The renowned author of the classic Mind Over Back Pain has written a new guide examining revolutionary treatments to relieve pain without exercise, medication, or physical therapy.
Healing Back Pain promises permanent elimination of back pain without drugs, surgery, or exercise. It should have been titled Understanding TMS Pain, because it discusses one particular cause of back pain--Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)--and isn't really a program for self-treatment, with only five pages of action plan (and many more pages telling why conventional methods don't work). According to John E. Sarno, M.D., TMS is the major cause of pain in the back, neck, shoulders, buttocks, and limbs--and it is caused not by structural abnormalities but by the mind's effort to repress emotions. He's not saying that your pain is all in your head; rather, he's saying that the battle going on in your mind results in a real physical disorder that may affect muscles, nerves, tendons, or ligaments. An injury may have triggered the disorder, but is not the cause of the amount or intensity of the resulting pain. According to Sarno, the mind tricks you into not facing repressed emotion by making you focus on pain in the body. When this realization sinks in ("and it must sink in, for mere intellectual appreciation of the process is not enough"), the trick doesn't work any more, and there's no need for the pain. (Healing Back Pain should not be used for self-diagnosis. Always consult a physician for chronic or acute back pain.) --Joan Price
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A MUST READ 12/26/08
Great book! Once you understand it and beleive in it, it all comes together.
Life Saver John Sarno's books freed me of a life of debilitating pain. When I developed excruciating back pain years ago, I took the typical medical route and saw a number of doctors and also had the x-rays and MRI. I was diagnosed with a herniated disc and disc bulges. By the grace of God, I came upon a recommendation in a magazine for Sarno's books on back pain. I saw chiropractors, physical therapists and 2 surgeons who wanted to operate, but I persisted with the books. Slowly my pain subsided and eventually went... more info
Read before back surgery This book has healed countless friends and relatives of their back pain. My husband was preparing for back surgery, we bought this book, he read it and he didn't need back surgery any more. I know it is weird but it is true.
Literally A Lifesaver Dr. Sarno's book was literally a lifesaver for me. I had heard about his revolutionary theories on the radio, and was fascinated with the mind-body connection. I don't have any back pain, but read the book applying the same theories to my migraines and frequent heartburn. The results were amazing. Improvement didn't occur overnight or without many, many re-reads of this book. But I credit Dr. Sarno and his theory regarding TMS as minimizing the impact of these chronic conditions in my life. After one year,... more info
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