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Really, I agree with you 100%. It frustrates the hell out of me and makes me not want to hear anything else about PD. On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 5:34 AM Lindy Ashford < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I wish they didn't publish speculative research like this, it is quite > clear that the effect in the study lasted less than a dsy and only in a few > patients. I believe the placebo effect in PD patients has been overstated, > and the statement regarding reducing the need for medication is both > misleading and harms the cause of patients, by the I mean diminishes the > credibilty of the patient as well as not presenting an accurate picture of > the real complexity of the condition. This is especiallt pertinent for > working age PWP who may still have to navigate the issues of employment > etc, i.e. young onset and stage 1, but still are subject to progression and > maybe changes that affect their capacity. If there was something more than > this something substantial I would think differently, but it goes on to > discuss people who had both received brain surgery AND treatment with > apomorphine, something we know is rare and in fact fairly unusual except in > later stage PD. Apologies for this long response, I wished to raise the > questions in a reasoned way. > > On Tuesday, 16 February 2016, Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > This really fascinates me...;-) > > > > > > > https://nwpf.org/stay-informed/news/2016/02/parkinson%E2%80%99s-patients-trained-to-respond-to-placebos/ > > > > > > Nic 63/21 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn