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Summary: It's a miracle!!!
Review: I don't usually find any wish to comment publically on books or films etc. But I think when something affects your life so much, you want to express it! I have had increasing back pain for three years. A year ago it spread into my arms, wrists and hands. My doctor called this 'Repetitive Stress Injury' (RSI) and possible 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome'. As I am a computer operator, this was devistating news. I was offered a promotion then the offer was withdrawn because of my problem. In desperation I tried Physiotherapy, Reiki healing, massage, anti-infammatory drugs, constant exercises, splints on my arm, sleeping on the floor. I am 28 and it was ruining my life and making me depressed. Then I read Sarno's book. Within 2 days my back pain had virtually gone, and within a couple of weeks my arm pain was almost completely gone, and I have since had less and less pain. I still work on a computer 80% of the time with no pain. The Doctor told me to only do an hour a day. I want to thank Dr Sarno. His clear, easily accessible, easy to understand style of writing has cured me! It does seem unbelievable before you read the book that simply reading can cure so much pain, but it really does work! I almost can't believe it myself!! If you suffer, I urge you to give this book a try. Sam
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Summary: Changed Life
Review: I found this book to be profound in the way I view backpain. I had a car accident years ago and backpain followed me long after I should have recovered. A friend said this book may help me. He told me about it after he was in a hospital, unable to walk, slated for back surgery and a friend got him an appointment with John Sarno. After a half hour with Dr. Sarno he walked out, with no problems again. I too experienced the same miracle. I also exhibited the signs of body stress after I was healed with migrane headaches, knee pains and so on that he describes in his book. Thus, giving more credence to his theories. I recommend this book for someone who truly wants to get healed of backpain. It works! It IS simple and easy. However, I have found that some people take comfort in their pain and are angry when it is threatened (including myself, at first), for those people, pass on this book and keep paying your chiropractor. I am thankful for Dr. John Sarno and his book, he could have sold it for 100.00 and it would be below its true value.
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Summary: Just know back pain WON'T ruin your life - and it won't.
Review: I went through the usual... Diagnosis of a herniated disc - in bed for 2 months - threats of surgery by multiple orthopedic surgeons - and then... yup.... I read the book. This was 8 years ago. Yes - I still get back pain. Yes - it hurts. But just knowing that it's not going to hurt FOREVER - helps me relax, breathe and, of course, the pain goes away. To the reviewer in the medical field - you can't just give it 3 days "or else..." If it takes a week - a month - well, that's how long it will take. Just know - you won't be in pain forever. Thank you Dr. Sarno - I've given 15+ copies of your book away over the past 8 years. It's nice to be a part of taking others out of the pain I knew so well.
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Summary: This is a good start!
Review: When I first read Dr. Sarno's Mind Over Back Pain I developed a good understanding of the mind/body connection. It was his Healing Back Pain that give me a deeper understanding of how repressed anger, anxiety, and frustration can cause pain. At the time I was disabled with back, leg, neck, and hand pain, and quite disappointed and frustrated with the treatments I had recieved. Dr. Sarno's explanation answered all my questions about my condition and fit perfectly well with all the crucial research information I had discovered. Although Dr. Sarno's guidelines seemed useful, I felt the need for more concrete steps and a faster recovery time. As a father of two, I wanted to get well as quickly as possible. So I designed an effective nine-step plan for rapid recovery based on techniques used by Olympic athletes. The rapid recovery plan helped me improve immediately and recover shortly after. Those with herniated discs as well as carpal tunnel syndrome have recovered rapidly using these techniques. After my recovery I wanted to share my story and the recovery plan with all those suffering needlessly from back and neck pain. In addition to conducting seminars and workshops for the University of California, CIGNA, and other organizations, I wrote Rapid Recovery from Back and Pain: A Nine-Step Recovery Plan which provides crucial research on back and neck pain and many cases of rapid recovery as well as a section for designing a personal rapid recovery plan. Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain is availabe at Amazon.com.
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Summary: This is a good start!
Review: When I first read Mind Over Back Pain, I understood how repressed anger, anxiety, and frustration can cause back pain, but was left with many questions on how to treat it. It was Dr. Sarno's next book, Healing back pain, that explainend more clearly the diagnosis and helped me recover from chronic pain in my back, legs, knees, feet, neck, arms, and hands, and almost completely disability. Combining guidelines provided by Dr. Sarno with techniques used by Olympic athletes, I was able to design a nine-step repid recovery program that allowed me to improve immediately and recover within four days. My story is detailed in Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain: A Nine-Step Recovery plan and serves as another testimony to the accuracy of Dr. Sarno's diagnosis. Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain is now available at Amazon.com.
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