Recent content by Needel94

Hi all -- just wanted to provide an update here. I ran the half marathon this past Sunday, and it was absolutely glorious. I had a few pangs of knee pain, but just smiled through it, assured my mind I was safe, and kept going. I felt like I was floating.

Because I signed up for the race and I’d like to run it.

I don’t think I’d have an issue taking an extended break from running, but the issue is that I have a half marathon in 10 days!

If the pain is only really activated with physical activity, that points to it being TMS, right? My PT’s theory is that I re-aggravated it with running (I tried explaining mind-body pain to her and it didn’t take).

Went for a three mile-run yesterday, and a four-mile run today. Feeling a good amount of pain. Trying not to get lost in it, and break the fair-pain loop, but it’s hard.

I've now fully accepted this is TMS -- the pain has varied in intensity, moved around a lot, and comes and goes at different times. Would you all recommend I stop seeing my PT? She wants to be very cautious in returning to running (is asking me to run/walk) but I feel ready to get back at it...

You're 100% correct. That's something I've been working on. Thank you for saying that. I have been feeling a lot better. At this point, I'm really only feeling pain when I walk up stairs, and funnily enough, it's in the back of my knee, which I believe is my hamstring (rather than my IT Band...

Great point. I took all of y'alls advice and spent the dayreflecting on the role running plays in my life, as well as everything else going on in my life (at a spa/bath house, which helped with relaxation!). I also listed to a couple of Alan Gordon's podcasts and went on an hourlong walk. It...

Thanks so much for this thorough response, Adam. I definitely hear you on my putting too much pressure on this. But I’m a little confused by the end of your message. I had been running a lot lately, which does lend credibility to the theory of this being an overuse injury. If that’s the case...

Currently dealing with IT band syndrome. Think it might be a TMS flareup but not 100% certain. I recently successfully treated TMS pain in neck and back. The IT pain came on during a long run about a week ago. Do people generally consider IT Band pain to be TMS?

One thing that’s given me pause: the pain came on while I was running, and as it happened, I said to myself, ‘This is probably TMS. It will pass.’ I tried to think psychologically, but the pain didn’t stop. Is that not an argument against it being TMS? Had an up-and-down day today. Some moments...

Thank you for this, @Ellen and @HealingMe. I'm like 90% sure this is TMS -- the timeline just makes too much sense. One thing that has me hung up: I've seen conflicting reports from runners over the years on if IT Band Syndrome is typically TMS. Some people say yes, some say no. But, @Ellen...

Hi all, I’ve been part of this community for well over a year now. About a year ago, I cured my chronic TMS pain in my neck and back, and about three months ago, I had a flareup in my feet, which I also cured. In 25 days, I’m scheduled to run a half marathon, my first in four years. Ever since...

Hi there — can anyone speak to Morton’s neuroma, and if it is TMS? I successfully worked through a TMS flare up in December, with pain in my feet that I attributed to plantar fasciitis. The pain went away when, as the pain came on, I said to myself “what would I be thinking about now if I...