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The clinic has a 5 star rating with 20 reviews. They have 5 massage therapists so I will have to find the right fit. :-) I am feeling a bit optimistic again even tho I am still annoyed and disappointed in my current clinic. So Thanks everyone.

Just made my first massage appt. and will probably buy their 10 pack - out of pocket, but I can't stand it anymore. Now to contact the community center. My insurance will give me a small rebate if I go 12X a month. Cool to see different experiences. :-)

Just hit youtube to see why this is so, the PT guy made sense saying in certain circumstances, you can put too much pressure on your back and make it worse. He said in the comments that it's better to lay on your stomach. I would also add a slight arch back.

You know? Stretching never helped my piriformis. It always seems to tighten right back up and painfully so. Lol, my PT says 'motion is lotion too.

Thanks Lainey, I read Sarno's and Steve O's books last year about this time after learning about TMS last July and did the SEP. I think I was being a bit of an over achiever with the rate I was diving into the new knowledge. Alan Gordon's 21 Day plan was also goot for getting a better mindset...

Lol, some years back I took a Yoga class from this center with a lady from my MS group. It was the silver sneakers class for older ladies, but it was good for stretching. I walked fine back then. I bet they do have a number of classes available. Here in MN, we are the Land of Lakes so I grew up...

Thank you Plum, <3

Thanks for your responses. I am seeing in your answers that YOU controlled your recovery. You made your own choices. I am not feeling in control and it is making me angry. They are moving quickly to reduce the norco because it seems to me they believe my biggest problem is being on the med. That...

Thanks for your replies. Good to know what others experience. Here is what I believe: My body is not damaged, but my brain is trying to protect me by squeezing muscles tight, cutting circulation, causing pain and pinching the sciatic nerve. This makes my leg lose strength sometimes and when...

I've read Gabor Mate's book and watched a bunch of his videos. He's got a lot of experience and agree he is a great source of information. I do believe my (primitive) brain is squeezing my muscles tight and pinching my sciatic nerve. I believe my body is fine and the pain is fake. (Real pain...

Thanks Jan, I see so many good outcomes, sometimes after months or years, but still, 90% relief give or take would be great! Well, I do have MS, but mildly. I was in a clinical trial for about 10 years that just ended but had very little progression or activity in all those years. Back pain...

So is this a stumper?

I have sciatica/piriformis syndrome on the right. When I stand, it feels like a lot of my strength drains away. Several times a day my right leg buckles under me for a second or less. I feel like the TMS has made the muscles very tight and cuts off a lot of circulation but I have yet to find...

I started treatment at a pain clinic that is supposed to treat pain as a mind-body issue rather than a damaged body issue. I was actually sort of excited to start after 3 years of failed spine clinics. Since last March after 2 falls, I now walk with a rollator, before that, a walking stick. I...