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    Nicotine and disc heath/pain

    I have read Alan Gordon’s book and was making decent progress and I paid no mind to the occasional nicotine use until I had read studies about the...
    Post by: Cwoolworth56, Feb 16, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Nicotine and disc heath/pain

    So do you think it has no affect to occasionally use things like nicotine when one has chronic pain issues or is total abstinence necessary?
    Post by: Cwoolworth56, Feb 16, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Nicotine and disc heath/pain

    The only connection I could see is that nicotine is a vasoconstrictor and reduces blood flow to the discs. But doing it once or twice a week I...
    Post by: Cwoolworth56, Feb 15, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Nicotine and disc heath/pain

    I have had chronic low back pain and bad spasms for a few years now. Also diagnosed with l5s1 disc protrusion and stenosis. I used nicotine daily...
    Thread by: Cwoolworth56, Feb 15, 2025, 9 replies, in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    I saw in a post you had that you use smokeless tobacco, I have back pain related to herniated...

    I saw in a post you had that you use smokeless tobacco, I have back pain related to herniated disc/tms. Do you think occasional smokeless use...
    Profile Post by Cwoolworth56 for RichieRich, Jan 26, 2025
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    I need help to know if I have tms or structural pain

    Post by: Cwoolworth56, Sep 8, 2024 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    I need help to know if I have tms or structural pain

    I am struggling with whether my pain is structural or mind/body. Had a terrible back spasm over a year ago where I couldn’t move for 12 or so...
    Thread by: Cwoolworth56, Sep 8, 2024, 3 replies, in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Alan G. How do I know if I have TMS?

    I am struggling with whether my pain is structural or mind/body. Had a terrible back spasm over a year ago where I couldn’t move for 12 or so...
    Post by: Cwoolworth56, Sep 8, 2024 in forum: Ask a TMS Therapist