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| ekman |
Posted - 08/14/2006 : 05:35:02
I am very confused. Are these the same things? I guess I am confused as to whether or not I need treatment.
Mine started as neck tension from stress (2 1/2 months with inlaws living with us, just like one of the other users!) Went away - was pain free for two weeks.
Played golf and got the pain in my neck/shoulders for about one month
Took yoga and the pain went down my back.
And now the pain is in my buttock (all the up my back)
This seems to follow the classic growth of myofascial pain and I've been thinking that I need physical therapy and massage to correct it.
How can I tell if this is something that needs therapy or TMS?
Thanks!!!!!! |
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| armchairlinguist |
Posted - 08/14/2006 : 15:42:35
I read somewhere (perhaps in Sarno) that MPS is a diagnosis frequently given to men whereas fibromyalgia is a diagnosis frequently given to women. Often they have similar symptoms and severity.
Myofascial pain that moves, for which there's no physical explanation (therapists will cite things like trigger points, tight muscles, bad posture, 'overuse', etc), seems to me to be the most classic form of TMS.
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| shari |
Posted - 08/14/2006 : 10:47:15
By the way, a spine doctor also called my back pain "myofascial" but offered no explanation or treatment. Maryalma8 is right: myofascial pain and TMS are the same. |
| shari |
Posted - 08/14/2006 : 09:54:54
My pain also shifted from upper back to lower back and now to my butt and leg. It makes absolutely no sense, only confirms what Dr. Sarno says: the unconscious mind is irrational and will try hard to distract you. |
| marytabby |
Posted - 08/14/2006 : 07:36:13
Sounds like TMS to me. Consider myofascial pain the same as TMS. It's all the same, only a different name assigned to it. |
