Mind Over Back Pain

A Radically New Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain

By: John E. Sarno M.D.

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

This is the book that has given thousands of sufferers new hope - a gentle, effective way to find real relief from back pain, without painkillers, without surgery, without spending days on end in bed.

Dr. John Sarno's revolutionary approach to back pain is based on his discovery that tension is the underlying cause of most back problems - leading to an often unrecognized condition called Tension Myositis Syndrome. In this book - the first to explain the psychophysiology, manifestations, and treatment of TMS - you'll find clear steps and sensible advice to help you find relief, prevent future pain...and live life fully once again.

©1982 John E. Sarno. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Whenever my neck/back start to hurt again…

Whenever my neck/back start to hurt again, I listen to this book and it goes away. Listening to the science of it all and knowing the issue likely isn’t structural or injury-based actually helps relieve the tension causing the pain. It works for me!!

Was hoping for more specific guidance

Really appreciated all the insights and data. Was hoping for more guidance on how I could implement techniques on my own to eliminate pain due to tms.

LIFE ALTERING

John Sarno changed my life, and it can work for you as well. Back aches run in my family and can be debilitating. Or so I thought. I listened to this book as well as HEALING BACK PAIN, and I am symptom free. Besides that, I now have power over my small aches and pains in other areas of my body. This is true freedom, and I wish the same for you.

Thank you 😊 immensely appreciated

Thank you 😊
Immensely appreciated. And I’m immensely grateful for this book and it’s audiobook production quality.

It’s TRUE & it WORKS !!

THANK YOU For opening up my eyes !! I’m human again. This book is so powerful and effective

A good book

This book is nicely done. It gives the listener food for thought. The performance is good.

Thank you Dr Sarno

The information in this book has helped me heal my back pain and head down a pathway to a better quality of life. Thank you Doc!

Frustrated and dissatisfied

I listened to the entire book. The doctor has a good theory backed by his experienced and I’d like to try his treatments. Big problem,.. he never says what the treatment is!!! I basically listened to a 3 1/2 hour advertisement. My back is killing me! Why are you leaving me hanging with no ending, advice, treatment, or suggestions Dr Sarno? What’s the point of the book!?!?

Insulting

As other reviewer have mentioned, there is absolutely no description of what kind of technique or method he recommends.

The entire book is just anecdotes, and a lot of them are quite insulting. - His theory is basically that your back pain is rooted in emotional tension. And suggests psychotherapy.

He claims that there is no structural abnormality for people with back pain, (which in my case is certainly not true because one can see the structural abnormalities on the MRI very clearly) and is insulting tpäo anyone who has ever been in an accident.

To make matters worse, his anecdotes are filled with stereotypes, such as "the anxious homemaker"....or the "irritable, middle aged career hungry man."

COVERS "WHAT" BUT NOT THE "HOW"

If you are looking for a book that tells you that most pain begins in the brain, and explains what back ache can be , this would be the book. If however, you want to learn about how you can use your mind to overcome pain, there is nothing in this book that covers it. Interestingly enough, even though he rants about meds, he does admit he uses them in severe cases. He also says that if was legal, he would recommend prescribe heroin to treat pain. His anectdote about a witchdoctor curing back pain by sending demons to a chicken and the demons kill the chicken was .....umm...well, what can i say....