A recent study in the United States considered two groups of patients who had just endured hip replacement surgery. The two groups received the same pain killer, in the same quantity, to address the after-effects of this painful operation. What differed between the groups was the administration of the painkiller: Group 1 – administered by […]

A recent study in the United States considered two groups of patients who had just endured hip replacement surgery. The two groups received the same pain killer, in the same quantity, to address the after-effects of this painful operation. What differed between the groups was the administration of the painkiller: Group 1 – administered by a medico in a white coatGroup 2 – administered by intravenous drip Members of Group 1 reported experiencing substantially less pain than members of Group 2. Administration of pain killers by a ‘medico’ reduced the perception of pain for more extended periods and about 50% more than the administration of the same drug in the same dosage by drip. Among other things, this research points to the importance of preconception. There was a preconception among subjects that painkillers administered by hand by a medico will be necessarily more effective than pain killers administered by a…