Mortons Neuroma?

Could TMS be the cause for a popping sensation in my third and fourth toe along with the sensation of numbness and "crumpled sock" around that area as well? I have seen 2 podiatrists. The first diagnosed me with Mortons Neuroma and told me to wear a metatarsal pad. I did the follow up in 3 weeks and saw a different podiatrist, who told me that he thought I just had Metatarsalgia (I have no pain) and to wear orthotics/metatarsal pad. It is crazy to think that TMS could possibly be the entire cause for this sensation in my foot and that there may not be a neuroma... Any insight or experience with this?

 

I had it, and it was extremely painful. Podiatrist was useless, offered me a surgery with a 60% success rate. I went to the chiropractor, 3 spinal adjustments fixed it completely. That was before I knew about TMS. So, I am on the fence about it: I do have a very tight right side of the body which may have caused a skeletal imbalance, but I am 100% certain that my muscle tightness is TMS. So, the trigger was likely TMS, but a fix by a chiropractor worked. Still, 3 years later, I was hit by another, much bigger chronic pain/muscle contraction issue which was only resolved thanks to me learning about TMS. This is a long and winding answer, I hope it helps.

 

How long did you suffer with the chronic muscle contraction pain? I have this issue on my right abdominal side for 3 years. Very debilitating. thx

 

I had muscle contraction for over 2 years. Just FYI, it is called dystonia and it is considered incurable by the official medicine. I fully recovered, thanks to Dr. Sarno and his followers. In my opinion, dystonia is a tougher case of TMS, but beatable.

 

We need to be very careful when talking TMS. Not sure Dystonia is a tougher case of TMS.

 

I made it clear that it was my opinion, but based on my own successful experience. I was mostly pain-free 1 year after discovery Dr. Sarno, but it took me 2 years to get rid of dystonia. I could refer to others on this forum who had muscle contraction problems, but I suggest that people do their own work searching for those opinions.

 

I do agree that stress can reach the level that triggers autoimmune conditions like RA. Even though it is not strictly a TMS per se, but by approaching it from the TMS perspective, which is stabilizing the nervous system, it is possible to reduce or maybe even reverse the symptoms. I refer everybody with autoimmune conditions to the website of Shannon Harvey who fully recovered by using psychosomatic methods. Jan, I so hope you would be able to gradually get off the meds!

As for dystonia, since causes are unknown and cures are none, TMS should be the first candidate for treatment!

 

Hello, hopefully I am in the right place - tried to find some more recent comments on Dystonia. I just joined the forum, having read Dr Sarno’s book The Mind Body Prescription to see if TMS protocol can help with my Meige Syndrome/Cranial Dystonia symptoms. I was diagnosed in 2019 .. tried Botox, Artane meds and joined Dr Farias program. The program helped a lot and I was able to ditch Botox and reduce meds but not managed to stop meds completely. Over time my symptoms have shifted and changed … I 100% believe my symptoms are mind body and that I can heal myself, but not there yet! I am currently struggling with anything that can be called neural relaxation… eg meditation, breathing exercises, yoga, qi-gong, walking and even just siting down and ‘resting’ because my symptoms kick off making it very difficult for me to ‘switch off’ and properly relax. My symptoms are virtually non existent when I am ‘busy’ or mentally and physically engaged, as in cooking, cleaning, gardening etc. I can also read mostly ok, use the computer and drive- all of which I am truly thankful for. Also thankfully, I don’t have much pain except some jaw/TMJ pain and a lot of jaw popping. I struggle with speech and sometimes eating, although both are much better than they were. My speech is worse when talking to family members and close friends. If talking to people I don’t know so well, my speech is much better and sometimes no restrictions at all. I very much believe the onset of this condition was due to extreme emotional stress brought on by marital problems, plus I fit the bill for perfectionism, goodism, people pleasing etc. I am still in my marriage and things are better - but issue’s do still arise from time to time .. which doesn’t help! I have recently adopted some affirmations, try to be mindful… especially about my thoughts, practice gratitude, a bit of journaling, attention to healthy diet etc. and have engaged in some hypnotherapy, and Osteomyology sessions, all of which I believe have helped to some degree. I feel I now need to get more focused my question is where should I start with seriously engaging in the TMS protocol, bearing in mind my current difficulties?

 

How are you doing? I have the EXACT sensation and symptoms. No pain. I want to view it as tms but it has been very hard for me. I don’t want to fall in the medical loop but feel I may need imaging for some reason.

 

In Dr. Sarno's book he wrote that a blood flow shift causes tissues to act out, right? wouldn't that include local nerves too?

 

I had an ultrasound that stated either bursitis or Morton neuroma. Will have an mri this Friday for peace of mind. I have applied the tus mindset tot his issue and have actually seen some improvement however I still have that popping nervy sensation all the time. The other sensations are not constant

 

First off, I will say that I am doing so much better! I am back to running 3 to 4 days a week and other than making sure that I have a wide shoe for the purpose of giving my foot plenty of room, I don’t pay attention to the shoes that I wear nor do I wear any type of insert like I originally did. just for a refresher, I saw three different podiatrist and got three different opinions. The third podiatrist ordered an MRI of my foot given that my symptoms were not improving with wearing appropriate shoes and metatarsal pads. The MRI showed a ganglion cyst, which I believe the podiatrist was surprised with! I know that most TMS experts will urge against doing any type of imaging, but for me, it was important that I knew exactly what the sensation was coming from. Once I found out that it was a ganglion cyst, it was amazing how quickly my perception of the sensation changed and now I rarely to never notice it.. I was no longer scared of this sensation. The podiatrist told me that it would not harm to run, and there was no nerve damage and I knew that most of the time, ganglion initially absorb on their own. I was so glad that I got the imaging. It was interesting that when my perception of the sensation changed, my symptoms basically went away. Additionally, I’ve had several other mind-body symptoms that have improved and or completely resolved through a lot of education on mind body syndromes. How are your symptoms now? What did the MRI show? it was crazy that once the podiatrist told me what they thought the diagnosis was before I ever had imaging, my mind was consumed with my sensation, and the fear surrounding the what-ifs magnified my sensation and controlled my life.

 

First of all, congratulations on your success! Second, there is nothing wrong with getting MRI done to rule out a structural problem. In your case, it became the deciding factor in your healing - what's wrong with that? It is not about what shows on MRI, it is about which things seen on MRI are considered a problem. Dr. Sarno saw bulging discs on the MRI of his patients, but he did not think they were a problem. But he still wanted MRI done so he could rule out tumors or fractures.

 

so happy to hear that you are doing so much better! So the mri never found a Morton neuroma just a cyst? I have those same sensations as well. I went to get my MRI but the insurance company refused my claim and I couldn’t pay 600 for a mri so I never had it done. I only had an ultrasound which the podiatrist said he was certain I had a Mortons on my right foot but he wasn’t completely convinced. He said there was a white area that is where the Morton neuroma was, but he couldn’t confirm it 100% without an MRI. My left foot I have similar symptoms, but no popping sensation and he said that he couldn’t see anything there, and he was surprised I was having symptoms since he couldn’t see anything so I’ve come to the conclusion that I do have TMS and I might have a Morton’s neuroma, but I don’t have to have sensations. I went on vacation and barely even notice my foot at all, and had a great time so I am positive I have TMS . I do want the MRI just for the peace of mind so I know exactly what I have. I don’t like that not knowing the physical structure problem even though I know it’s TMS. I guess I still have a little bit of fear I would just like to know exactly what I have just like you stated so I can just move on with my life.