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ktulu
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 Posted - 07/01/2006 : 08:16:27
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I have been a wrestler for 6 years now and I first got low back pain around 3 years ago. After numerous conventional treatments I got no relief. I found Sarno's "Healing Back Pain" and read that and tried to convince myself that it was emotions. Regardless of what I believed, I think consciously I accepted the program, but unconsciously I might not have, but I still just ignored my back pain and it went away a month or so later, and I was able to return to wrestling.
Last year I was at wrestling practice and I landed awkward where my neck bent up and I heard (I guess it was) my muscles in my neck just crack. I immediately stood up to see if I was okay and noticed I felt different, like my arm and neck were weightless. I went home and iced my neck. I noticed the next day that my arm still felt weird and my neck muscles were just killing me along with getting headaches. I waited about 2 weeks but didn't have much relief so I went to the doctor who recommended an MRI. I took an MRI and they said it was normal and the x-ray said I was normal. I was kind of baffled by that, so I just kind of assumed my muscles in my neck really got torn up. I stopped wrestling and waited for relief. About a month into, my headaches drowned out and the majority of the pain went away, but I still had pain in my neck and head if I extended my neck all the way in the directions. The pain eventually decreased quite a bit, as I reread Healing Back Pain, but I never got away from the tender muscles when they were touched.
A month or so ago I decided that I really wanted to get back into wrestling. I went to another doctor to see what he said, I brought my X-rays and MRI films and he said it looked fine, but said to go to physical therapy since I still was having pain. I ignored that and bought Sarno's The Mindbody Prescription. I saw myself completely in the section when he talks about the young adult male. I worry constantly, always think of the worst, am a "goodist", have low self esteem, etc. I tried to accept TMS but I part of me still was worried about getting physically hurt. Anyway, I just decided that I would get back into wrestling, so I started getting ready.
I usually did neck strengthening exercises that I got from a physical therapist to strengthen my neck (not to heal it, just to build up the muscles for wrestling). Well I noticed after doing these I was getting headaches and the back of my neck would have sharp pains every now and then. I know that I couldn't have screwed anything up because the stretching exercises are just stretches, but it has got me worried again. I think maybe I have associated wrestling with pain and that thinking about returning to the mat might have unconsciously triggered this reaction, but I don't know. I was supposed to go to practice the other day for the first time but I put it off because I have gotten pain back again. I don't know what to do, because I can readjust (crack) my neck and the pain is relieved for a short time. This leads me to believe that its a physical problem than TMS. Anyone have any thoughts? |
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Singer_Artist
USA
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 09:32:05
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I can empathize w/ you because my TMS manifests mostly is in my neck, and sometimes in my knee or back...I actually originally had a car accident and a few other injuries through the years...BUT...as Dr. Sarno points out THE BODY DOES HAVE AMAZING HEALNG CAPABILITIES and we aren't as fragile as we think...This is a big one for me because I am skeptical by nature and was very much brainwashed by the medical community especially since they did find things on my MRI, it was not 'normal..' Although Dr. Sarno also points out that for anyone over (I think 20 or 30) it's not unusual to have herniated discs in one's neck..He calls it grey hairs of the spine...So in your case perhaps you can help yourself fully accept the diagnosis of TMS by remembering that they didn't find ANYTHING wrong in your MRI..And even if they did THE BODY DOES HEAL and if it carries on for many weeks, months, years..and reoccurs it's probably TMS...I was told to stop worrying about whether i have TMS or not and just act as if and do the work..You might want to try that as well...As for the PT exercises, a little stretching works for me once my acute pain is gone (i am still in the middle of a bad bout) however strenthening usually irritates it...Dr. Sarno also says the back is the strongest area of the body, i am assuming that includes the neck as well...Since we use those muscles in our neck/back just to stand upright, all the time...Hope this helps... |
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shari
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 00:12:34
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| I think Sarno recommends to wait until the pain leaves before we can resume normal activities. And activities should be resumed in small steps, otherwise the pain might comes back and the fear of it too, and fear is as effective a distraction as pain is. From what I've read on this site and others, it takes about 2-3 months in most TMS sufferers for the pain to go away. |
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ktulu
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 08:32:51
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| Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll wait until the pain subsides and then I'll give it a shot again. Hopefully I can get it to go away soon, its awfully frustrating. |
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Do I have TMS? Advice Needed Please!
