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Tension Myositis Syndrome—the approach to treating pain in the back (and other areas) pioneered by Dr. John Sarno.

Introduction

• Back Pain and Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) One of the best introductions, from the largest network of hospitals in southern Michigan.

Websites

• The TMS Wiki
• TMS Recovery Program contributed by Alan Gordon, LCSW, Director of the Pain Psychology Center
• MindBody Solutions to Pain Dr David Schechter’s TMS information site

Youtube: Full Videos

• Dr. John E Sarno - 20/20 Segment

Youtube Stories

• Excellent Series by Kareem
  • Part 1/7 - Introduction
  • Part 2/7 - Life with Chronic Pain
  • Part 3/7 - Rock Bottom
  • Part 4/7 - The Comeback
  • Part 5/7 - Questioning the Physical Model for Pain —not such a good explanation of TMS
  • Part 6/7 - The Psychology of TMS —again, not quite so good
  • Part 7/7 - Tips and Techniques to Beat TMS —great ending to the series
• Misc
  • Hilary’s RSI TMS Success Story Good story (didn’t work to start with)
• Dr David Schechter: short testimonials
  • Pain Relief— Mind Body Approach David Schechter tells his own story in more detail
  • Doctor explains TMS/PPD briefly Great intro
  • chronic pain and insomnia A woman with chronic pain and insomnia describes her progress after 18 days of TMS treatment
  • John Marathon Back pain and migraines (didn’t work to start with)
  • TMS Patient Goes From Wheelchair to Walking Really good!
  • TMS patient now Runs Read the book
  • Back Pain for Two Years— TMS Program Relieves Pain
  • role of journalling and patience!
  • taking heavy pain medication pills 50% of pain gone in first week
  • Treatment of RSI Arm Pain with Mind Body Approach
  • Chronic Back Pain David Schechter tells his own story and talks about his process

Books

• Mind over back pain 1986
• Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection 1991
• The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain 1998
• The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders 2006

Reviews

• Healing Back Pain 1000 reviews on Amazon.com with 4.4 star rating. Some amazing testimonials.
• The Mindbody Prescription 330 reviews on Amazon.com with 4.6 star rating. Again, the testimonials are really good.
• The Divided Mind 200 reviews on Amazon.com with 4.6 star rating.

Other Links

• Working Toward Accepting the PPD Diagnosis PPD Association conference at The New York Academy of Medicine. Speaker: Alan Gordon. Creative ideas for helping clients to accept the diagnosis. Superb presentation!
• Wikipedia