certain exercises and tms

[stevow7]

So I'm slowly adding exercises (especially those that doctors told me NOT to do) and I'm doing fine. I always feared of doing squat, deadlift, leg press and overhead press again. and i did overhead press, squats with no tms pain! progress! but today i went to leg press and tms symptoms kicked in.

is this caused by fear? I mean, could leg press actually hurt more than overhead press or squat?
is it a fear response? (herniated disc)

 

[FredAmir]

The rule I follow is that if it's the same level of exertion or little more and you did it before without any symptoms, then it is most likely TMS.

 

[MindBodyPT]

Leg press is very safe, don't worry! I do leg press with lots of clients who have way more severe injuries than a herniated disc, its likely a fear/TMS conditioned response.

 

[fbcoach]

So I'm slowly adding exercises (especially those that doctors told me NOT to do) and I'm doing fine. I always feared of doing squat, deadlift, leg press and overhead press again. and i did overhead press, squats with no tms pain! progress! but today i went to leg press and tms symptoms kicked in.

is this caused by fear? I mean, could leg press actually hurt more than overhead press or squat?
is it a fear response? (herniated disc)

I would say it was TMS. Squats and OHP places much more emphasis on your Nervous System than leg presses ever could. About 1 1/2years ago, I was getting a bad conditioned response from Trapbar Deadlifts. I woud hurt and be exhausted for a week afterwards.I started adding an extra high rep TBDL day each week. Not only did my pain go away, but more importantly, the fear went away. As a bonus, my strength went up very quickly. I went from 325lbs for 10 reps to 415lbs for 10 reps at 58yrs old with a rod in my thoracic spine and catheter threaded thru my spinal canal. Confidence is KEY in overcoming TMS. Good luck and put your faith in the program. It works !