Jean-Pascal Grenier
@jpthephysiodoc.bsky.social
MD, Internal Medicine & Rheumatology👨⚕️ //
Lecturer in Physiotherapy 👨🏼🏫//
Physiotherapist MSK Pain 🏋️♂️ //
Innsbruck, Austria 🏔️
Lecturer in Physiotherapy 👨🏼🏫//
Physiotherapist MSK Pain 🏋️♂️ //
Innsbruck, Austria 🏔️
Glad to share our recent publication on studies using an often-discussed but rarely systematically analyzed design — the classic A vs. A + B trial. We examined its use in manual therapy research for patients with atraumatic musculoskeletal pain.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Evaluating Manual Therapy in Musculoskeletal Pain: Why Certain Trial Designs May Overestimate Effectiveness—A Scoping Review
Background and Objective Atraumatic musculoskeletal pain, regardless of the affected body region, is a highly prevalent condition impacting over 25% of the global population and contributing signifi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Glad to share our recent publication on studies using an often-discussed but rarely systematically analyzed design — the classic A vs. A + B trial. We examined its use in manual therapy research for patients with atraumatic musculoskeletal pain.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Jean-Pascal Grenier
Non-specific diagnostic labels for musculoskeletal conditions foster positive views about prognosis and non-invasive management but require clear explanation: a systematic review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Non-specific diagnostic labels for musculoskeletal conditions foster positive views about prognosis and non-invasive management but require clear explanation: a systematic review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Jean-Pascal Grenier
Thank you for your work on this topic, mikehall314.bsky.social. It blew my mind that I hadn't stumbled across it in all these years writing about what a big nothing burger the "power" of placebo is. A bit weird, really! But better late than never.
PainScience.com/placebo_power_hype
PainScience.com/placebo_power_hype
Placebo Power Hype: Not So Powerful After All?
The placebo effect is fascinating, but there are no mentally-mediated healing miracles.
PainScience.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Thank you for your work on this topic, mikehall314.bsky.social. It blew my mind that I hadn't stumbled across it in all these years writing about what a big nothing burger the "power" of placebo is. A bit weird, really! But better late than never.
PainScience.com/placebo_power_hype
PainScience.com/placebo_power_hype
Reposted by Jean-Pascal Grenier
Many myths about placebo inflate the idea that it’s “powerful.” I’ve been writing about those myths for 20 years, but only finally read about this big one…today!
“The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it.”
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
“The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it.”
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it - The Skeptic
The idea that the colour of a pill influences what placebo response you get is based on a succession of badly designed or badly interpreted trials
www.skeptic.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Many myths about placebo inflate the idea that it’s “powerful.” I’ve been writing about those myths for 20 years, but only finally read about this big one…today!
“The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it.”
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
“The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it.”
www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...