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theohiostateq
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 Posted - 02/25/2012 : 07:55:01
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A friend of mine told me that she has a lot of arthritic type of pain, and she reports that she is "extremely stiff." She also mentions a significant amount of stress in her life.
She's also a pianist, and historically she's had pain issues with one of her hands.
She has been to the docs and has been prescribed medications to deal with her pain.
I would like to suggest a Sarno book to explore the possibility of TMS. Which one would you suggest as a first read?
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shari
USA
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Posted - 02/25/2012 : 09:11:59
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| Your friend should find out the origin of her pain first--whether it's arthritis or some real injury which many musicians suffer from. I was one of them, and in my case it was TMS before I knew what TMS was, and I was referred to the Taubman Technique, developed by Dorothy Taubman for pianists who suffer hand problems. So TMS or not, there's hope for pianists with hand pain. |
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mk6283
USA
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Posted - 02/25/2012 : 15:04:45
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The first book I always recommend is The Mindbody Prescription (unless the chief complaint is back pain, in which case I recommend Healing Back Pain). The Divided Mind is more of an advanced read, in my opinion.
Best,
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MatthewNJ
USA
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Posted - 03/02/2012 : 10:01:31
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I have seen Dr. Sarno and read MBP and Dividedd mind (among a plethora of other TMS type books).
I agree with shari and mk6283. also, if your friend doesn't get through the whole book, at least recommend that she try the "Jim Campobello method" described near the back of the book.
Matthew
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Stryder
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Posted - 03/02/2012 : 10:13:56
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shari said: Your friend should find out the origin of her pain first
Agreed. First step is the rule out serious disease before treating as TMS, but one could read the Mind-Body Prescription to get up to speed on the TMS concept. That way if the doc comes up empty you could discuss it at the same visit as a possible course of action. I also agree that The Divided Mind is a later read, probably not the place to start off.
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lynnl
USA
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Posted - 03/02/2012 : 18:09:40
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I think Healing Back Pain provides by far the best blueprint or recipe for a sufferer to follow. I think it's also more pursuasive. But due to its specialized title, and limited scope of symptoms discussed, Mindbody Prescription is probably the best choice for anyone with non-back related symptoms.
To me, The Divided Mind is primarily of academic interest only; however, the additional inputs from other practitioners it contains does lend some added weight to the message.
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Which of Sarno's books?
