gets you 30% to the goalpost, it is worth taking home.
On Sat, May 11, 2019, 3:17 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I agree 100% with Karl. > > pain is all in your mind. If you will it away, concentrate on what you > want to do, the pain becomes background noise. Not in one minute, not > in one day if it is serious pain, but over time your mind learns to > ignore persistent acute pain. > > Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 5/11/19 5:06 PM: > > I do a lot of periop management for spine and joint patients. The mind > > inhibits pain perception actively. This is visible on fMRI. So > expectations > > and emotional state have a big effect on pain levels. It is a complex > > interplay. I always say that there are a lot of unproven therapies, but > as > > long as side effects are minimal, cost is reasonable and it seems to > help, > > I will take a placebo benefit every day of the week and twice on sunday. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com