Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno MD, published by Warner Books in February 1991, offers insights into the relationship between psychological factors and chronic pain. This edition spans 193 pages and is presented in English. Dr. Sarno explores the concept of Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS), suggesting that stress and repressed emotions are often the underlying causes of lower back pain, rather than structural issues.
Readers will find practical guidance on how to address the emotional roots of their pain and the importance of resuming physical activity. The book discusses how accepting negative emotions can lead to a reversal of physical symptoms and emphasizes the mind-body connection in healing. Through case histories and research findings, Dr. Sarno provides a noninvasive approach to managing backache, aiming to help individuals reclaim their lives from chronic pain.
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“Dr. Sarno saved me from a life of pain.” — Howard Stern
The New York Times bestseller that has helped thousands leverage the mind-body connection to heal lower back pain and live pain free—without drugs, surgery, or physical therapy.
Offering a surprising, noninvasive solution to an epidemic of pain, Dr. John E. Sarno’s research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals that stress, anxiety and other psychological factors, not structural abnormalities, are the root cause of chronic pain.
TMS develops as a result of repressed emotions which trigger tension in the body and deprive muscles and nerves of oxygen. The solution? Recognize the emotional roots of your TMS and sever the connection between mental and physical pain.
With Dr. Sarno’s expert guidance you will learn: How the mind-body connection can permanently heal shoulder, neck, and lower back pain How accepting negative emotions like anger, anxiety, fear, or grief can reverse physical symptoms How we condition ourselves to think back pain is inevitable Why you should resume physical activity as soon as possible Sharing case histories and the results of his extensive, groundbreaking research, Dr. Sarno’s life-changing insights show readers how to banish back pain and reclaim their lives for good.
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