Tension myositis syndrome

Tension myositis syndrome
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Tension myositis syndrome (TMS), also known as tension myoneural syndrome or mindbody syndrome, is a name given by John E. Sarno to what he claimed was a condition of psychogenic musculoskeletal and nerve symptoms, most notably back pain.[1][2][3] Sarno described TMS in four books,[4][5][6][7] and stated that the condition may be involved in other pain disorders as well.[2] The treatment protocol for TMS includes education, writing about emotional issues, resumption of a normal lifestyle and, for some patients, support meetings and/or psychotherapy.[1][8]

The TMS diagnosis and treatment protocol are not accepted by the mainstream medical community.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b Schechter D, Smith AP, Beck J, Roach J, Karim R, Azen S (2007). "Outcomes of a Mind-Body Treatment Program for Chronic Back Pain with No Distinct Structural Pathology – A Case Series of Patients Diagnosed and Treated as Tension Myositis Syndrome". Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 13 (5): 26–35. PMID 17900039.
  2. ^ a b Wysong, Pippa (6 July 2004). "An Expert Interview With Dr. John Sarno, Part I: Back Pain Is a State of Mind". Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  3. ^ McGrath, Mike (3 November 2004). "When Back Pain Starts in Your Head: Is repressed anger causing your back pain?". Prevention.com. Rodale Inc. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ Sarno, John E. (1982). Mind Over Back Pain. Berkley Books. ISBN 0-425-08741-7.
  5. ^ Sarno, John E. (1991). Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-39230-8.
  6. ^ Sarno, John E. (2006). The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-085178-3.
  7. ^ Sarno, John E. (1998). The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-52076-4.
  8. ^ Rashbaum IG, Sarno JE (2003). "Psychosomatic concepts in chronic pain". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 84 (3 Suppl 1): S76–80, quiz S81–2. doi:10.1053/apmr.2003.50144. PMID 12708562. S2CID 24357183.
  9. ^ Neporent, Liz (17 February 1999). "Straightening Out Back Pain". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Dr. Sarno's Cure". 20/20. 25 July 1999. ABC.