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yogurtbacteria
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 Posted - 04/12/2007 : 17:36:26
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| Just yesterday, I got my kung fu staff shipped in from home to college, and its been a blast having it here. I've practiced with it both today and yesterday, and exercise is great, and being able to do some *violent* exercise is helpful. I am nervous, however, about my TMS. I'll know in the next couple of days, I imagine, if I'm really ready to attempt full time training again. I have this question to pose to everyone: is there any significantly increased risk of causing *physical* injury by strenuous exercise because of the weakness that TMS causes? |
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sensei adam rostocki
USA
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Posted - 04/12/2007 : 18:13:41
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Physical injury, NO. Perceived physical injury, also known as a psychological trigger, YES. If your mind is ready to train, your body will be fine. If not, take it slow and use your steady progress to increase your confidence towards full training. - Sensei
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 04/13/2007 : 12:33:01
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My impression has been that TMS doesn't actually cause weakness, just a sensation of weakness. Disuse can cause some loss of strength, but like the wise sensei says, just build up as you feel comfortable. When I started riding my bike last July it was hard for me to pick it up and take it on the train (it's a steel hybrid and weighs about 30 lbs), but I never hurt myself doing it in the least. Now it's easy.
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skizzik
USA
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 19:24:36
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| well, mild oxygen deprivation would lead to some "real" weakness would'nt it? Just like it would lead to "real" pain, and not perceived pain. |
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 19:30:44
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It depends what you mean by weakness, I guess. I don't think it causes the muscles to becomes weaker in their theoretical capacity right off, but some sensation (either pain or weakness, I'm not sure if I would know the difference) stops you using much of the capacity. This disuse causes the muscles to lose that capacity.
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Dave
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2009 : 09:50:42
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Originally posted by yogurtbacteria
I have this question to pose to everyone: is there any significantly increased risk of causing *physical* injury by strenuous exercise because of the weakness that TMS causes?
This statement is fundamentally contradictory to the TMS theory.
TMS does not "cause" weakness. You must accept that the symptoms are psychogenic. If you feel that your body is fragile and more susceptible to injury then you are playing right into the hands of the 'gremlin' and thinking exactly the way it wants you to. |
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pandamonium
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/21/2009 : 15:10:45
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the weakness that TMS causes
I read this as your muscles will be out of practice if you've been babying your back and not used them for a while. So, in that sense I guess you could pull a muscle if you don't take it easy and warm up properly.
It's normal to be nervous. I think re-starting physical exercise sends a powerful message to our TMS that we are not fooled any more, and that in turn, helps us recover. |
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Physical Injury Resulting from TMS?
