John E. Sarno

Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery. Dr. Sarno's program has helped thousands of patients find relief from chronic back conditions. In this New York Times bestseller, Dr. Sarno teaches you how to identify stress and other psychological factors that cause back pain and demonstrates how to heal yourself--without drugs, surgery or exercise. Find out: Why self-motivated and successful people are prone to Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS) How anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasms How people condition themselves to accept back pain as inevitable With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno reveals how you can recognize the emotional roots of your TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain...and start recovering from back pain today.

The Mind-Body Connection

Healing Back Pain

Misha

It helped (nb: I also did a workbook). Now I am comfortable working in more poses.

Bouke van der Bijl

A book that is Big If True: the idea that a lot of people get vague health issues (especially back pain) which are actually caused by the subconscious causing pain to the own body in an attempt to distract from emotional issues. 

A lot in this book seems relatable, from the type of person that gets these problems to the vague things that it can cause: tense and weak back/shoulders, tingling in the arms, even potentially skin and immune system issues.

Dr. John E. Sarno is a medical pioneer whose program has helped thousands of thousands of people overcome their back conditions--without or drugs or dangerous surgery. Now, using his grounbreaking research into TMS (Tension Mytostis Syndrome), Dr. Sarno goes one step further: after identifyig stress and other psychological factors in back pain, he demonstrates how many of his patiens have gone on to heal themselves without exercise or other physical therapy. Find out: 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 How you may get relief from back pain within two to six weeks by recognizing TMS and its causes With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno describes how patients recognize the emotional roots of their TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain... and how, just by reading this book, you may start recovering from back pain today.

Jeannette Ordas

I have runner's knee again, so I thought I'd give this book a read. It does have some useful tips, but there are better books out there for pain and the mind/body connection. Maybe a good primer?

It was a great update to his earlier book. And I am finding it truly helpful for my back and brain, connected to my back stuff

Healing Back Pain The Mind-Body Connection

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