TMS Pain Relief

Tension Myoneural Syndrome

This web site was created to teach about mindbody concepts relevant to physical illness and pain, especially TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome/Tension Myositis Syndrome /The MindBody Syndrome).

 

TMS is a common and treatable diagnosis for back, neck, arm, pelvic, and other types of chronic pain with no clear structural cause (benign pain).  

 

The treatment is unique in that the patient's awareness of the mind-body link is crucial.

 

Healing comes from learning to shift focus from physical to psychological, break dysfunctional neural pathways, and process emotions differently. The symptoms are very real, but the cause is deeper than expected and not typically looked for by most doctors.

 

By navigating through the menu and subpages you can learn about TMS, treatment, a Video Library, read and see testimonials, read an interview with Dr. Schechter, learn about Dr. Schechter's long relationship with Dr. John Sarno... and hopefully find some new directions as you seek answers for your chronic pain and other unexplained symptoms.  

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Dr. Schechter just completed The MindBody Workbook for teens.   This workbook is designed for adolescents, to expose them to emotional links to physical and psychological health, and to teach them a life skill-- journaling.  It will be part of a larger school curriculum.  Could your teen use one?   Can we prevent TMS and stress-related illness if we start younger?

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What are some other names for this condition or approach?  TMS, PPD (psychophysiologic disorder), Central Pain Syndrome, Distraction Pain Syndrome, Pain Amplification Syndrome, Tension Myoneural Syndrome, Tension Myositis Syndrome.  Regardless of which name you have heard or use, the point of this is that people have physical symptoms that are not infrequently due to the mind/brain/emotions more than to a structural or biochemical process.