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| Tatum |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 16:37:06
I know in many cases people have to work through the pain of TMS when exercising. I had a relapse last evening that contuinued into this morning. I was super stiff an achey(sp?) up until about 5 minutes into my workout, then all symptoms subsided, and are now gone completely. I assume blood is moving into the oxygen deprived area(low back, and that relieved the symptoms. |
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| weatherman |
Posted - 04/28/2007 : 02:29:01
If you're able to exercise through the pain, and then in a few days the pain location shifts, that would be further confirmation of TMS. I've experienced that phenomenon myself in the last couple of months in several ways. Once upon a time - before I knew of the TMS thing - it would have freaked me out. Now it just relieves me, by confirming that the original pain was nothing to worry about, and not a real injury.
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| Woodchuck |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 22:58:05
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Originally posted by Tatum
I am about a month into accepting TMS as the culprit. The only time I have pain and discomfort now, is when I have time to sit and think or before I go to sleep. If I am busy, it does not exist. I am lifting and being as active as I have ever been without limitations.
It sounds totally TMS to me. I would ignore it and avoid sitting and thinking. Or, immediately change the subject in your mind if you start thinking about it. Ignoring the symptoms and totally accepting my pain as TMS is what worked for me. Very minimal journaling. Anyway, that's my experience.
Woodchuck |
| Tatum |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 17:22:33
I am about a month into accepting TMS as the culprit. The only time I have pain and discomfort now, is when I have time to sit and think or before I go to sleep. If I am busy, it does not exist. I am lifting and being as active as I have ever been without limitations.
I have also discovered that on occasion, I start to fall asleep, only to be awken by slight discomfort into my legs and feet. The funny thing is that it disappears as soon as I wake up completely. I think my unconscious is waking me up because I am starting to dream/think of things that are bothering me. I would greatly appreciate any of you "veterans" of TMS to chime in. Thanks again. |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 16:53:11
I concur with Dave and I was going to say the same thing before I read his posting. You effectively challenged the pain via your exercise and as a result it backed off. The mechanism may have been the resumption of the flow of oxygen into the painful area but the answer to the sessation of symptoms lies much deeper than that.
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| Dave |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 15:41:21
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Originally posted by Tatum
...I assume blood is moving into the oxygen deprived area(low back, and that relieved the symptoms.
Why are you thinking so physical?
Perhaps by exercising despite the pain you convinced your unconscious mind that you were not falling for its tricks, and its strategy was not working, so it gave up. |
| skizzik |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 18:17:28
I would say your'e correct. Or the workout is providing enough distraction to make the unconcious lay off your back for a while. So either 5 min into the workout the blood is flowing..or..it takes that long for your mind to lose itself into the workout. Or perhaps a combo of the two. Either way, I would say it's a precise TMS indicator. |
