| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
Becca
USA
39 Posts |
 Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:17:03
|
Here is a question for people who have recovered from TMS problems that have manifested in back or neck pain-Have any of you experienced frequent popping, snapping and shifting sounds and sensations in their back and neck muscles. It seems that when I am able to relax and some of the tension is released from my muscles thee tendons, connective tissue and fascia shift. I do not have popping of joints-just soft tissue. It doesn't feel bad, in fact when it happens my muscles feel loose and I have less pain. Is this just a result of of an increase in blood flow? Sarno just talks about pain relief as the obvious goal of tms therapy, but what does the recovery process feel like? is this shifting and loosening of muscles a part of the healing process or something unrelated? I know this probably seems strange and doesn't make much sense, but it is quite a strange sensation and it has been occuring almost constantly-lke every time I take a deep breath or move.
Any thoughts?-R |
|
|
Stryder
686 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2005 : 15:36:19
|
Hi Becca,
Popping / snaping noises are sometimes just nitrogen pockets in your joints. The noise is benign and has no meaning with regards to your general health or your TMS recovery. Best to just ignore this physical manifestation and concentrate on your TMS goals. Don't give it another thought.
Take care, -Stryder |
 |
|
|
lastlostmonkey
35 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 04:04:19
|
Hi,
I also have this popping and snapping noise, and for me it also instinctively makes me more inclined to 'think physical' as it seems like it's happening a lot more in my wrists than before I developed arm/wrist/hand/shoulder pain.
However... firstly I am generally a very crackly person, ankles, knees, back, hips, it's like miniature fireworks sound effects every time I move and always has been, more so since I have been doing stretchy yoga things and have become more flexible. I think this matches with the idea of a benign release of tension. Secondly, before my pain developed I was a lot less aware of my body and how much tension I was holding or if I crackled or not and so I didn't stretch or consciously relax. I think a response to wrist pain was to stretch my wrists a lot more than I did before, so of course they would crackle more.
I think that what I mean is that the pain is psychologically caused, and it either makes me tense up or maybe I am tense a lot of the time and have become aware of it since the pain started. So I instinctively stretch or consciously relax and then I get the popping sound of the nitrogen pockets which is part of the release of that tension. It's probably not a lot more than usual in my case, it's just that now I am watching for apparent evidence of a physical change or disorder and so it seems much more obvious than usual. Basically, for me I think it's fine and nothing to worry about. Some people are crackly, some are not.
Please feel free to argue.
thelastlostmonkey |
|
|
|
n/a
560 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 06:39:14
|
| On page 15 of his book Healing Back Pain, Dr. Sarno states that this noise is a mystery. One thing is for sure, he says, the noise indicates nothing harmful. |
|
|
|
Tunza
New Zealand
198 Posts |
|
|
johnnyg
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 14:10:42
|
| What you describe happens to me all the time. I think it is a result of the constant tension and release that seems to occur as we "heal" and relaxation sets in. Stomach growling is also a common effect, since all the muscles interrelate. Think of this as good progress and don't dwell on it, as everyone states, it is nothing to worry about. |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
|
|
What is that sound?
