back pain

(Finally feeling good enough for long enough to feel confident posting my success story!) Brief Summary: A back injury from weightlifting escalated into debilitating sciatica over a period of several months. At the peak of symptom intensity, I could not sit or stand comfortably for more than a...

Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on November 28, 2012 The scandal of cortisone injection material tainted with fungi has created a large burden of illness and death among a small proportion of individuals who received epidural injections for back pain. Calls for better regulation and...

Hello community, My name is Kevin, I recently completed the SEP and am now 100% better, and I believe cured. I thought I'd post my story here. Like many of us, for the longest time I've suffered from some form of TMS, but I only learned it was TMS about 3 months ago. Reflecting back on as far...

Since the 1970’s MRI research has shown that spinal degeneration is just as common in people without pain. This case study demonstrates the truth in this. A Case Study of Treatment by SIRPA Recovery Programme ByGeorginaOldfield MCSP Chartered Physiotherapist and Founder of SIRPA David D...

The Back pain article that Kim Ruby wrote is available in day 2 of the SEP program. I have provided a link to it here. It is a great explanation of TMS and how Dr. Sarno began the identification of TMS. It is solid information that is very helpful with regard to understanding how TMS works...

Sorry for external links. Keep the positivity going. I think many of you would have come through this inspirational story. This is for others who haven't read this. Story #1 - How I Overcame Back Pain Through Self-Reflection Following years of mis-diagnosis I finally found the correct...

I have been a very active and athletic person my whole life. I was a professional jockey for 9 years and rode at many well known racetracks. After that career I took up marathon running then ultra running. I've finished 4 Boston Marathons, three 50 mile endurance races and one 100 miler. I've...

I’m putting a short version for those who just want the basics of my story, and then the full version for those that want to read the details that led to my recovery. The success stories on the TMS Wiki were instrumental in my healing. I would read a different one each day and they helped me...

i have been told that my back pain is due to different length legs. someone reminded me about this the other day. this is starting to give me some doubt about Tms. therefore i would be grateful for some reassurance and would love to hear if there is anyone else who has been told that back pain...

Hello folks. New member here and have been dealing with lower back pain on and off for over 20 years. I do believe it's TMS because I can go months with no issues and then it flairs up. I've recently started reading Dr. Sarno's book, Healing Back Pain. This last one was over getting a new car...

I started reading 'Healing Back Pain' on Sunday and it's been very enlightening, but I gather it's going to be a long road. I've been having a number of chronic symptoms over the last 20-24 months. Upset stomach, nausea, permanent neck pains, lower back pains, shoulder pains, and recently...

Hello All, I'm so pleased to share my healing story with you. I was so excited about my recovery that I wrote a book about it. After two decades of debilitating chronic low-back pain, which ranged from being simply an annoying pain to incidents of paralyzing back spasms, which left me completely...

My back started severe spasm on Saturday. This happened almost 2 years ago (not as severe then). At that time I read Dr. Sarnos book after seeing my PCP who indicated it was just spasms nothing physically wrong. Hadn't had any recurrence til Saturday. Read his book again, and have been...

Hi, Thank you for your time. Having suffered from severe lower back pain for past 3 years, which I know is TMS, I cannot overcome conditioning. I cannot stand up from seated position without a struggle and without the full support of my arms - I know this is conditioning...my subconscious and...

This is a question about IBS and TMS. As background, I've suffered from TMS back pain and anxiety which was helped with self-help techniques and therapy. I don't like to say cured because I still have episodes but I know it's TMS so they usually go away pretty quickly. In the last few years...

I went to the doctor about a year ago to talk about my sore shoulders, back and hip. The doctor told me I may have FM. I believe FM is just what you are diagnosed with when the doctors don't know what else to diagnose you with. I was told once by a wise old (older) person that "if you look for...

Hi everyone, I am on day one of the SEP per Bruce's suggestion. I generally repel away from anything structured, but here I am anyway, willing to learn and ready to go. I have had a sore back for 2 years. I have also had a sore throat for 7 years, and yes, it generally gets worse when I am...

I asked Alan Gordon, LCSW the following question:

A couple of weeks ago I had a medication review with my doc. I told her I had been on the infamous Gabapentin for 6 years now, and while it does take the edge off my pain a little, it doesn't really do a great job of controlling my pain. She was very honest about my condition (chronic...

When going through the recovery process, is there any way to target (prioritize) a specific symptom? For example, if you have headaches, back pain and IBS, is there any method to specifically target one symptom over the others?