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Great news, ! Isn't that a relief? Regarding the neck & back pain: it's easy to attribute every symptom we get to sarc, but remember that thousands of folks without sarc have neck & back pain, so it may not be connected. See what your PCP says, but I strongly recommend the MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), which is mainly setting aside a little time each day to get as comfortable as possible (without falling asleep) and concentrate on your breathing. Actually focus on just one aspect of the breath--your belly rising & falling, the feeling of air going in & out of your nostrils. It may sound silly, and I was a total skeptic, but a trusted friend talked me into taking a class before scheduling lumbar disk surgery, and it absolutely worked! My back pain isn't gone, but it's back to a level I can live with. No matter what the source of the pain is, we instinctively tense the muscles in that area, which perpetuates & increases the pain. Even general life stress causes muscle tension in the spine & elsewhere. teaches a class in MBSR. If you want more info, check out this website. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a leader is MBSR. The site is for selling books, etc., but also gives a basic explanation of MBSR. I would also click on the link to Oprah & download those two instruction sheets.

http://www.mindfulnesstapes.com/

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