Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno
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Book Reviews of Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
Book Review: This book RULES -- cured my back totally, nuff said
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many people with back pain, I was a driven individual with zero interest in any "alternative" b.s., and I still am. You can keep your crystals, incense, and meditation tapes.
But I had been diagnosed with everything and been to everyone, through four years of hell. Had the "herniated discs." Went to PT, massage, chiropractic. Had the MRI's. Had the epidural injections (now that is fun). Gave up everything I loved. Soccer, gym, rollerblading, running, swimming. Was scheduled for surgery. Then someone recommended this book.
Two weeks later, POOF, back pain gone. GONE. Bub-bye. Four and a half years later, it's never come back. Of the maybe 15 people I've given the book to, 15 people have experienced the exact same total relief. If Sarno's take is "just a placebo," as his terrified peers charge, other MD's should bone up on his brand of sugar pill. Maybe they might have earned some of the thousands of dollars I and my insurance companies paid them. Or maybe Pfizer can formulate it into a pill that you take every day for the rest of your life -- then people will believe in it.
As that paragraph suggests, you shouldn't read this book if you don't want to be disillusioned over the criminal hypocrisy of the medical establishment. That this book and Sarno's science are considered "fringe medicine" when treatments that don't work and cost thousands get the seal of approval is the most disgusting display of scientific negligence I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
You also shouldn't read this book if you want to stay in pain. Risks are hard to take -- I had to exhaust every other "legit" avenue before I could believe something like this. So if you're finally willing to accept defeat, one-click this baby. Two weeks later, you will have your whole life back and be filing a malpractice suit against your doctor. I will testify, if you want me to.
And someday, Sarno will actually get the Nobel prize he deserves.
Book Review: This Book Saved MY LIFE
Summary: 5 Stars
There are always going to be skeptics out there, as you can see from some of the reviews given. However, if you are like me...in chronic pain you will try anything. What if someone told you, you can get rid of your pain and many ailments (eczema, vertigo, acne, TMJ) by just reading a book, would you read it? What if I told you that Dr. Sarno saved my life! Before reading his book I was becoming a vegetable, unable to do anything. I was only 26 and was going to be incapacitated for the rest of my life.
His book is eye-opening and truly inspirational. It will change your life if you let it. His book tells you why over the last century humans have started to suffer from terrible disabling pain and disease. It would be like if someone could tell us why we got cancer then we could prevent and cure it. He explains in great detail why we have this chronic pain and disease. We are at the top of the evolution chain. To think that humans as well as we have evolved can not bend over to pick up a pen without our "backs going out", is just a ridiculous farce put into our heads by irresponsible Dr.'s and drug companies trying to make a buck. His teachings you will find make sense, and they do not require drugs, surgery, or physical therapy. For once you have a Dr. who has spearheaded a new revolutionary way to treat the ailing; that I truly believe will replace conventional medicine as we know it today. Knowing that if you are in pain you may have already spent hundreds or even thousands of dollars on treatment, all I have to say is this was the best 15$ I've ever spent. As a matter of fact I bought many copies of this book to hand to my friends who also have suffered from problems. It has worked for them as well. This is neither a scam nor voodoo, it is real! Dr. Sarno is a real M.D. who has treated many of his colleges at NYU, who have gone on to use and teach Dr. Sarno's treatment. All together they have saved thousands of lives including mine. This book is not just for the ailing, it is a good tool for anyone!
Book Review: Life changer
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read this book about 5 years ago, and didn't think about writing a review for it. Just now, as I was searching for something else, I came across this book and I had to write about it.
Five years removed from my first encounter with it, I can safely say that it was a life changer. Like many here, I was suffering from back pain for many years, and did the whole chiropractor/muscle relaxers/x-rays/physical therapy thing, only to have my back pain come back some time later.
As I was reading this book, I was dealing with yet another episode and frustrated with the crap the doctors were slinging at me. I was skeptical, until I had the x-rays done again, and they showed that I had the problem with the exact same discs described in the book. I started listening. Then I noticed that I indeed had the worst episodes after very stressful times. I was hooked. To make the long story short, I have not had a single episode of back pain, even in the slightest, in about 4 years (it took me a year to master what Dr. Sarno is describing.)
People that rate this book low are doing it for the very simple reason - they do not get it. Many more do get it, and do free themselves from back pain - just look at the sales numbers of this book, and overall ratings.
Definitely read the book, but read it whole. There is a reason why it is so long - you have to be convinced that your back pain has nothing to do with physical state of anything. And Dr. Sarno's credentials, and arguments he is using, are very convincing. Then do a little experiment, and next time your back hurts, do not take drugs, or do your usual, just try to convince yourself that your pain is not physical. You'll see - it works, and you'll be done with it forever.
Finally, the reason why this book was a life changer for me, was because after going through it, and seeing how successful it is, I started to wonder what else am I capable of, what else do I convince myself of, and you'll be amazed at the answers.
Book Review: Better than my surgeon
Summary: 5 Stars
I was suffering from intense sciatica type pain.I could barely stand or walk for more than 10 minutes at a time.A MRI revealed I had spinal stenosis.I had surgery done by one of the top neuro-surgeons in NYC.Before the operation he indicated that there was a 90% chance of success.Unfortunately I was amongst the other 10%.I went for 2 rounds of physical therapy,took neurotin to supposedly settle down the nerves but nothing worked.My pain was still there months after the surgery.Both a MRI and a mylegram could not find a reason for the pain.My surgeon suggested a spinal fusion as the next step which should have a 90% success rate.I had heard some terrible things about spinal fusion and was not prepared to go under the knife again.I was beginning to accept my fate of being only semi-mobile until I had lunch with a friend who had been a patient of Dr Sarno and been cured by him.He basically explained Sarno's technique and strongly urged me to see him.I was highly skeptical of the whole thing yet here was someone I knew who had been cured of excruciating pain.My friend said I was a perfect candidate since I had the surgery and I was still no better.A week later I was introduced to someone who had debilitating leg pain and had read Dr Sarno's book and been cured. I then decided to order the book myself and read it VERY,VERY CAREFULLY keeping in mind what my friend had told me.I remembered how my leg pain started during an extremely stressful time at my job.I didn't notice any improvement at first but a few weeks later I was able to stand for about 40 minutes without too much discomfort.A week later I was able to walk for an hour.A few days after that I ventured onto the treadmill and went for well over an hour.Now I am not afraid to go anywhere and feel cured.I am normally very skeptical about this type of stuff but I urge everyone with back or leg pain to read Dr Sarno's philosophy before they do anything else.WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?Book Review: This book deserves six stars
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a fairly serious cyclist--riding 150-300 miles a week for the last ten years, then a minor incident on the mountain bike and I can't ride, let alone look at a bike for three years.Met with the chiropractor. Met with the doctor. Met with the PT. All very nice people. Told me some horror stories. Gave me some exercises (I now have very strong abs). But nothing helped. Constant pain. And the pain got worse.
In addition, I've been plagued by tendentious and hand pain for over five years (I attributed this to working on bikes, squeezing brake levers, and work I was doing on the computer).
Anyway, none of it really seemed to make sense. I got contradictory advice. I was bummed.
To make a long story shorter: JUST OVER TWO WEEKS AFTER READING THE BOOK AND IT WAS ALL GONE. I'm riding, I'm typing. Six months have gone by and still NO PAIN.
I'm telling everyone about this book. If you've been through all the standard treatments, you owe it to yourself to check this book out. There are two possible outcomes to reading it: 1) extreme giddiness and rapid recovery 2) skepticism. If you react with skepticism, try to be honest with yourself and read it again.
Dr. Sarno doesn't claim he can cure everyone. He claims that he can help people 90% of the time--which explains why one in ten reviews here are negative.
Reading the reviews, I'm surprised at the general lack of animosity toward the medical community. No doctor ever mentioned this book. Why? Because they'd be out of work? Mr. Sarno's first book came out in the 80s. You'd expect people to keep up to date. You'd expect someone to at least raise his ideas as a possibility. You'd expect more from your car mechanic.
So please, those of you who have been cured by this book, send a letter to all those people who steered you wrong. Many of them will reject it, but a few people might take interest. We can turn this around. Good luck.