Tennis Tom

...there are so many things little and big that are tms, I wouldn't have time to write about all of them":
Told to icelikeaninja by Dr. Sarno

"Perhaps the most important (but most difficult) thing patients must do is to resume all physical activity, including the most vigorous." HBP, pg. 79.

"All my friends in Los Angeles are the sensitive type. They all have like all the diseases like Chronic Fatigue, Epstien Barr, Fibromyalgia. Like all the diseases where the only symptoms seem to be you had a really crappy childhood and at the prospect of full time work ya feel kinda achy and tired."

Comedian Maria Bamford, posted by Skizzik @ TMSHelp

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Bio: San Francisco/Southern Marin
Latest News: Things I've tried that didn't help my hip but may have given some temporary relaxation and soothing"
accupuncture
Celexa (min. dosage)
massage
Rolfing
cranio-sacral
glucoseamine-chrondrotin
Sam-E
MSN
A garbage can of exotic and expensive supplements with a pseudo Asian label.
Years of Yoga-(Two injuries in yoga class were the physical triggers for my structural symptom)
Pilates
Feledenkreis
Ice
Heat
Rest (toatal inactivity for 6 months but did result in a "significant" depression requiring treatment)
Two cortisone injections
One Synvisc injection
Supartz injections
Recently estranged from Alexis, for her side of this sordid story see her profile.
Another cortisone shot
Looking into Radiofrequency Ablation and arthroscopic surgery when I return from going up to Oregon to play barefoot in a grass court tennis tournament.


THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS SCALE:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale

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Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :

http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605

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Favorite Quotes:

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional." Author Unknown

"Happy People Are Happy Putters." Frank Nobilo, Golf Analyst

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." Mark Twain and Balto

"The hot-dog is the noblest of dogs; it feeds the hand that bites it." Dr. Laurence Johnston Peter

"...the human emotional system was not designed to endure the mental rigors of a tennis match." Dr. AllenFox

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
Sir Winston Churchill

"We come into this world naked, screaming, and covered in blood. With dedication and a little planning, you can go out the same way. " ???


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"If it ends with "itis" or "algia" or "syndrome" and doctors can't figure out what causes it, then it might be TMS."

Dave @ TMS Help

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TMS PRACTITIONERS:

John Sarno, MD400 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016(212) 263-6035

Dr. Sarno is now retired, if you call this number you will be referred to his associate Dr. Rashbaum.

TMS practitioners list from the TMS HelpForum:

http://www.tmshelp.com/links.html


Here's a list of TMS practitioners from the TMS Wiki:

http://tmswiki.org/ppd/Find_a_TMS_Doctor_or_Therapist

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