What is TMS/ PPD?
TMS, or PPD also known as Psychophysiologic Disorder, is a disorder where a client suffers from chronic physical pain. The physical pain is 100% real but the cause is STRESS. Stress causes real changes in the brain and the nervous system. Chronic pain is often caused by these “learned” nerve connections.
If the doctors you have seen haven’t been able to help you, it’s probably because they are looking in the wrong place. In other words, pain can occur in a part of the body even though there is no disease process going on there.
For more information on TMS visit tmswki.org
How Can Therapy Help?
In individual therapy we explore the direct link of the mind to the manifestation of pain in the body. Traditional forms of pain treatment such as physical therapy, pain medications, anti-inflammatory medications and injections, surgery, acupuncture, chiropractic care, or massage, do not address the underlying emotional issues that are causing the pain in the first place.
All that these other forms of pain management can give you are temporary relief. The most immediate relief for clients upon receiving the TMS diagnosis is that there is nothing structurally wrong with their body and are therefore encouraged to go about their daily activities of life without giving into the pain.
Mind-Body Disorders and Chronic Pain Self Test
Do any of these traits apply to you?
__ perfectionism
__ self-critical
__ overly responsible
__ control-oriented
__ very thorough
__ highly conscientious
__ people pleaser
Have you experienced other medical conditions from the list below?
__ allergies
__ asthma
__ fibromyalgia
__ irritable bowel syndrome
__ temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ)
__ unexplained pelvic pain
__ tension headaches
__ migraine headaches
__ back pain or neck pain (1)
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be suffering from TMS.
(1) The use of the above TMS questionnaire is used with permission by David Schechter M.D. who designed and copyrighted this and other useful information. For more, please visit Dr. Schecter’s website www.mindbodymedicine.com.
(2) John E. Sarno M.D., The Divided Mind The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders, Harper Collins, 2006
• Read more in Colleen Perry’s article here:
Treating Chronic Pain: There is a Better Way!
• Watch the following video with Howard Schubiner’s findings on TMS:
Additional links with useful information on Chronic Pain:
http://www.mindbodymedicine.com
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