Validation of Placebo in a Manual Therapy Randomized Controlled Trial

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Published online 2015 Jul 6. doi: 10.1038/srep11774

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Table 1

Fixed treatment schedule for the placebo group.

Week 1: two sessions	Week 2:two sessions	Week 3: two sessions	Week 4: one session	Week 5: one session
Reinforced left and right scapula push sequentially	Bilaterally scapula push and left gluteal push	Reinforced right and left scapula push sequentially	Reinforced right scapula and left gluteal push	Bilaterally scapula push
Week 7: one session	Week 9: one session	Week 11: one session	Week 12: one session
Bilaterally scapula push and right gluteal push	Bilaterally scapula push	Reinforced left scapula and right gluteal push	Bilaterally scapula and left gluteal push