Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by John E. Sarno

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American physician John E. Sarno.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

John Ernest Sarno Jr. was Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, and attending physician at the Howard A. Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Medical Center. He graduated from Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1943, and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1950. In 1965, he was appointed the director of the Outpatient Department at the Rusk Institute.

American - Physician | Born: June 23, 1923

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... surgery is a powerful placebo, perhaps the ultimate placebo. The effectiveness of a placebo is directly proportional to the impression it makes on the patient's subconscious mind.

John E. Sarno

It is perfectly acceptable to have a physical problem in our culture, but people tend to shy away from anything that has to do with the emotions.

John E. Sarno

... it is highly unlikely that a structural derangement could produce pain equal in severity to acute muscle spasm.

John E. Sarno

We must learn to recognize nature's truths even though we don't understand them, for some of those truths may still be beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend. What we need is a compound prescription of humility, imagination, devotion to the truth and, above all, confidence in the eternal wisdom of nature.

John E. Sarno

... our diagnosis and treatment of of tension myositis syndrome represent yet another instance of what is possible when the power of the mind is mobilized for healing the body. It's not magic; it is as scientific as the appropriate use of antibiotics, for science encompasses everything that is true in nature.

John E. Sarno

It is my impression that 'pain-killing' drugs improve the patient's mood rather than take away the pain.

John E. Sarno

Most doctors are uncomfortable with medical conditions that have a psychological basis.

John E. Sarno

There's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.

John E. Sarno

A knowledgeable physical therapist can slowly build up patients' confidence by reassuring them that there is no structural problem and reminding them of the physiologic reason for the pain.

John E. Sarno

Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by John E. Sarno

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