Recent content by Tom Bultman

I'm about 3 weeks into the program and feel I'm heading in the right direction. It is apparent to me that I spend a lot of time thinking about my back pain. I am often preoccupied with it. It's hard not to be when it hurts, which most of the time. I realize this feeds the pain cycle. My...

Thanks for responding. I've looked at several of your threads because of your active lifestyle. I guess what I meant by not fitting the profile is that I don't feel imprisoned by the pain, but rather angry. I don't avoid activity, but I don't always work out as hard as I would if I had no...

I've been going through the educational program and now on day 19 which talks about being a prisoner of the pain cycle and specifically about the feat of walking. I have had chronic low to moderate low back pain for 9 months. I am an avid cyclist and it does not stop me from riding, but it...

Is there anyone out there with TMS who is a competitive cyclist or some other athlete? I am an avid cyclist and have been for 30 years. I commute, ride group rides and race. I love it. I've had minor back pain for the past 16 years, but in the last 9 months it has gotten worse. I'm not...

As I have worked through the educational program I have come to realize that I think I expect pain when I do various sorts of things. I still do many of them because I want to and because the pain is low to mid level and chronic. I've conditioned myself to expect pain. How do I undo that process?

Well I finished 1 week of the Ed. Program. This past Tuesday I travelled to Chicago to get a diagnosis from a TMS physician. I wanted to be sure my self diagnosis was on track and I wanted to be able to firmly dismiss worries I had about my spine. Well that went smoothly. Yet, Wed-Sat were...

Happy to say I came across this Wiki. Lot's of great information. I started having lower back pain 16 years ago. After a bunch of medical treatments I was beginning to get depressed. Then my daughter (a young girl at the time) mentioned that she saw the 20/20 piece and relayed that to me. I...