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| seanf |
Posted - 10/25/2004 : 11:27:17
I was just wondering what others out there have done to combat TMS-related knee pain, apart from standard journaling. I've found de-conditioning (i.e. working through pain, proving to myself it's harmless) to be very effective with my hand/wrist/"RSI" issues. But I suppose I'm still gripped by fear when it comes to my knees, so I've avoided activities like running and squatting, because I still associate them with the pain.
What are people's experiences with TMS knee pain? Did you have to fight through the pain to return to normal activity, or did you focus strictly on the journaling/psychological approach? |
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| Zshapiro32 |
Posted - 10/25/2004 : 20:01:42
Good advice!
The key is getting past that initial pain. Paraphrasing Sopher: "no one wants to work..." Rest is the easy way out. You have to fight through the pain.
I am impressed with your determination. Nice work Fox!
I worked out with weights today for the first time in a while and I owe my newfound desire to you. Your story inspired me. I am ready and willing to accept whatever pain comes my way. My TMS will learn a lesson in futility, because I will beat whatever pain it sends my way.
Good luck!
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Originally posted by Fox
I had what I considered to be TMS right knee pain a while back. I pushed myself to start doing 40 knee bends (at first shallow knee bends then eventually graduating to deep knee bends) every morning despite the moderate pain elicited and continued my walking 45 minutes every morning despite the pain. I told myself that there was no physical cause and that it was just too similar to the achilles heel "tendonitis" that I was experiencing at the same time in the same leg (I pushed myself to do many calf raises each morning to confront the Achilles pain -- although I did try to avoid walking up the steepest slopes for a while because this brought extremely intense pain). Of course, I also tried to think psychological when the pain was at its worst. Both the achilles problem and the knee problem were gone in about 3 weeks.
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| Fox |
Posted - 10/25/2004 : 11:55:53
I had what I considered to be TMS right knee pain a while back. I pushed myself to start doing 40 knee bends (at first shallow knee bends then eventually graduating to deep knee bends) every morning despite the moderate pain elicited and continued my walking 45 minutes every morning despite the pain. I told myself that there was no physical cause and that it was just too similar to the achilles heel "tendonitis" that I was experiencing at the same time in the same leg (I pushed myself to do many calf raises each morning to confront the Achilles pain -- although I did try to avoid walking up the steepest slopes for a while because this brought extremely intense pain). Of course, I also tried to think psychological when the pain was at its worst. Both the achilles problem and the knee problem were gone in about 3 weeks. |
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