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	• Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain Ronald D. Siegel, Michael H. Urdang, ... Broadway, 2002 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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excellent! restored my life

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It really worked for me, a chronic back pain sufferer for years. The only 'catch' - you have to do some personal work; it's not a passive approach, unlike what many other practitioners offer. Also, I found it worked well along with Alexander Technique.

Back Sense: It Really Works

I encourage people with back problems to read and take to heart the contents of this book. The three authors bring different perspectives to the issue--psychological, emotional, physical--and in my judgment they have given a tremendous gift to the public.

The book assumes some of the same principles that John Sarno does in his work (in fact, Siegel had been one of Sarno's patients), but their book is more of a self-help manual that speaks directly to the sufferer. (I've also read Sarno's books, and, though valuable, I think Back Sense is a better book.)

The book saved me from much suffering. It helped me to realize (both consciously and emotionally) that my own back pain was not structural but muscular--the result of stress and negativity. Back Sense then takes readers step by step through ways of regarding their pain, of dealing with it through exercise, and ultimately of conquering it. This can be a long process (it took me over a year), but the authors don't promise quick panaceas or the immediate cessation of pain (as Sarno does).

The only element in the book that I would improve would be the exercise sections. I took the advice of the authors and exercised despite the pain, but it wasn't until I began to do yoga that the pain stopped. My guess is that in future editions of the book that the authors will add many more stretching exercises to the pain reduction regimen.

In all, I cannot say enough positive about this book. I only wish that the contents of it could be spread around more so that many other back sufferers could benefit from it.

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Physical Therapist highly recommends this book

I know as hard as it is to believe most back and neck pain is the result of simple muscle tension caused by stress. The authors of "Back Sense" do a great job of explaining this fact and back up their claims with research and logic.
If you think your pain is too severe or long lasting to be caused by stress think again. This condition can be ungodly painful. Also if you have been told you have some physical abnormality that is causing your pain, such as a disc problem or arthritis you may be less likely to accept that stress is the real culprit. The authors explain how physical abnormalities of the spine are quite common in asymptomatic patients and may be falsely blamed as the cause of your pain. If your problem started as a result of some sort of accident it can also develop into tension pain. After all a strain or sprain should heal quickly in a few weeks. This is also explained by the authors. In my experience, as 20 years as a physical therapist, the vast majority of back and neck pain is a result of muscle tension caused by stress.
The authors go on to explain how to stop this cycle of muscle tension by changing the way you think about the problem. They explain how a belief in a damaged spine is sabotaging your efforts to be painfree. I know this all sounds too easy or ridiculous but there is mounds of research linking back pain with stress. The authors will also help you understand why most doctors and therapists are clueless to this problem.
I recommend this book to most of my patients suffering back and neck pain. Please give it a try it could be the answer you've been searching for.

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Suffering is optional

Unlike most of what we are told by friends, family, and doctors, our back pain is not what we think. Ronald Siegel, Psy.D. et al. offers a new approach to our pain through research and his own personal experience.

The book describes the way in which we have been taught about back pain and I was surprised at how often I felt as though he were writing exactly what I had experienced. The book looks at research done on sufferers of back pain and by the end of it you have a whole new outlook on what has been causing your pain and, most importantly, a new way to work with that pain.

If you suffer from back issues, I hope you buy this book. Be ready for a new way to approach your back pain but I believe, through my own experience, you will be pleasantly surprised. Good luck!

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