Healing Back Pain

By: John E. Sarno M.D.

Narrated by: John E. Sarno M.D.

Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Do you have back, neck, or shoulder pain that keeps recurring or won't go away? Do you have to "baby" your back? Does back pain keep you from living a full life? If so, you may be suffering from TMS - (Tension Myositis Syndrome) - and you don't have to take it anymore!

Dr. John E. Sarno, author of the revolutionary book Mind Over Back Pain, is a medical pioneer whose program has helped patients overcome their back conditions- without drugs or dangerous surgery. Now, using his latest research into TMS, Dr. Sarno goes one step further. After identifying stress and other psychological factors in back pain, he demonstrates how many of his patients have then gone on to heal themselves without exercise or other physical therapy.

Discover why self-motivated and successful people are prone to TMS, how anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasms, how people "train themselves" to experience back pain, and how you may get relief from back pain within two to six weeks by recognizing TMS and its causes.

©1991 by John E. Sarno, M.D. (P)1999 by Audio Renaissance

Eye opening

What a concept.. so glad I found this. Applies to so many people I know.

I've suffered from chronic muscle tension for years. I am a total Type A personality.

It's good to think outside of the box. As a medical professional I'm quite familiar with cookie cutter diagnoses and the over use of surgery.

Great insight!

This is an excellent book that will keep you out of pain. Pleasant voice, nice pace.

Interesting approach!

The scientist part of my brain rebels against the research methods. The psychoanalysis part of me knows that there is a lot of truth in here. Resolving those conflicts is not likely to end anytime soon. In the mean time, I'm betting on a lot less neck pain!

IT WORKS!!!

Wow. I went into this skeptical. As Dr. Sarno explains in this book the time frame of this working is different for everyone but for me I have been in extreme pain for a while especially in the morning. I listened to this whole book in one sitting yesterday and this morning I awoke with a very dull ache that went away quickly. I’m anticipating a full cure very soon. I wish Dr. Sarno were still here so I could personally thank him!

Intriguing Stuff

Indeed, traditional doctors are burdened by their mainstream education. Very informative and eye opening stuff.

thought provoking

Appreciate the vision & the work done by Dr Sarno and looking forward to implementing this into my own life.

I spent 1000's on solutions to my back pain...

Phenomenal. If you're having back pain, give this a listen! For 6 months I woke up with pain and would go to bed in pain. I am 26 years old with a wife and two kids at home and the thought of living and raising my kids in the pain I was experiencing was so overwhelming that it led me to chiropractor after chiropractor, to Doctors, to physical therapists, to at home solutions, over the counter pain killers, hours of YouTube videos. Hoping something, anything would provide some relief. After a month of particularly intense pain I stumbled upon this book on Amazon and thought to myself, what do I have to lose. I have tried literally everything I can think of and listened to it in a day. About three weeks after listening to the book, something unexpected and unexplainable began to happen. The pain began to take a step backwards in intensity. After about 5 weeks my pain intensity dropped from about a 7/10 to a 2/10. I know this sounds too good to be true, and magic but it's not. He just gives sound advice on how to examine your pain from an emotional and mental perspective before looking at it from a physical one. Wow, this book quite literally could have saved my life. If you feel like you are at a dead end with your back pain, this book is a must read.

Saved my life!

Had chronic pain for 2 years. Did Sarno's 12 step knowledge therapy. Now pain free!

worked for me

if you follow his prescription it can work. of country have to believe his theory. but it is nothing short of amazing this mind-body connection.

Really great insight :-)

It explaines everything. Also something I have always been wandering about... Why can doctors only emagine 2 ways to work with a patient. 1. x-ray (to see what is broken) or 2. Prescribe drugs to reduce the symptoms.