Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection cover artwork
Health Published 1991 5/5

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection

by John E. Sarno

About the book

A mind-body health book arguing that some chronic back pain can be linked to tension, stress, and psychological factors rather than structural injury alone.

Published
1991
Mind-body medicine Pain Stress

My note

I heard good things about this book and was curious, although I have never really had back pain. Its premise is that TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) and psychological factors can cause back pain, not only injury. It argues that understanding the cause can sometimes relieve years of pain. Based on the experiences I have heard from others, I think there may be something to it.