Rosie's comedy producer,
Jeanette Barber was unable to walk due to "horrible" ankle pain,
which persisted for three years. After being told she'd never walk again
due to "incurable" tendonitis, Jeanette
came on the show with a plea to the audience for an answer to her problem.
A few weeks later, the show received hundreds of letters, many from people
recommending Dr. Sarno's book, "Healing Back Pain." Jeanette
read the book, went to Dr. Sarno's lecture, and within three weeks was
completely cured. Rosie invited the doctor to appear on the show to thank
him personally. "I've know Jeanette for fifteen years" Rosie
explained to Dr. Sarno, "Before she attended your lecture she was
crying every day from the pain. Now, she's walking again and completely
pain-free."
Television news correspondent
and former patient, John Stossel described Dr. Sarno's program as a radically
simple treatment for back pain in segment on 20/20, which followed three
patients through their entire treatment process, (one of whom was Jeanette
Barber). Mr. Stossel talked about the fact that recently scientists have
discovered that there is almost no correlation between pain and what shows
up on X-rays and MRI's. "Many people without back pain have disc
buldges, and lots of people with pain have no structural problems."
Prior to hearing Dr. Sarno's lecture, the three subjects were collectively using heat packs, electric current, whirlpool baths, pain pills, stretching, shiatsu and steriods, however nothing worked well or permanently. After the lecture, two were pain-free within seven days. As described above, Jeanette was pain-free within three weeks.
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