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| blossom |
Posted - 01/26/2015 : 13:06:15
Hi,
I've been lurking on these forums for the past year. I've had a lot of health problems for the past 6 years -I am 27 now. I am an extremely sensitive person (I've just seen the huge INFP Myer-Briggs link which I happen to be too). My sensitivity to the outside environment has just worsened over the years and I do not go out much at all now. The sensitivity is to noise - hyperacusis. Since Christmas this has worsened considerably. I found Christmas way too stimulating, more than I could manage.
My health conditions include possible transverse myelitis. My body went numb, well not total numbness more like decreased sensation from my waist down and nerve pain, pins and needles, stiffness etc. The strange thing is all MRI scans and nerve conduction tests have come back normal. This symptom also waxes and wanes but never leaves completely. I remember when it first happened within a week the symptombs almost completely subsided, but then over the next month it came back gradually.
I was also diagnosed with Lyme disease a few years ago but I paid for a private test, none NHS. I'm not sure about this diagnosis any more. I had 9 months of anti biotics and no improvement.
Following a car accident last year I also got diagnosed with fibromyalgia and have a lot of all over body pain and stiffness. My hyperacusis and tinnitus have been with me for a while too.
I want to treat this as TMS. What are people's thoughts? I feel like I need some encouragement :/ I on paper seem like I should be in tip top health! I do believe that most if not all health conditions are caused by trapped emotions or traumas but it's where I go from here. I've had a stressful childhood, my mum has bipolar and personality disorder, she had a breakdown when I was younger and was very delusional and then my parents got divorced. She bullies me out of all my siblings, and I guess could be described as a narcissistic mother. She made me homeless last year and I spent 4 months in a homeless shelter. I've also been in an emotionally abusive relationship (now ended), I used to have a job that drained me both physically and emotionally. I believe I burned myself out as I feel everything so strongly and have a really quick fight or flight response. I really fit into the adrenal fatigue category, I can't cope with stress at all and often have mini breakdowns. I try to stay away from a victim mentality but find this very difficult.
I would describe myself as a really creative, empathetic person and would love to change my life so I'm not this hermit who lives alone and doesn't see any one. I accept I'll always be introverted but I at one time used to 'live'. Now everything scares me and so many things have gone wrong with my body. I currently have a homoeopath who works on emotional pathologies, and also just started having reiki and acupuncture regularly. I am journalling as much as I can and have both the healing back pain and the divided mind audio books. So sorry for long post!
Be yourself, everyone else is taken |
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| Rile84 |
Posted - 03/06/2015 : 01:24:51
quote:
Originally posted by alix
Tennis Tom, you should go to that conference. I am told that British Airways first class is quite nice.
You would also meet all those celebrities that you worship and adulate (The selfless TMS practitioners).
I've known of that too. |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 03/01/2015 : 09:19:02
Hi Katie, good move joining HP, it's a great facility, see ya' in the hot-tub.
Cheers,
tt |
| Wavy Soul |
Posted - 02/28/2015 : 14:20:29
Hi everyone, Hi Tom,
That's interesting, about that "Pain Conference" in UK. I'd go if I had any reason to go any more (the entire family being gawn, I'm not really drawn there any more).
There are a few good people, like Dave Clarke and Howard S, but I can't help thinking there are also several people who make their living on believing in physical source of pain and then fixing it. Anyone who uses the word "pain" in their description of what they do is a bit suspect. But of course, there will be divergent views and that's ok. I guess the people who have actually suffered enough will hear what they need to hear...
Hope you're well. I belong to Harbor Point now, but not for tennis, just swimming!
Katie
Love is the answer, whatever the question |
| caynisa |
Posted - 02/18/2015 : 12:56:16
Hey Blossom, I've sent you a pm, let me know when you've received it, else pm me. cheers |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 02/07/2015 : 16:38:23
quote:
Originally posted by alix
Sadly not. You pay for my welfare and food stamps, do you remember?
Sorry, no recollection of that at all, with my astronomical post count I can't remember all the people I've helped here, and I get you and Alexis mixed up. Hopefully you're gainfully employed by now, I do understand this is the wurst economy since the great depression, I took a big hit yesterday shorting Linkedln. Maybe the commander & chief can get a good war going, that always fires up the assembly lines, looks like the Cold War is heating-up again in the Ukraine, guess the Pax Americana will be coming to an end soon.
But no worries, you'll more then make-up for my helping you out when I get my hip-replacement through Medicare and Obamacare gives me my retirement townhouse at Lawrence Welk Villas. |
| alix |
Posted - 02/07/2015 : 15:42:38
Sadly not. You pay for my welfare and food stamps, do you remember? |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 02/07/2015 : 11:10:25
quote:
Originally posted by alix
Tennis Tom, you should go to that conference. I am told that British Airways first class is quite nice.
You would also meet all those celebrities that you worship and adulate (The selfless TMS practitioners).
I'm assuming you're offering to pay my way, that's very generous of you. |
| alix |
Posted - 02/07/2015 : 10:04:40
Tennis Tom, you should go to that conference. I am told that British Airways first class is quite nice.
You would also meet all those celebrities that you worship and adulate (The selfless TMS practitioners).
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| tennis tom |
Posted - 02/06/2015 : 11:29:35
Is it a coincidence that Alexis and Alix always appear almost simultaneously? Maybe a case/s of multiple personalities? That's cool, it's the internets and this site could use some action to help it's SEO.
Oh, and don't forget about JimmyJimmy and his historic, though as yet undocumented case of vit D difficiency--oh yes, not everything is TMS. I pop a ONE-A-Day gummy for seniors to ward off the jimmy-jimmies. Torani Amer Picon is good too, it's full of herbs and is a great digestif. |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 02/06/2015 : 07:45:39
quote:
Originally posted by alix
Tennis Tom. Still peddling those so called TMS practitioners on people. One of them is a physiotherapist. What a joke.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to plug the SIRPA conference again alix, having a rough night are we? Well I guess it's a case of not letting a good deed go unpunished, what's your great contribution to this site??? Would you call out the physiotherapist by name please.
There's going to be a PAIN CONFERENCE in London in April with noted TMS practitioners:
http://www.curepain2015.com/
SIRPA Conference
Join us at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, on the 26th of April 2015, to hear leading medical experts from around the world push boundaries and challenge long held beliefs about the cause and treatment methods of chronic and persistent pain.
This inaugural SIRPA Conference, titled: ‘Chronic Pain: to suppress, manage or cure?’ is the culmination of five years dedicated work, here in the UK, by SIRPA founder Georgie Oldfield .
This event brings together for the first time in Europe, five pioneering US specialists and UK-based experts including a Consultant Psychiatrist from The Priory Hospital, to share with you the leading edge of our understanding.
If you have an interest in the concept of stress induced illness and the mysteries of medically unexplained symptoms, this conference will provide you with a rare opportunity to learn first-hand from the brightest minds in the field.
Speakers
Georgie Oldfield MCSP
Founder of SIRPA
Georgie Oldfield MCSP is a leading physiotherapist, author, speaker and chronic pain specialist, who promotes a pioneering approach to resolving chronic pain through her work with SIRPA and her clinics in London and Yorkshire.
Georgie is the founder of SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association), an organisation dedicated to promoting the concept that chronic pain is often due to learned nerve pathways, rather than any physical ‘abnormality’ found, hence full recovery is possible.
Howard Schubiner MD
Director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Providence Hospital
Howard Schubiner is board certified in paediatrics and internal medicine, and is the director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI.
David A. Hanscom MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
David Hanscom is an Orthopaedic spine surgeon. His focus is on the surgical treatment of complex spinal deformities. David has also developed his own 5 step recovery programme which enables many patients to avoid surgery.
Adam Al-Kashi PhD
Head of Research for SIRPA and BackCare
Adam Al-Kashi is a thought leader in global healthcare development and is Head of Research for SIRPA and Backcare, the UK’s national back and neck pain charity.
Mags Clark-Smith MA
Pain Relief Movement Specialist
Mags Clark-Smith is a skilled movement specialist and treats patients with non-specific low back pain and PPGP. She is an active member of Chronic Pain Ireland and The Irish Pain Society.
Wayne Kampers MBChB LMCC MRCPsych
Staff Consultant Psychiatrist
Wayne Kampers is currently a Staff Consultant Psychiatrist at The Priory Hospital, Roehampton and one of his specialisms is chronic pain.
David D Clarke MD
President of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association
David Clarke is also Assistant Director at the Center for Ethics and is the Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus. David is also SIRPA’s International Clinical Director.
Frances Sommer Anderson PhD SEP
Psychologist
Frances Sommer Anderson is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, pain and trauma specialist, who has practiced in the field of physical rehabilitation medicine for over four decades.
Peter Zafirides MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Peter Zafirides is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry, and is President and Co-Founder of Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine Inc, (COBM) located in Columbus, Ohio.
Programme
April 26th 2015
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome and introduction / Georgie Oldfield MCSP
09:50 The power of the brain: Research and clinical evidence for psycho-physiological disorders / Howard Schubiner MD
10.30 Am I Operating on Your Pain or Anxiety? / David Hanscom MD
11:10 Q&A session with Howard Schubiner MD and David Hanscom MD
11:20 Networking and refreshments break (30 mins) with academic posters
11:50 Case Study – Marie Lovell
12:00 The Evolution of Medicine from Suppressive to Curative / Adam Al-Kashi PhD
12:30 Engaging Patients in Resolving Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain / Mags Clark-Smith MA
13:00 “All Stressed Up and Nowhere To Go” / Wayne Kampers MBChB LMCC MRCPsych
13:30 Q&A session with Adam Al-Kashi PhD, Mags Clark-Smith MA, and Wayne Kampers MBChB LMCC MRCPsych
13:40 Lunch Break (60 mins) with academic posters and delicious catered lunches, snacks, and coffee.
14:40 Solving Medical Mysteries: Stress and Medically Unexplained Symptoms / David D Clarke MD
15:20 “No Matter How Hard I Try…!” Surmounting the Challenges in Treating Psychophysiologic Disorders / Frances Sommer Anderson PhD SEP
16:00 Existential Psychotherapy (EP) / Peter Zafirides MD
16:40 Q&A session with Dave Clarke, Frances Sommer Anderson PhD SEP, and Peter Zafirides MD
16:50 Finish, feedback forms and informal socialising where time permits
17:30 Conference closes
Contact
Please feel free to send us an email at info@sirpauk.com as we are more than happy to help. We will also take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this special SIRPA conference and if you would like to stay connected with us, please join our Facebook page.
Travel and Accommodation
Please be warned that the London marathon will be on the same day as the conference, so do allow plenty of time to reach the venue on the day as there are likely to be delays on public transport. For this reason we would also urge you to book your accommodation as soon as possible to ensure you are successful in finding somewhere available near the venue.
To find and book accommodation near the Royal Society of Medicine click on this link and then put the postcode
W1G 0AE into the destination box
SIRPA's Mission
SIRPA's mission is to engage health professionals, educate them on the SIRPA approach to chronic pain recovery, and equip them with practical competencies necessary to shift their patients from living with pain to living without it.
Chronic pain is now the world's leading cause of disability, affecting 20-30% of the global population. By cultivating a community of ambassador-clinicians for the emerging curative paradigm, SIRPA aims to dramatically reduce human suffering in the world.
Sirpa Ltd, HD4 6PS
01484 452500
info@sirpauk.com
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| alix |
Posted - 02/06/2015 : 06:59:12
Tennis Tom. Still peddling those so called TMS practitioners on people. One of them is a physiotherapist. What a joke.
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| blossom |
Posted - 02/05/2015 : 11:54:00
Hey caynisa, thanks for replying. That sounds very similar to me, I also used to have ibs in the past. I've just started reading the mindbody prescription and can see myself in that so much. Would love to chat with you is there a private message on this? If so send me a message if you like. I'm just looking into finding a psychotherapist who also works with tms. Take care
Be yourself, everyone else is taken |
| caynisa |
Posted - 02/03/2015 : 11:20:26
Hello blossom.
Your story was striking to me, in so many ways I feel it resembles my own.
I'm a 23 year old girl, who since age 16-17 has been suffering massively. I've mainly been suffering from extreme fatique, chronic pain in my shoulder/arms/hands, tingling, burning sensations and stiffness. No doctor found anything and rheumathologist says it's not fibro nor anything else they know of.
I too am an extremely sensitive person, in many ways.
Last year I acquired tinnitus, which I've been struggling with ever since, add to that a mild degree of hyperacusis.
All of my symptoms started during/after big emotionally traumatic events, hence my suspicion of it being TMS.
Many years prior to my muscle pain onset, before age 16, I used to suffer from irritable bowel. This impacted my life heavily, and I was having heavy flu symptoms constantly, due to the belief of being seriuosly ill, and would die.
The irritable bowel symptoms on a daily basis vanished after I unintentionally dealt with some old anxiety patterns I had had since childhood.
For then to eventually be completely replaced by arm pain.
Lastly, I too was bullied by my mother during childhood, I'm pretty creative as well yet also introverted.
I hope we can get in touch, reading your story was like a mirror |
| blossom |
Posted - 01/27/2015 : 18:31:34
Thank you for all that info that's really helpful, I'm so glad I finally joined this site. Let the journey begin!
Be yourself, everyone else is taken |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 01/27/2015 : 07:17:23
There's going to be a PAIN CONFERENCE in London in April with noted TMS practitioners:
http://www.curepain2015.com/
SIRPA Conference
Join us at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, on the 26th of April 2015, to hear leading medical experts from around the world push boundaries and challenge long held beliefs about the cause and treatment methods of chronic and persistent pain.
This inaugural SIRPA Conference, titled: ‘Chronic Pain: to suppress, manage or cure?’ is the culmination of five years dedicated work, here in the UK, by SIRPA founder Georgie Oldfield .
This event brings together for the first time in Europe, five pioneering US specialists and UK-based experts including a Consultant Psychiatrist from The Priory Hospital, to share with you the leading edge of our understanding.
If you have an interest in the concept of stress induced illness and the mysteries of medically unexplained symptoms, this conference will provide you with a rare opportunity to learn first-hand from the brightest minds in the field.
Speakers
Georgie Oldfield MCSP
Founder of SIRPA
Georgie Oldfield MCSP is a leading physiotherapist, author, speaker and chronic pain specialist, who promotes a pioneering approach to resolving chronic pain through her work with SIRPA and her clinics in London and Yorkshire.
Georgie is the founder of SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association), an organisation dedicated to promoting the concept that chronic pain is often due to learned nerve pathways, rather than any physical ‘abnormality’ found, hence full recovery is possible.
Howard Schubiner MD
Director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Providence Hospital
Howard Schubiner is board certified in paediatrics and internal medicine, and is the director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI.
David A. Hanscom MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
David Hanscom is an Orthopaedic spine surgeon. His focus is on the surgical treatment of complex spinal deformities. David has also developed his own 5 step recovery programme which enables many patients to avoid surgery.
Adam Al-Kashi PhD
Head of Research for SIRPA and BackCare
Adam Al-Kashi is a thought leader in global healthcare development and is Head of Research for SIRPA and Backcare, the UK’s national back and neck pain charity.
Mags Clark-Smith MA
Pain Relief Movement Specialist
Mags Clark-Smith is a skilled movement specialist and treats patients with non-specific low back pain and PPGP. She is an active member of Chronic Pain Ireland and The Irish Pain Society.
Wayne Kampers MBChB LMCC MRCPsych
Staff Consultant Psychiatrist
Wayne Kampers is currently a Staff Consultant Psychiatrist at The Priory Hospital, Roehampton and one of his specialisms is chronic pain.
David D Clarke MD
President of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association
David Clarke is also Assistant Director at the Center for Ethics and is the Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus. David is also SIRPA’s International Clinical Director.
Frances Sommer Anderson PhD SEP
Psychologist
Frances Sommer Anderson is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, pain and trauma specialist, who has practiced in the field of physical rehabilitation medicine for over four decades.
Peter Zafirides MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Peter Zafirides is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Psychiatry, and is President and Co-Founder of Central Ohio Behavioral Medicine Inc, (COBM) located in Columbus, Ohio.
Programme
April 26th 2015
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome and introduction / Georgie Oldfield MCSP
09:50 The power of the brain: Research and clinical evidence for psycho-physiological disorders / Howard Schubiner MD
10.30 Am I Operating on Your Pain or Anxiety? / David Hanscom MD
11:10 Q&A session with Howard Schubiner MD and David Hanscom MD
11:20 Networking and refreshments break (30 mins) with academic posters
11:50 Case Study – Marie Lovell
12:00 The Evolution of Medicine from Suppressive to Curative / Adam Al-Kashi PhD
12:30 Engaging Patients in Resolving Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain / Mags Clark-Smith MA
13:00 “All Stressed Up and Nowhere To Go” / Wayne Kampers MBChB LMCC MRCPsych
13:30 Q&A session with Adam Al-Kashi PhD, Mags Clark-Smith MA, and Wayne Kampers MBChB LMCC MRCPsych
13:40 Lunch Break (60 mins) with academic posters and delicious catered lunches, snacks, and coffee.
14:40 Solving Medical Mysteries: Stress and Medically Unexplained Symptoms / David D Clarke MD
15:20 “No Matter How Hard I Try…!” Surmounting the Challenges in Treating Psychophysiologic Disorders / Frances Sommer Anderson PhD SEP
16:00 Existential Psychotherapy (EP) / Peter Zafirides MD
16:40 Q&A session with Dave Clarke, Frances Sommer Anderson PhD SEP, and Peter Zafirides MD
16:50 Finish, feedback forms and informal socialising where time permits
17:30 Conference closes
Contact
Please feel free to send us an email at info@sirpauk.com as we are more than happy to help. We will also take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this special SIRPA conference and if you would like to stay connected with us, please join our Facebook page.
Travel and Accommodation
Please be warned that the London marathon will be on the same day as the conference, so do allow plenty of time to reach the venue on the day as there are likely to be delays on public transport. For this reason we would also urge you to book your accommodation as soon as possible to ensure you are successful in finding somewhere available near the venue.
To find and book accommodation near the Royal Society of Medicine click on this link and then put the postcode
W1G 0AE into the destination box
SIRPA's Mission
SIRPA's mission is to engage health professionals, educate them on the SIRPA approach to chronic pain recovery, and equip them with practical competencies necessary to shift their patients from living with pain to living without it.
Chronic pain is now the world's leading cause of disability, affecting 20-30% of the global population. By cultivating a community of ambassador-clinicians for the emerging curative paradigm, SIRPA aims to dramatically reduce human suffering in the world.
Sirpa Ltd, HD4 6PS
01484 452500
info@sirpauk.com
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| tennis tom |
Posted - 01/26/2015 : 19:02:24
From the TMS WIKI's Practitioners List:
http://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Find_a_TMS_Doctor_or_Therapist
United Kingdom
An image of Practitioner Liz Dyde
Practitioner Liz Dyde
Liz Dyde, BACP (Therapist)
Lifeways Complementary Health Centre
Available via Phone
30 Albany Road
Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6PG
Tel: 01789 295890
liz@lizdyde.com
Survey Response / Website / Profile Page
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An image of Practitioner Louise Levy
Practitioner Louise Levy
Louise Levy (Therapist)
Louise has a Master's degree in Guidance Counseling and diplomas in both Clinical Advanced Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Hypno-Psychotherapy (Hypno-CBT). Louise was one of the first practitioners to go through the SIRPA Practitioner Training Programme with Georgie Oldfield, MCSP, and became an Advanced Specialist of Chronic Pain in 2011. She says, “Working as a therapist means I am consulted on a range of conditions affecting the mind and the body. I am particularly passionate about supporting people with TMS and chronic pain as I myself suffered from severe TMS back pain for 12 years.” Louise offers both face to face and telephone consultations.
Available via Phone
Lily House
11/12 The Shrubberies
George Lane
South Woodford
London E18 1BD
Tel: 020 8530 8888
Tel: 07984 011429
Fax: 020 8530 5566
info@louiselevy.co.uk
TMS Wiki Profile / Survey Response / Website / Lily House Website
Main Wiki Page About Louise Levy
Insurance Accepted: NHS Complementary Health Registered Therapist (Funding through PCT)
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Toireasa McCann, CABP (Therapist)
Integrative Body Psychotherapist
Clinics in London SW2 and NW6
07789 267171
voxnova1@yahoo.co.uk
An image of Practitioner Georgie Oldfield
Practitioner Georgie Oldfield
Georgina Oldfield, MCSP (Physiotherapist)
Georgie Oldfield is a physiotherapist based in the UK. She is the founder of SIRPA (The Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association), an organization dedicated to educating and training practitioners and other professionals in TMS treatment. Georgie is the organizer of SIRPA's inaugural conference, “Chronic Pain: to suppress, manage, or cure?”.
Georgie is the author of the 2014 TMS book Chronic Pain: Your Key to Recovery, which includes information about TMS as well as worksheets and exercises and stories from people who successfully overcame their TMS. She has also developed an online recovery program as well as a recovery CD, and runs monthly clinics in London.
In her survey response, Georgie writes:
“Despite being a Physiotherapist, Dr Sarno's concept and approach was not a surprise to me. For many years prior to coming across this work in 2007 I had been looking for the answer to the many inconsistencies I had been observing with my own patients. I had also already begun to realise that pain often did not appear to be related to the structural problems patients had been diagnosed with. Coming across TMS was an epiphany moment for me and has completely changed my whole understanding and therefore how I work. Having seen the remarkable and often life changing recoveries in my own patients, I am passionate about working with people with TMS/PPD and 100% of my time over the past few years has been developing this work and raising the profile in the UK.
“Since developing SIRPA I continue to work in a clinical role working with people who suffer from TMS/PPD. Although based in Yorkshire I also run regular assessment clinics in London and Bristol. Through SIRPA I also run training courses for other regulated Health Professionals in order to help them integrate this approach into their own work. Our aim is to raise the profile of this work by increasing the awareness of stress illness to the public and Practitioners as well as the Medical world.”
(Source)
A physiotherapist is very similar to a doctor, in that they can make diagnoses and order medical tests. A physiotherapist in the UK is very similar to a Physical Therapist in the United States.
Available via Phone and Skype
19 Longley Lane
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
01484 452500
Survey Response / Website / Q&A Answers / Forum Profile / DVD and CD
Main Wiki Page About Georgie Oldfield
Miracles of Mindbody Medicine article
Why You Need to Stop Trying so Hard to Get Better
Insurance Accepted: Any plan that covers Physiotherapy costs, except BUPA.
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Testimonials
Lettuce Dance said, "I eventually went to see Georgie Oldfield in Huddersfield in Yorkshire. It was a bit of a slog getting there, but it was well worth it. (Even filling out the pre-appointment assessment on my family, background and past illnesses was very revealing.)
I visited her in February, and felt an immediate improvement. For me, the fact that she comes from a physiotherapy background, and thoroughly understands the mechanics of one's body, was very helpful.
I chose to do her programme, which I followed in a fairly informal fashion, as I was bogged down with a big work project at the time. The programme included a series of follow-up appointments, which we did via Skype: these were really good. She went to great lengths to help me. I found her sympathetic and professional."
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Practitioner Jane Parkinson
Jane Parkinson, UKCP (Therapist)
Jane Parkinson is a registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist in the United Kingdom. She trained at the Bowlby Centre and has over twenty years of clinical experience, 7 of those years has involved patients with TMS. In October of 2012, she attended the PPDA Conference: When Stress Causes Pain, where she developed relationships with other TMS practitioners. Parkinson uses an Attachment-based form of psychotherapy that has at its core an understanding of the importance of relationships to human growth and development throughout life. In addition, she works with TMS physician Nick Straiton, and does conduct therapy sessions using Skype.(Source)
Available via Phone and Skype
Brighton, United Kingdom, BN1 3RR
Tel: 01273 739281
Website / Survey Response
Insurance Accepted: Bupa
Additional UK Practitioner
Rachel Stevens
Nicholas Straiton, MBBS (Physician)
Dr. Straiton is an English doctor based in Brighton. He writes: “I am a medical practitioner and registered osteopath who works in the NHS but also has a private practice where I treat patients suffering from musculo-skeletal disorders. For the last ten years I have been working in the NHS for the Back Pain Service at the local hospital. I have always been interested in psychosomatic medicine and a few years ago a psychotherapist colleague introduced me to Dr Sarno's books. His description of the frustration of working in a hospital environment where high tech investigations and treatment strategies fail to alleviate many people suffering from back pain mirrored exactly my own experience . I became fascinated by his approach and eventually went out to New York to sit in at his clinics at the Rusk institute in order to learn first hand the process that he uses to diagnose and treat patients with TMS. This experience was truly valuable and enriching to the degree that I would say that my practice has changed significantly since that time. I believe that many, but not all, of patients suffering with chronic back pain are manifesting emotional distress through a physical symptom and for any long lasting relief to be achieved the factors relevant to this distress need to be recognised and addressed.” (Source)
Dr. Straiton also works at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine. This is an NHS hospital, which means that patients can be referred him for TMS treatment at the hospital without having to pay.
Available via Phone
1, Glover's Yard, 121, Havelock Road
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6GN
01273 540303
Survey Response / Website
Insurance Accepted: Most major providers
Additional UK Practitioner
Honora Totman
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| blossom |
Posted - 01/26/2015 : 15:35:02
Thanks for replies, The Mindbody Prescription is the one I don't have. I have just ordered it and will make an effort to read through the books as I've found the audio books hard to follow. I start to zone out
I am not aware of the TMS practitioner no, is there only one over here? Would love their details if so. Thank you
Be yourself, everyone else is taken |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 01/26/2015 : 15:06:04
Hi Blossom, are you aware of the TMS practitioners in the UK? |
| Dave |
Posted - 01/26/2015 : 14:58:49
Your post sounds very typical of TMS.
Have you read any of Dr. Sarno's books? If not I suggest you start with The Mindbody Prescription. |
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