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Neo Veloci
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 Posted - 04/24/2012 : 03:45:12
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...without even once mentioning TMS!
http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201204204544/research/unhappy-work-pain-back
Unhappy work a pain in the back
Friday, 20 April 2012
An international researcher based in Perth has found that workers who resign themselves to work in unsatisfactory jobs are more likely to suffer from serious, persistent lower back pain than others with a positive attitude.
Research Associate Professor Markus Melloh, an orthopaedic surgeon and rheumatologist with the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) and The University of Western Australia, found that a third of people studied with niggling non-specific back pain went on to develop everyday back pain that severely affected their career and social lives.
Although the workers required extended sick leave and went to their doctors complaining of pain, only a few had suffered a physical change such as a slipped disc. Anatomical tests showed no reasons for their ongoing daily problems with pain.
"Everybody has occasional lower back or neck pain but we are concerned about people with continuous non-specific pain for weeks at a time, which has significant socio-economic and personal costs," Associate Professor Melloh said.
Researchers found that patients who continued to show "maladaptive cognitions" such as fear and helplessness about their condition, movement avoidance and magnification of its seriousness were most likely to develop a persistent condition.
"Attitude in the workplace and positive thinking have a huge impact on lower back pain," Associate Professor Melloh said. "If an employee has the option to participate in change in their workplace or have some say in their job design, they can regain a positive attitude and the condition may correct itself.
"Having somebody to listen and show emotional support at work is a strong protective factor."
A total of 315 patients who went to their GP with their first episode of non-specific back pain were interviewed at that time and followed up at three, six and 12 weeks, and six months. The assessment included questions about their attitude. By the end of the study, 169 people were still participating in the research and about a third of them - 64 patients - were classed as having a persistent condition.
Some reported worse pain after six months, which was not what doctors would usually expect.
"Once people stay at home on sick leave, it gets harder to go back to work and the pain gets worse," Associate Professor Melloh said. "It's a vicious circle that needs to be broken. The research shows that if patients feel helpless and are convinced that any movement will land them in a wheelchair, they are making their condition worse."
Associate Professor Melloh said the study focused only on lower back pain because its incidence was higher than neck pain. However, neck pain was now increasing and may also be linked to a resigned attitude at work.
"Therapies to address the way patients think about their condition should be considered as early extra treatment for lower back pain for people who appear to be at risk of developing a persistent condition," he said.
Associate Professor Melloh will present his research at a Spine Society of Australia meeting in Sydney on Friday April 27. He is also due to speak at a European Orthopaedic Associations' meeting in Berlin, a SpineWeek congress in Amsterdam and a World Forum for Spine Research in Helsinki.
"My past created my ego, my ego creates problems, my problems create pain. All I have to do is notice when my ego is active. And don't beat myself up, or others." |
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Busted
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 07:39:25
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| Wow, way to give credit to Dr. Sarno. Not. |
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lynnl
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 10:06:07
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The unfortunate reality is, the great majority of the world, including researchers and caregivers know absolutely nothing of the existence of Dr Sarno OR of his TMS model.
He (Sarno) has often commented on the refusal of the major medical journals, eg. Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), New England Medical Journal, and numerous others, to publish his work and ideas.
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racingspoon
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 10:39:25
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| It often totally amazes me how often GP's, health care providers, therapists, counsellors etc etc seem to know nothing about Sarno or the TMS thesis. I suppose for many of these people it doesn't fit their framework and therefore just isn't valid. Quite sad and quite worrying just how blinkered some people are. |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 10:59:20
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Thanks for the article, it's a good example of parallel discovery. The article has many very good points in it. Dr. Sarno is pretty well ignored at his home hospital also. Maybe the Auzzies here can contact this surgeon to inform him of the Good Doctor's methodology for diagnosing TMS. As to now there hasn't been a known TMS practitioner down-under.
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Edited by - tennis tom on 04/24/2012 11:12:29 |
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lynnl
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 11:07:10
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I think the greater problem for most is that they have simply never been exposed to this idea. Most of the medical world receives exposure to new developments through such media as the pertinant professional journals, and through various media presented to them by the various commercial interests (eg. pharmaceutical companies).
And of course the public at large isn't going to learn and embrace such a concept until their medical providers start pushing it.
It will have to reach a "critical mass" stage before it really takes off. And I'm not holding my breath expecting that to happen in my lifetime.
A few weeks back someone here posted a 'heads up' about an ongoing senate subcommittee hearing chaired by Sen Tom Harkins (Iowa). Being familiar with, and himself a beneficiary of DR Sarno's TMS concept, he had several of the "movers and shakers" from NIH and other medical institutes present, along with Dr Sarno. It was obvious Sen Harkins was trying to steer those people to look at, consider, research, follow up, etc. on the Sarno concept. In fact he specifically stated that. Hopefully he has sown some seeds that will sprout and bear fruit.
But as someone recently pointed out, you can't make a horse (mule actually ) drink water, even when led to it.
But, eventually it will take root. Truth cannot be ignored and overlooked forever.
Lynn |
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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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Australian news article about TMS back pain...
