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Summary: This book changed my life
Review: I went from in pain 95% of the time to pain free. I've been to many Dr's, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists and Physical Therapists. None of them provided any lasting relief. After reading the first chapter, I started to feel immediate relief. Three days later, I was a new person. Now I can work out, lift things and no longer fear back pain. This book is amazing. You have to be open to the ideas, but it really does work. I've never subscribed to anything like this before, but if you have back pain - no matter how severe - at least give this a try!
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS ASTOUNDING
Review: Of all the books on back pain, this is the only one that will simply and completely get rid of back pain. I have bought so many copies of this book I've lost count, giving and lending to anyone I know who suffers from the kind of pain I had for three years. I'd spent over $20,000 dollars trying to get out of debilitating pain, took medication every day, put myself through a number of therapies, had back surgery, read all the books and did all the exercises, and after three years was still unable to stand up straight or swing my left leg forward due to crippling sciatica. Then someone gave me this book, and I swore it was the last dime I'd spend or book I'd read for my back. And I was right! Within two weeks I was lifting 50 lbs bags of dog food, Rollerblading, riding a horse, and living a normal life. I have never turned back. Today if I feel some pain I just apply the principles I learned from John Sarno's book, and I am fine in no time. I work as a landscaper, waitress, and spend lots of time lifting patient's bodies in another job as a private care assistant. I will never be able to express my gratitude for what John Sarno has figured out. If you are in pain, do nothing else but go and get this book!!!
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Summary: It really does work. It probably saved my life
Review: I never believe in fads and "heal your self in 12 easy steps" type books. But I was getting desperate! I couldn't even walk at times. I remeber sleeping on the floor just 15 feet from the bathroom and how it took 30 minutes of terrible pain to get there. I was having back, neck and shoulder spasms that were so bad I thought I would have to call an ambulance to get me to the hospital. Muscle relaxants didn't help much, codine didn't help much, cold and hot packs didn't help much. Nothing was helping. I had two MRI's, upper spine and lower. Both showed badly herniated disks and bone spurs and "crushed disks". The doctors were ready to operate. This was just over a year ago. Then I heard about Dr. Sarno on the Howard Stern show (of all places! I guess it helped Howard too). I thought if this worlds biggest cynic belived in it there must be something to it (Howard has seen every nut on the planet and he certainly didn't treat this guy like a nut). So I tried it. Nothing to loose. Within days I was much better. I knew this was going to work. And it did. I still get little jabs of pain or spasms sometimes. I just take a little 5 minute review of my life and quickly see I've been too busy to take care of my emotional pain. I start giving it more thought and concentrate on breathing (you forget to breath normally when under stress). Within 30 minutes the little jabs of pain are a distant memory. All I can say is JUST TRY IT.
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Summary: Thank You Dr. Sarno!
Review: A few years ago I was suffering from yet another episode of terrible and debilitating back pain. I saw an orthopedic surgeon at NYU Hospital who told me that I had a HUGE herniation and when did I wish to operate? My father, a General Practitioner, advised me to avoid surgery if at all possible, and a friend gave me this book. Within a few weeks I was feeling better, and within a couple of months I was back to playing regular racquetball and volleyball (both of which I had thought I had to give up forever). Though I still feel back pain every now and then, it is NOTHING like it used to be. Discovering the mind-body connection in my back has changed my life radically. I would estimate that 75-85% of my bad back (which had plagued me for 20 years) was based in my mind! John Sarno you changed my life. Thank you!
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Summary: Easy, Effective
Review: Other reviewers have said exactly how I feel about this book, but I must say this: it has given me back my life after years of suffering!I am extremely grateful that Sarno put this information out to the world.
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Summary: Very good
Review: This is the most fasinating book I have every read. I believe it is going to solve my 16 years of back pain. Thanks.
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Summary: I got my life back after reading this book - Yes!
Review: I am 28 years old. I had back surgery when I was 27. Major lower back pain with Sciata down the right leg. I had two doctors take a look at my first MRI and both wanted me in surgery within two days of me first going in and seeing them. After surgery I felt 60% better. I had a two more MRIs after surgery that looked perfectly fine, but I sure didn't feel fine. I was getting back into laying down on the floor flat on my back after 2 hours standing or in a chair. A friend recommended that I read this book. I bought it and thought, "What the hell do I have to lose?" I read the book in one day. Within a few days I had a noticable difference in pain levels. It has been 9 months now since I read the book and I am 99.9% pain free. I have my life back. I am doing everything I did before surgery with no pain. This book deals with stress and how your body copes with it. I don't think you can call this alternative medicine, but it is the alternative that worked for me. Thank you Dr. Sarno! I have, and will continue to recommend this book to everyone I know.
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Summary: can someone please remove the Fred Amir reviews?
Review: Sarno's book gets 5 stars - cured me in 2 weeks - and I only found it because of Amazon. But Fred Amir's review pops up every ten reviews to hype his own book. Lame self promotion. Makes the whole thing look cheesy.
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Summary: Worked for a cynic like me
Review: It's been four years since I read the book... and four years since I've had serious chronic back pain. My worst days now are like my best days used to be. I'm the biggest cynic on the planet, and had been shown xrays and MRIs showing why my back caused me pain. Chiropractors, Orthopedists, and others tried to help and never did. Then I read this book, gave its simple plan a try and realized less than two weeks later that my back pain was gone. Weird but true. Try it, give it a shot, and for a few bucks you may find that you've got your back back!
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Summary: Sarno's books gave me my life back.
Review: I've struggled with my bad back for 20 years. I'm 37 and felt 67, had MRIs, steroid injections in my spine, everything short of surgery. As a last resort I started reading these books, and I understand what causes my pain. Sarno's program requires constant mental work and is only for those committed to healing their back pain the hard way - with no excuses. And I can put on my shoes again! THANK YOU DR SARNO!
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