Common Manifestations of TMS

• Most low back and leg pain
• Most neck, shoulder and arm pain
• Most tendonitis including golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow, patella tendonitis (knee), foot tendonitis and coccydinia
• Most likely Bell’s Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia
• TMJ and Myofascial Pain Dysfunction
• Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain Syndrome (fibromyositis)
• Carpal tunnel and most Repetitive Stress Injuries
• Whiplash
• Post-polio syndrome
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Epstein-Barr (EBV) syndrome
• Most chronic pain

Physical Equivalents of TMS

• Gastrointestinal disorders - GERD, hiatus hernia, ulcer, IBS, colitis, constipation
• Most common headaches, tension and migraine, Raynaud’s phenomenon
• Skin disorders - acne, eczema, hives and psoriasis
• Disorders of the immune system - allergies (hayfever), asthma, EBV
• Frequent urination
• Benign disorders of heart (e.g. palpitations, ectopic beats, PAT)
• Tinnitus, dizziness, hypoglycemia
• Tendency towards frequent infections - colds, UTIs, yeast infections, recurrent herpes

Psychological Equivalents of TMS

• Anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Depression
• Phobias
• OCD
• Eating Disorders

Fear is also an equivalent of TMS

• Fear of physical activity and “further injury”
• Fear of recurrent symptoms
• Fear of personal consequences (worth, social, responsibilities)
• Fear contributes to the intensity and exacerbation of our symptoms
• Fear may be more effective than the pain itself as a TMS symptom

Structural abnormalities blamed for pain (but most likely the pain is just a symptom of TMS)

• Osteoarthritis of the spine (normal aging)
• Disc abnormalities
• Scoliosis
• Spondylolisthesis, Spondylolysis and Transitional vertebrae
• Spinal stenosis
• Osteoarthritis of hip joint
• Rotator cuff wear and tear
• Minor knee meniscal wear and tear
• Chondromalacia patella

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