Healing Back Pain

"Healing Back Pain" by Dr. John Sarno explains that many back pains are caused by the brain's emotional stress, which can create physical tension and muscle tightness as a protective response. Instead of being solely structural issues like a herniated disc, the pain often persists because of unconscious emotional factors. Dr. Sarno emphasizes that understanding and addressing these emotional roots, through awareness and psychological insight, can lead to pain relief without surgery or drugs. The book encourages recognizing the mind-body connection and dispelling fear about mechanical damage as part of the healing process.