A5087514793- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Doping in Sports
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Coffee research and impacts
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
- Community Health and Development
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Zagazig University
2025
Canterbury Christ Church University
2010-2023
University of Essex
2016
In June 2017 a group of experts in anthropology, biology, kinesiology, neuroscience, physiology, and psychology convened Canterbury, UK, to address questions relating the placebo effect sport exercise. The event was supported exclusively by Quality Related (QR) funding from Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). funder did not influence content or conclusions group. No competing interests were declared any delegate. During meeting follow-up correspondence, all delegates agreed...
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is both a global health crisis, and civic emergency for national governments, including the UK. As countries across world loosen their lockdown restrictions, assumption generally made that risk of transmission lower outdoors, this has shaped decisions about what activities can recommence, circumstances in which they should re-commence, conditions under re-commence. This important events generate outdoor gatherings people, participatory spectator sport events,...
Purpose We investigated associations between athletes’ use of sport supplements and their responsiveness to placebo nocebo interventions. Methods Participants (n = 627) reported intention use, actual of, supplements. They then completed a 5 × 20 m repeat sprint protocol in the baseline condition, before being randomized one three treatments. positive-belief treatment were administered an inert capsule described as potent supplement which would improve performance. negative-belief negatively...
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) and borderline personality (BPD) are both serious psychiatric conditions that elevate the risk for harmful outcomes. Although these represent distinct diagnostic entities, existing research suggests approximately 20% of individuals with BD meet criteria comorbid BPD. Objectives: The main aim this study was to assess effect BPD on cognitive functions patients BD. Methods: This cross-sectional conducted at Department Psychiatry Zagazig University Hospital 150...
A placebo treatment is traditionally administered in a double-blind randomized controlled trial to control for the "real" effects of under investigation. In present article, broader view proposed, one which idea potentially "useable" component sports or exercise medicine presented. It argued that many interventions sport and psychology might contain could be capitalized upon by practitioners through processes often as simple communicating positive expectations from clients. Research findings...
Introduction The benefits of physical activity during pregnancy and after childbirth are well established, yet many health care professionals do not feel equipped to provide guidance these populations. As such, the objectives this study were explore immediate longer term effects training on professionals’ ability pregnant women new mothers (mums). Methods Midwives visitors from 5 locations in United Kingdom provided with Chief Medical Officers' guidelines for (n = 393). attended become This...
Purpose: This study examined the therapeutic effects of an inert placebo gel on experimentally induced muscle pain in a sports therapy setting. It aimed to investigate degree which conditioned analgesia, coupled with expectation intervention, was factor subsequent analgesia. Methods: Participants were sixteen male and eight female students at UK University. With institutional ethics board approval following informed consent procedures, each exposed stimulus lower leg five conditions, ie,...
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is both a global health crisis, and civic emergency for national governments, including the UK. As countries across world loosen their lockdown restrictions, assumption generally made that risk of transmission lower outdoors, this has shaped decisions about what activities can re-commence, circumstances in which they should conditions under re-commence. This important events generate mass gatherings, particularly participation sports such as running, but also...
The gateway hypothesis posits that athletes who use legal sports supplements may be at risk of transitioning to doping (Backhouse et al., 2013). Anti-doping interventions focused on reducing substance could therefore effective. Several authors have argued if were made aware through either direct experience or indirect education the role expectation in mediating efficacy supplements, fewer people would them, behaviour. PURPOSE: To determine knowledge and placebo effects influence athletes’...
The placebo effect is a positive outcome arising from the belief that beneficial intervention has been received. nocebo negative an harmful. Both are considered result of expectations can be created through verbal suggestions and information. PURPOSE: To investigate effects on repeated sprint performance. METHODS: Team sport athletes (n = 305) completed 5 × 20 m baseline repeat-sprints. Athletes were then randomly assigned to two groups administered placebo, which they informed was...