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ableckner
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 Posted - 05/14/2012 : 15:44:24
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| I had been active in the recent past doing Pilates, jogging, and swimming. Occasionally, I did a really strong workout, and the next day I would wake up with what I would consider normal tired aching muscles. The difficulty I usually faced was deciding when to go back to working out hard again. I usually rested the following day, but then the day after that I would begin working out again. Once, after resting a day, I took a jog on the next day back and at the end of the jog, after a delay of 30 minutes,I had a muscle pain in my lower abdomen. It was a more sharp pain than the regular pain from just tired aching muscles, and I assumed it was a strained muscle. This injury, however, was the start of a long string of injuries which I now consider to be TMS. I guess my question is, how does one tell the difference between an actual muscle strain, and TMS. Also, my other question is, is it possible to get TMS in the lower abdomen? |
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art
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 15:53:30
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Constant self-monitoring and fear of injury are the classic features of a TMS prone personality. No one can advance, or at least in my opinion should advance a strong opinion on the nature of any particular symptom. I get that you want to be reassured, and that's fine, but it's like trying to put socks on an octopus. Which is to say that no sooner do you get one symptom under control than another pops up. You have to learn to reassure yourself. Understand that you're strong and healthy and with certain common sense limitations, you should be able to work out to your heart's content. When you're muscles feel sore after a hard workout that's normal. Take a day off, or enjoy a lower intensity/duration work-out.
Aches, twinges, pains in the lower abdomen or anywhere else can be TMS, or just as likely something real, transient, and benign.
Relax and enjoy!
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Edited by - art on 05/14/2012 15:56:37 |
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TMS vs muscle strain
