back pain

I've been doing well but now my lower back is killing me and I'm having spasms. I have "talked to my brain" etc. but it hasn't helped. What do I do now?

“Send yourself messages of safety.” “Be indifferent to the pain.” “Stop trying to heal.” “Lean in.” I’m sure you’ve heard all these phrases and if you are anything like I was when I started this journey, they just confused me and frustrated me more. What the h does “lean in” even mean? And...

Yesterday afternoon my back pain came back after some physical activity. I went and completed the Day 13 activity and read the assigned article and noticed that my pain was reducing. After an hour or so it was gone! No heating pad, no ibuprofen. Amazing. I am really motivated to stick with...

Hello all. I hope all is well. Today, I want to share my “success story” per the title of his post. Ironically, I’ve been healed now for about the same length of time that I was chronically ill. I resisted publishing my testimony sooner, even though I was a semi-active member on this forum for...

What does a TMS coach do when she faces her own relapse of pain? Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on my viewpoint, I get to experience this first hand. After years of chronic pain-free living, I had a “back event” this week. As is my usual, I decided to write about it and share my...

The holidays can be fraught with pain for our poor bodies. The expectations and disappointments, the pressure to be a certain way or have things go a certain way, and the general vision we have of the holiday and others we call family can really activate our people pleasing, self critical...

Okay, I hear that I need to “feel my repressed feelings” but what does that even mean? I thought I was already doing that. How do I do what I need to do to get out of pain? All great questions and ones that I had at the beginning of this work. It seems that we TMSers go through stages of...

If repressed emotions are the crux of my pain, then how do I un-repress them? It’s the classic Catch 22 really. Repressed means that you don’t KNOW you’ve repressed them and yet, you’re expected to go “examine” them, “sit with” them, “lean in” and all the other phrases that get thrown about in...

I was recently reminded of the “Spoon Theory.” For those of you that don't know what that is, the spoon theory is a metaphor used to explain living with chronic pain or illness. I’ve seen it used to explain living with depression, anxiety or autism as well, but for this discussion, I’m going to...

Hi everyone, Four years ago, our community participated in a fundraiser to raise money for a groundbreaking study. It was important enough that, for the first time, I sent an email blast out to everyone who had ever registered for our forum. Anyway.... if you were around then, you might...

Hi everybody! Daniel Lyman here. I'm a licensed pain therapist and have been active on the wiki for many years now. I recently opened a group therapy/coaching practice dedicated to helping people overcome TMS/Chronic symptoms. Our group practice is called the Mind Body Therapy Center. Check out...

I've been pain-free from my lower back for almost 5 years now and always promised myself that I'd give back to the community that helped heal me, so here it is. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Hopefully, someone else who is suffering can see themselves in my journey...

I am really excited to share with you my new Rapid Recovery video collection. This series of short videos will act as your virtual coach to help you design, implement, and supercharge your own effective Rapid Recovery Plan. In these videos I cover pain facts most doctors do not tell their...

Hi I'm new to this forum. Just looking a little advice about TMS symtoms cuz I'm 95 percent sure I have it. My symptoms are mostly higher up my lumbar spine but my main symptom is extreme tightness only when sitting then dissappears as soon as I stand up. Then when I stand in one position after...

After learning about TMS about 6 weeks ago I feel like I have my life back! I can eat and not worry about pain. I can go out and do things I love to do. I’m working out and lifting heavy again. For some reason everyday around 6pm my lower back pain starts up as well as lower abdominal pain! I...

Hello everyone! I have been able to successfully heal from chronic pelvic pain, back pain, and plantar fasciitis, as well as many other common TMS symptoms. I have become inspired to share my story, and also help to educate people about TMS, and other topics that I feel are intimately...

Hi, i want to update my status first, some times my hands hurts ony when i`m tiping just like right now, but you know thats how TMS works, any way my tumbs are fin, they dont click or hurt any more. I`m back to exercies, my legs doesnt hurt anymore when i`m swiming in any stile so good. BUT i...

Hello everyone! I love this forum, I hope someone will point me in the right direction. ( Sorry if I dont explain myself clearly, English is my second language) About 8 years ago I started having back pain, about a year after having my baby, had post partum depression, PTS child birth was a...

Hey everyone! My name is Joey. I am 28 years young. For as long as I can remember (I can remember lol) (11 years) I’ve had pain in my neck. Specifically the left anterior side. (Scalene, SCM muscle). It started then, around the age of 17-18, as I graduated high school and began my college...