“…8 For some patients, SMT is a treatment they expect a physical therapist to deliver. 5,63,80,84,112 Accordingly, patients' care experience and contextual factors should be considered when delivering cervical SMT to people with neck pain. They may also trigger the placebo effect impacting the overall therapeutic outcomes 14,15,25,47,99 and would explain comparable efficacy between sham and active SMT.…”