Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
John E. Sarno
21 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2017–2021.
5 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Within 1 week of reading, my back felt 80% better. Within one month, 95%. Several months later, I'm now pain-free.
The effect was so powerful that I could feel the symptoms fading while I was reading it. It gave me my life back.
Suffered back pain which I thought was from sitting and coding for 11 years. I had no idea emotions can have an impact on physical pain. real excruciating pain that went away almost 3/4th of the way through the book.
One person who I trust said that once he reached certain page, his chronic back pain disappeared (just by reading the book). Apparently he is not alone.
Sarno's thesis is basically "we haven't found a physical cause for most chronic pain conditions, so why not the brain?"
Regardless, the book is very effective for many individuals, myself included. I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with back pain.
Where it comes up
- Summer Reading List 2017 · 18 recommendations
- Ask HN: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021? 2021 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What was the one book that you read and it actually changed your life? 2018 · 1 recommendation