Recent content by MattC

great post Kevin. I think your willingness may be the key which unlocks the door to a pain free life.

Hi Kevin, interesting report. I have had similar experiences which don't fit into the "injury/damage" model... For months I avoided the gym because I didnt want to aggrivate my "structural" condition. I felt weak and hopeless. At some point I decided to resume living my life the way I want...

it's day 1 of the SEP for me again. I started over the summer but got "busy" and talked myself out of the program. Since then I have had an MRI and was given a diagnosis of herniation and a pinched nerve from the Spinal Clinic at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. A doctor there gave me 2...

I just read Enrique's success story as part of my Day 16 work in the Structured Educational Program. Reading these success stories gives me alot of hope. I appreciated Enrique's approach. He writes: "I was willing to do whatever it takes to get better. I was 'open-minded.'" I, too, am...

I have been experiencing severe back pain/sciatica for the past 6 months. The pain is constant and sometimes when I catch a glimpse of my own reflection in a shop window as I limp down the street, I worry that I will have to live as a cripple for the rest of my life! I picked up the Sarno book...