Recent content by jazzhands

I don't understand this comparison. TMS is a physiological phenomenon. Where there are gaps in our understanding of it, we seek to fill them in, both on a personal and a scientific level. I don't think a careful reading of the Mindbody Prescription, etc, would give you this impression.

Simple rule of thumb... is it about commiserating or getting better.

What Walt said. You probably do have a herniated disc, it's just that herniated discs don't cause the pain and numbness they are typically blamed for.

Oh crud, I think I got some of this.

I hadn't even considered that. I was never open about my pain but I guess for a lot of people it is a way of saying they are unhappy.

Visiting family. I live five states away and haven't seen any of these folks in a few years, and I was a teenager back then. Now that I'm an adult and I lift weights everyone wants to relate all of their chronic pain woes to me. All of the older adults have back pain ("disc") issues, so does my...

Interesting study on postoperative success rates of knee surgery: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-psycholog-pain-knee-replacement-idUSKBN0GL23L20140821 Anyone else think this study is basically looking at TMS, in a very roundabout way? I'll share my own experience. Long before...

Before my TMS was cured, I would often wake up with numbness/pain in my hands. I also woke up quite often due to untreated sleep apnea. Now that both are under control, I do wake up once or twice a night exactly as described in the article that Tom shared but as I'm pain free I'll just spend...

Thanks Walt, Eric. That's a great way to put it. It feels good knowing about TMS, like being immunized against an epidemic. And I appreciate all yall on here spreading the word.

I was thinking about this a while back. Namely w/ Dwight Howard. For those not aware, he is the best player at his position in the NBA. He played in Orlando for about a decade, then demanded a trade when he was becoming a free agent. This resulted in a very messy situation, he caught lots of...

Just a short update. A few weeks ago I had an absolutely terrible day. You know, just one of those days where everything is horrible from the get go. Was in a car accident, got into multiple arguments (unrelated), etc. The pain in my hands returned with a vengeance that afternoon. It was an...

Oh here's a good one: I wrapped tight "compression straps" around my hand and left them there for about 30 secs to a min to "increase blood flow" to the injured areas and heal them by cutting off circulation and then allowing it to resume. This is becoming more popular in the fitness industry...

I wonder if it does need to do something physical. In many people I believe it manifests as severe depression/anxiety/etc (of course those are not mutually exclusive with chronic pain). For me, my physical problems only appeared after my mental problems were treated. I got really good at...