John, a patient of Dr. Schechter's, eliminates back pain and migraine headaches with a mind-body healing program. He gets off all addictive pain medications. Now he rarely has a migraine and has run two marathons in the last year. (was not a runner before)
Patient with a psychophysiological disorder (TMS), was in wheelchair for 8 years before beginning mind-body healing program with Dr. Schechter six weeks earlier. Now able to walk for last 9 days and improving daily. He describes key as focus on the psychological aspect of his condition and the healing program.
A young woman who had tried multiple treatments for two years of back pain. Was diagnosed by Dr. Schechter as TMS and used the TMS treatment program. Describes her 75% pain relief and increased activity level in just five weeks and two visits to the doctor.
Patient who has had slow improvement to 70% pain relief. He describes his experience and how everything had failed him before he began the TMS mindbody healing program under Dr. Schechter's care. He believes this can help others and that is why he is willing, albeit shyly, to share his story.
A man with pain for five years, taking 8 pain meds a day, goes through the TMS program, under Dr. Schechter's guidance, and gets 50% pain relief in a week, 70% in a month and is down to one pill a day.
David Schechter MD, Physician and Researcher, speaks for Seligman Medical Institute (www.smi-mindbodyres earch.org) on the treatment of chronic, difficult to treat arm pain/RSI with a mindbody method. This is based on TMS/tension myositis syndrome.
Dr. Arthur Smith, PhD, a philosopher of medicine and religion, speaks about the implications of a mind body treatment program for chronic, difficult to relieve, pain www.smi-mindbodyrese arch.org
