resuming exercise sports or other physical activity

Hi guys, It's been some time since I've posted, so I wanted to revisit. In the summer of 2014 I did the Structured Educational Program. I've also seen a therapist this year for about 10 months now (clinical psychology). So I've been at this for awhile. The pain has been manageable but not...

Hi all, so pleased to be a part of this site of people with such openness about their pain. I have been suffering from chronic pain and tightness for about a decade. I'm 29. I've been diagnosed with a bevy of conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis, Lyme disease, schuermann's syndrome...

Yesterday I decided to step up my excersise regiment. From mindful yoga to running sprints and more weights. I want my brain to know that my body is strong. But let me ask I always struggle with this in my mind by me facing my pain not only physiologically but physically pushing threw pain is...

I was originally diagnosed with chronic fatigue 7 years ago when I experienced it for the first time. My GP referred me for endless tests and blood tests but they couldn’t get to the bottom of it and not knowing what to say, put it down to ‘depression’. I wasn’t depressed, I knew that...

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...

Hi, I'm Laura and I'm new to the forum. I know that I have TMS and have had some success relieving my chronic headaches. I also suffer from frozen shoulders, neck pain and occasional back pain. I am an avid water skier and haven't been able to get up on skis for two summers due to a...

6 years ago, I suffered my 5th and worst bout with TMS since the age of 18. Since then, I have managed to continue the life of a long distance runner. This Sunday, I finished in the top 12% at the 2014 TCS NYC Marathon (my 3rd marathon overall). I am now 42 years old and in the best physical...

I have been exercising fairly regularly for the past several months. My routine usually consists of some very light weight lifting followed by the exercise bike and then the pool. Occasionally I do the elliptical and/or rowing machine instead of the bike/pool. Sometimes exercise reduces...

I’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and the way it mainly manifests in me is pain, fatigue and a kind of malaise some time after activity, especially walking. I don’t mean walking on a treadmill or for the purpose of exercise; I mean just any ordinary walking around in the course of living...

Hi. I need some help with exercise. I have a history of compulsive exercise. In fact, all of my TMS symptoms originated with an athletic injury that I didn't properly rest because I couldn't stop exercising. I would say, though, for the past 6 to 8 years I have been exercising moderately...

I wasn't sure whether to post this under General Discussion or the SEP program, but decided this was best. I don't particularly care for the the answer by Dr. Schubiner to the question. I like him, I have his book, so it's not personal. The answer seems to really beat around the bush and not...

Personally I find this aspect of recovery quite challenging.As someone who was very fit and active prior to TMS I quite simply try to hard to get back to where I was.Push too much every day, instead of taking a more gradual course to getting back to where I was. Dr Sarno mentions that a key to...

Originally posted: January 15, 2015 Okay, clearly a person in pain can't do the above. Or can they? Each person assesses the risk of an activity or movement in relation to potential injury. For example, a normal person doesn't lift up a car. First of all they can't, secondly they can get...