Assertion: placebo's treatment | /r/HasProperty | fake
Facets:
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: They feel better, but it’s just their mind and body healing itself because the treatment is essentially fake.
text: Proportion patients (in%) reporting decreased low back pain [10–12] and increased function  after treatment Acupuncture Brinkhaus, 2006 ; n = 298 54 Haake, 2007 ; n = 1162 48 Witt, 2006 ; n = 3093 53 Minimal acupuncture Brinkhaus, 2006 ; n = 298 39 Haake, 2007 ; n = 1162 44 Standard treatment Haake, 2007 ;
text: A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution -- can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful.