I'm going to try to pick Dr. Sarno's brain on this before he retires. I'm wondering about the possibility that some forms of TBI (say for starters where there is no objective testing evidence of injury) being a TMS manifestation. Even if the TMS operational pathways cannot influence the brain directly, action on the nerves and muscles below the brain might affect the brain. I don’t want to get caught up in the how because when it comes to the brain or even TMS we know little.
The treatment for TBI versus TMS has overlap but is also vastly different. Both conditions have a denial aspect. One has to believe in one in order for the treatment to work. One just hopes it’s not the wrong one.
Traumatic brain injury or intracranial injury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury). It includes a list of injuries that range in severity. The more severe the injury, the less relevance to a TMS connection. Although, perhaps TMS could overlay the injury and hamper recovery.
TMS and TBI
Posted - 03/26/2012 : 16:30:48
