Posted by Kristi Molinaro

Date Posted December 4, 2007

Many people have asked me about back pain, and I constantly tell them to check out Dr. Sarno's book, Healing Back Pain, The Mind Body Connection. Just reading the book at Barnes & Noble one afternoon cured me of years of back pain. I know it sounds crazy, but he has sort of a cult following, and I had heard about him for years before I actually read the book. Since I began telling people how it changed my life, I have encountered quite a few others who have said they had the same experience.

As a person who is in the fitness industry and is a Pilates instructor, I had read all the articles, I had been to physical therapy, and my core was definitely strong enough, but there were times when my back hurt so much I couldn't leave my apartment. And I wasn't even thirty years old! When I started reading the book, I couldn't believe how much the typical sufferer of back pain sounded just like me...perfectionist, people-pleaser, extremely driven and hard working, etc.. According to Dr. Sarno, the pain in our backs is basically in our heads, at least for 90% of us.

You might think it sounds ridiculous, but if you have chronic back, knee, shoulder, neck, or foot pain you should check it out. What do you have to lose?

This is a video clip from 20/20.