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| flyingann |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 05:32:28
..Hi everyone... I'm a newbie and have just found this wonderful forum.I have just finished reading Dr.Sarno's book on Friday and am really amazed to find that I feel as if it's been written for me personally.( As i'm sure most of you good folk do too)
I'm feeling better already.On Saturday I managed to do some gardening for the first time without my back complaining at me the whole time.
My pain story goes back to January this year when at a party I did something to my back whilst dancing.I thought the pain ( quite mild but very annoying) would go away in a few days.However as days turned to weeks turned to months it worried me more and more that this would be a chronic thing I would never get rid off.
I had been forced to stop my horseriding which is my real passion so felt very down because of this.
By April I felt I had to do something.I hadn't consulted my family doctor as the standard practice in the UK is for them to just tell you to take Ibuprofen, keep moving and at best arrange a physio appointment in 3 months time if you're still bothered by pain.
Anyway I heard about a doctor who practised acupuncture so tried that.I was diagnosed as having a sacroiliac strain which at the time helped me understand perhaps the delay in healing.( i.e that ligaments take a long time to heal)
I did feel that the acupuncture did help at times especially the ache in one of my buttocks however no cure seemed likely.
At my last appointment the good doctor having tried her best advised me to go away and have a hard think about whether i wanted to continue ( She said she didn't want to keep taking my money for little benefit) With hindsight I do now wonder though whether she was thinking there was a psychological element to my pain.
I had my hard think and did think perhaps i needed to explore my psyche.
Anyway i went on Amazon looking for a book that could shed some light on the subject and happened to come across Dr Sarno's book.
I cannot believe how fortunate that was.
I now realise that although I love my horseriding so much and had been progressing really well with a particular horse that I had actually become scared of our progress.The instructor who was really keen had inadvertantly been pushing us so much that I was no longer having fun.I was actually trying too hard and feeling under pressure to try more higher, risky jumps etc.Behind all this I now only realise I had become fearful for my personal safety.( i.e having a bad acident)
It was as if my mind was trying to protect me by causing the back pain to persist so that i had a valid reason to avoid riding.The answer was so simple but it took reading the book to make me see it.
Anyway,I've written far too much but I am so pleased to have the answer.My back feels even even better today and I just know it's going to be fine really soon.
I will get back to my beloved horses and riding but it will now be on my terms and taking our progress at a steady pace just having fun.That's what life's about after all isn't it.
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| basil |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 03:33:56
Glad you have go to grips with the concept so quick flyingann. I can't remember how many times they told me to take Ibuprofen. I eventually changed GP and to my suprise she put it down to stress and worrying not more inflammation.
Hope you continue to improve, good luck. |
| HilaryN |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 12:31:24
Hi Ann,
It's great to hear your story and the insight you had.
All the best with it,
Hilary N |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 06:40:55
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Originally posted by flyingann
My pain story goes back to January this year when at a party I did something to my back whilst dancing.
Welcome to the forum
Dr. Sarno writes on page 12 of "Healing Back Pain":
"I have never seen a patient with pain in the neck, shoulders, back or buttocks who didn’t believe that the pain was due to an injury, a “hurt” brought on by some physical activity. “I hurt myself while running (playing basketball, tennis, bowling).” “The pain started after I lifted my little girl or “when I tried to open a stuck window.” “Ten years ago I was involved in a hit-from-behind auto accident and I have had recurrent back pain ever since.”
The idea that pain means injury or damage is deeply ingrained in the American consciousness. Of course, if the pain starts while one is engaged in a physical activity it’s difficult not to attribute the pain to the activity. (As we shall see later, that is often deceiving.) But this pervasive concept of the vulnerability of the back, of ease of injury, is nothing less than a medical catastrophe for the American public, which now has an army of semidisabled men and women whose lives are significantly restricted by the fear of doing further damage or bringing on the dreaded pain again. One often hears, “I’m afraid of hurting myself again so I’m going to be very careful of what I do.”
In good faith, this idea has been fostered by the medical profession and other healers for years. It has been assumed that neck, shoulder, back and buttock pain is due to injury or disease of the spine and associated structures or incompetence of muscles and ligaments surrounding these structures—without scientific validation of these diagnostic concepts."
The first thing that you MUST do is de-link the dance movments you made at the party with your pain as that has nothing to do with it. What was going on at the party and how it made you unconsciously feel, on the otherhand, is very important , as well as what was taking place in your life generally. This will give you a clue as to the origin of your pains.
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Sarno-ize it!
Read chapter 4 of Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind." It's all you need to know in order to recover. |
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