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 Posted - 11/13/2005 : 02:57:07
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In yesterday's Guardian magazine, in an article entitiled 'Seven ways to cure lower back pain,' number seven is headed 'Chill out,' and ten lines about TMS follow.
www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1639271,00.html
This is the first time I have ever seen TMS or Dr Sarno mentioned in the British media.
It's not much - in fact, in the same magazine there are seven pages and seven photographs (one a full page photograph on the cover) about someone who is, apparently, the guru to the stars - Dr Joshi, a man who goes in for 'cupping, potions and detox diets.'
Talk about getting its priorities wrong - had they done a seven page spread about Dr Sarno and TMS - the benefits to so many people could have been enormous.
I'm going to email the Guardian suggesting that they do look into Dr Sarno's work more closely. I'm not sure how to word it - I want to get them interested enough to take it further. Any ideas? |
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Posted - 11/13/2005 : 07:36:41
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That is a great idea
Here is a brief outline of TMS here which can be used in your letter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_Myositis_Syndrome
Keep in short as they will not publish otherwise.
For example:
"I found Andy Darling's back pain article to be quite interesting, especially the section on Dr John E. Sarno. I would liked to have seen Mr. Darling elaborate more on Dr. Sarno's ideas, and in fact it would be great to see a feature article on this pioneering physician whose work has helped relieve the suffering of thousands.
In a nutshell Dr. Sarno - backed with years of clinical experience and a high success rate- believes that in the absence of any serious disease pain is the mind's defense mechanism against unconscious mental stress it does not want to cope with, emotions such as anger, anxiety and narcissistic rage. Rather than be forced to deal with the stress and its underlying causes, the unconscious mind (acting via the limbic system) causes mild oxygen deprivation in muscles, nerves or tendons and thus causes physical pain. The conscious mind will therefore be distracted by this physical pain, thus enhancing the automatic repression process to keep the anger/rage contained in the unconscious. This strategy is designed by the brain to keep such emotional stress from surfacing in the conscious mind, thus assisting in the repression of painful emotions and preventing awareness of them.
I highly recommend Dr. Sarno's two books "Healing Back Pain" and "The MindBody Prescrition" which outlines Dr. Sarno's ideas further as well as his treatment program.
Sincerely.
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Posted - 11/14/2005 : 02:56:53
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Thanks for that, Peter. Your example is just what I'm looking for. I might add a short paragraph outlining my own experience.
It would be great if The Guardian could be persuaded to do something about Dr Sarno - if any newspaper is going to give somebody or something a fair hearing, it's that one. I'll mention his new book (or maybe I'll contact them again when it is due for release), they might review it.
I got round to reading the big spread about Dr Joshi - placebo pusher to the stars. In fact they did a hatchet job on him and his questionable methods. However, it would still have been hundreds of times more beneficial if they had devoted the space to Dr Sarno.
Thanks again
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Jim1999
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Posted - 11/15/2005 : 22:40:21
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Good for you, Anne!
I think that Peter's first paragraph is good, but the second one is too detailed. I think that something half that length would be more effective. Adding a paragraph with your own experience is definitely a good idea.
Let us know if you hear anything back.
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HilaryN
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Posted - 11/24/2005 : 18:09:36
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Anne,
I've been away and have just read this post. (Someone else had mentioned the article to me, too.)
Another RSI recoverer and I have been discussing how we'd like to get an article in a newspaper here, and I was thinking that it would be good to get a selection of stories from people who have recovered from different illnesses. We'd kind of put it on hold until after Christmas because of being busy.
Could you email me so we can get together on this?
If anyone else from the UK would like to contribute their story, perhaps you could also email me. My idea would be to send in all the stories so they could pick one or two to publish.
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HilaryN
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Posted - 11/24/2005 : 18:15:21
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Anne,
I've been away and have just read this post. (Someone else had mentioned the article to me, too.)
Another RSI recoverer and I have been discussing how we'd like to get an article in a newspaper here, and I was thinking that it would be good to get a selection of stories from people who have recovered from different illnesses. We'd kind of put it on hold until after Christmas because of being busy.
Could you email me so we can get together on this?
If anyone else from the UK would like to contribute their story, perhaps you could also email me. My idea would be to send in all the stories so they could pick one or two to publish.
Hilary N |
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Posted - 11/25/2005 : 01:43:49
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Hi Hilary,
It's definitely worth trying to get the Guardian to take this up, but I think we need to be careful how we present any stories so that they won't treat it like an alternative treatment piece.
What might be a good idea is to get ideas to them at a time that ties in with the publication of Dr Sarno's new book.
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