{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"053 Is Therapeutic Alliance a Bust?","description":" Sandy and Cory discuss a recent paper that did not find an effect of providing education with therapeutic alliance in a chronic low back pain population. Does that settle the question of whether establishing a therapeutic alliance is worthwhile, or is there more to it? Of course there's more to it. Listen in on the conversation and see if you agree with our take.   Education With Therapeutic Alliance Did Not Improve Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and Low Risk of Poor Prognosis Compared to Education Without Therapeutic Alliance: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Miyamoto GC, Fagundes FRC, de Melo do Esp\u00edrito Santo C, et al. JOSPT. 2021 Aug;51(8):392-400. doi: 10.2519\/jospt.2021.9636. Epub 2021 May 7.   Music by Kevin MacLeod \u2013&amp;nbsp;incompetech.com: Intro \u2013 Brandenburg No4 and Meatball Parade Close \u2013 Meatball Parade  ","author_name":"Pain Science and Sensibility","author_url":"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/shows\/view\/id\/painscisense","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20952707\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/114295634"}