Comments on Pain-Topics.org News/Research UPDATES: Tension Myositis Syndrome & Chronic Pain Myths

I am a Cognitive Behavioural Hypno-Psychotherapist...

2010-08-13T04:56:13.660-05:00

I am a Cognitive Behavioural Hypno-Psychotherapist and receive extremely good results with pain patients except it seems when they are taking high doses of morphine which I fully acknowledge suppress emotions. Can anyone medical comment on TMS and patients taking Morphine?

I WENT FROM PT, TO TAKING PILLS, TO GETTING SHOTS ...

2009-11-01T09:55:42.166-06:00

I WENT FROM PT, TO TAKING PILLS, TO GETTING SHOTS , AND LAST OF ALL A INTRATHECAL DEVICE THAT DELIVERS MORPHINE 24/7 AND A HAND HELD DEVICE THAT ALLOWS A BOOST EVERY 4-6 HRS. FOR BREAK-OUT PAIN. I SLEEP GOOD, I AM GAINING WEIGHT BACK SLOWLY ,AFTER A STAPH INFECTION ABOUT WIPED ME OUT. I NO LONG GET SICK BY USING PILLS AND SHOTS. I PASSED MY DRIVERS TEST, AND ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD.

Having suffered from the pains of Dermatomyositis ...

2009-10-15T02:17:09.494-05:00

Having suffered from the pains of Dermatomyositis and Rheumatoid arthritis for over 20 years, I can say without doubt that this type of pain is NOT "psychosomatic". I do suspect that there is a "mind-body connection" that is PROBABLY related to that portion of the brain which is sometimes referred to as the "reptilian brain" (that part of the brain-stem that is below

Knowing that Howard Stern and John Stossel were &q...

2009-09-28T11:41:41.130-05:00

Knowing that Howard Stern and John Stossel were "cured" by Dr. Sarno was all the evidence I needed to further explore TMS. Two bigger cynics could not be found on this planet.

Ms. Perry, Women are not the only people who suff...

2009-09-14T16:34:49.791-05:00

Ms. Perry,

Women are not the only people who suffer from fibromyalgia. It has been said that "some" patients diagnosed with fibro have had a traumatic experience in their past which "could" be "one" of the reasons for their diagnosis.

I appreciate Ms. Perry sharing her further insight...

2009-09-08T16:58:27.115-05:00

I appreciate Ms. Perry sharing her further insights above. I’m not certain of what she means by “unresolved trauma” but it reminds me that there is important research literature on the interface of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain syndromes. This may be applicable to concepts of TMS; however, it would be a topic for a separate discussion -- I do try to keep the blogposts brief.

Dr. Leavitt, I thank you for your article on TMS. ...

2009-09-08T16:24:15.956-05:00

Dr. Leavitt,
I thank you for your article on TMS. The more people who are suffering with chronic pain know about their options, the better! I think we can all agree on that.

It may be of interest to you and your readers to note that although I support the diagnosis of tms to explain many cases of chronic pain, I'm not in agreement that all pain caused by our emotions is due

As a chronic intractable pain patient of 18 yrs., ...

2009-09-07T21:06:45.557-05:00

As a chronic intractable pain patient of 18 yrs., I am open to all new research as to the aspects of what exasperates chronic pain. I had a very stressful job. I can say that getting tense caused my pain to get worse.

I don't really like adding another syndrome to the mix. Look how long it took the medical community, to accept fibromylagia.

We thank Dr. Schechter for his kind words, and we ...

2009-09-07T17:26:19.913-05:00

We thank Dr. Schechter for his kind words, and we would encourage him to get together with the Kroenke team (see JAMA reference) in doing further clinical research to validate the importance of attending to mind-body, psychosomatic factors in the treatment of chronic pain conditions.

For the record, by mutual agreement, Pain Treatment Topics is developed completely

Dr. Leavitt, I commend you for discussing this sub...

2009-09-07T16:44:42.896-05:00

Dr. Leavitt,
I commend you for discussing this subject citing some research data, including my own (Schechter, et al 2007). Especially so with the website being supported by "Purdue Pharma LP". As with so much in medicine, the pharmaceutical industries and their research funding drive "scientific" progress. But the TMS diagnosis and treatment has helped thousands and