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Half the patients in the study received mild electrical stimulation from physical therapists, and half received sham stimulation (all the equipment is set up, but the electrical current is never activated). The patients who got electrical stimulation from engaged physical therapists were the clear winners, with a 77 percent reduction in pain. [...]the pharmaceutical industry, with its direct-to-consumer advertising, has promulgated the fallacy that every ailment must be met with a pill -- brand name, of course

"What's your specialty?" That's the question people always ask, as soon as they learn that you are a doctor

When I close the door to the exam room and it's just the patient and me, the power of human connection becomes palpable

It's like our patients are Humpty Dumpty, and the pieces are divvied out between different medical fields

We in the health care professions need to notice and inquire about happiness the same way we do other aspects of our patients' lives

There aren't any guidelines about how to behave when I run into a patient while I'm walking the dog in a ratty T-shirt or standing in line at the grocery store