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| Piano5 |
Posted - 03/02/2011 : 09:02:39
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/health/01brody.html?src=me&ref=general
This article misses the mark and makes no mention of mind-body as a causal or remedial agent. However, TMS shines throughout the article.
"Rather, working the joint in a way that doesn’t aggravate the injury but strengthens supporting tissues and stimulates blood flow to the painful area may promote healing faster than 'a tincture of time.'"
"The underlying pathology of tendinopathies is still a mystery. Even when patients recover, their tendons may continue to look awful, say therapists who do imaging studies. Without a better understanding of the actual causes of tendon pain, it’s hard to develop rational treatments, and even the best specialists may be reduced to trial and error. "
I wish there was a comment section, where I/we could share our success with people are as frustrated as I was before I read Sarno's books and opened my eyes to the thought that my brain actually had influence over my body. |
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| Forfeet |
Posted - 04/07/2011 : 01:36:34
A new series of articles in the Los Angels Times validates the difficulty of tracing pain to specific back pathology or diagnostic indicators. The only thing missing is info. about TMS, current info. on psychosomatic ailments/adherents, or crediting Sarno with making that assessment about back pain 30 years ago.
Still well worth a look.
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-back-pain-20110404,0,4021531.story |
| aokay |
Posted - 03/07/2011 : 08:35:18
I agree that the TIME Magazine article missed the mark by failing to recognize the success of Dr. Sarno in treating pain disorder. I read the article pretty closely, specifically looking for references to Sarno or TMS and saw nothing. They seemed to tiptoe around the edges, but a failure to credit Sarno personally is just poor reporting. Seems they were pandering to the medical community, touting medical cures for pain, and mentioning only in passing the mind-body connection. Quite disappointing for a magazine with worldwide reach which, as a subscriber, I usually respect. I regret I did not write a letter to the Editor and I still might. |
| Gibbon |
Posted - 03/05/2011 : 05:12:49
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Originally posted by Forfeet
That is a great article and of course, has similar findings to what Sarno and other TMS advocates have found.
On a more cynical note, I noticed that the current issue of TIME magazine has a cover story on pain and while I only skimmed it, did not see any reference to TMS in it or psychosomatic treatment. Now I may have missed it and I will read it closely soon. But if my initial reading was right, there is still a ways to go before TMS gets discussed in an article like that. What it did indicate though, is how difficult pain is to treat-and of course that is really what started Sarno's pursuit of TMS as a cure since nothing else was working. Maybe these 2 articles signal the start of something, after all.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2057269,00.html
It was an interesting article - this part in particular:
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In Mackey's study, healthy subjects in an fMRI machine were given live access to an image of their brain's activity in a region known as the anterior cingulate cortex — a key regulator of pain signals. Using a heat probe on the arm to cause pain, Mackey and his team asked the volunteers to dial down their level of discomfort when the temperature reached unbearable levels and to dial up their pain sensations when the probe wasn't generating enough heat. They did this not by actually changing the temperature of the probe — that was under the control of the researchers. Rather, they actively refocused their brains either away from or to painful thoughts, depending on the effect they were trying to achieve. To decrease their painful feelings, for example, the subjects were told to distract themselves with thoughts of more-pleasant experiences or events.
Surprisingly, it worked. After the training, the subjects improved their ability to control pain intensity by 23%. And in the ultimate test, when Mackey next trained patients with chronic pain, they reported a 64% reduction in their sensation of pain.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2057269,00.html#ixzz1Fj6ZqG1P
Showing both the subjectivity of pain and the use of bio-feedback in regulating that pain....
Check out the TMS website: www.rsi-backpain.co.uk |
| Forfeet |
Posted - 03/05/2011 : 02:17:19
That is a great article and of course, has similar findings to what Sarno and other TMS advocates have found.
On a more cynical note, I noticed that the current issue of TIME magazine has a cover story on pain and while I only skimmed it, did not see any reference to TMS in it or psychosomatic treatment. Now I may have missed it and I will read it closely soon. But if my initial reading was right, there is still a ways to go before TMS gets discussed in an article like that. What it did indicate though, is how difficult pain is to treat-and of course that is really what started Sarno's pursuit of TMS as a cure since nothing else was working. Maybe these 2 articles signal the start of something, after all.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2057269,00.html |
| art |
Posted - 03/02/2011 : 09:08:31
I was just about to post this article myself.
What a surprise, that people's pain goes away when they not only go back to the activity they connect with their supposed injury, but go at it even more aggressively than before! |
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