Be Aware as there continues to be health professionals who are using treatments seen as no better than placebo.

Placebo means a treatment that is no better than a sham or pretend treatment.

I have been a physio for 20 years now and have seen an explosion of information and misinformation about what is useful for patients.

More recently with the advent of social media we have great, open access to top researchers and experts in their fields who can quickly and easily give us up to date knowledge about the interventions that are backed up by solid evidence.  

Knowingly or unknowingly, however, it is sad to see that their are still so many health practitioners that still use "low value care" where the effect size is mainly due to a placebo effect.

It is important for patients to know what treatments they are getting and if it has evidence to support it's effectiveness.  Otherwise, they are getting the low value care which can delay their recoveries and also put them at risk of further injury.