This is the story of my several year journey with chronic pain in my hands and wrists that originally developed as repetitive strain injuries, or RSI, from guitar and computer use. After trying pretty much everything to find a cure, I gave up for a while and then last year experienced a dramatic and surprising recovery after finally discovering an accurate diagnosis for my pain in what is variously referred to as Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), Mind-Body Syndrome (MBS), and / or Psychophysiologic Disorder (PPD), or physical symptoms of a psychological origin.
In that time I have come to believe that mind-body syndrome is A) a possible root cause of (or major contributor to) many chronic conditions and B) a new paradigm in medicine unfolding under our noses. This piece of writing endeavors to be a tiny contribution towards a dream that many of us share: advancing mind-body approaches in healthcare to the forefront of medicine!