Rapport and empathy
have real pain-relieving
effects. Studies of
sciatic pain, back
pain, irritable bowel
syndrome, and other
painful conditions have
shown that treatments
from practitioners
who are perceived as
caring and warm result
in significantly higher
levels of lasting pain
relief, compared with
similar treatments
from practitioners seen
as businesslike or
uncaring. Photo courtesy
Advanced-Trainings.com.
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