• Pain management · Jan 2015

    Placebo analgesia: understanding the mechanisms.

    • Zev M Medoff and Luana Colloca.
    • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
    • Pain Manag. 2015 Jan 1; 5 (2): 89-96.

    AbstractExpectations of pain relief drive placebo analgesia. Understanding how expectations of improvement trigger distinct biological systems to shape therapeutic analgesic outcomes has been the focus of recent pharmacologic and neuroimaging studies in the field of pain. Recent findings indicate that placebo effects can imitate the actions of real painkillers and promote the endogenous release of opioids and nonopioids in humans. Social support and observational learning also contribute to placebo analgesic effects. Distinct psychological traits can modulate expectations of analgesia, which facilitate brain pain control mechanisms involved in pain reduction. Many studies have highlighted the importance and clinical relevance of these responses. Gaining deeper understanding of these pain modulatory mechanisms has important implications for personalizing patient pain management.

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