The Mindbody Prescription Healing the Body, Healing the Pain

by Sarno, John E.

• ISBN13: 9780446520768
• ISBN10: 0446520764
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780759521896
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

For pain sufferers everywhere, bestselling author Dr. John E. Sarno brings important new information about when, where, and how emotional factors affect physical well-being, and how this process can be reversed.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction: A Historical Perspective	p. xv
The Psychology and Physiology of Mindbody Disorders
The Psychology of Mindbody Disorders: A Tale of Two Minds	p. 3
The Mechanics of Mindbody Processes	p. 34
The Physical Manifestations of Mindbody Disorders
Introduction to the Tension Myositis Syndrome: Manifestations in Low Back and Legs	p. 57
Manifestations in Upper Back, Neck, Shoulders and Arms	p. 86
Manifestations in Tendons	p. 98
Chronic Pain and Lyme Disease	p. 104
The Equivalents of TMS	p. 108
Disorders in which Emotions May Play a Role	p. 127
The Treatment of Mindbody Disorders
The Therapeutic Program: The Power of Knowledge	p. 139
Academic Issues	p. 173
Bibliography	p. 195
Index	p. 203
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