F.I.T Criteria
The system Howard Schubiner, MD devised for assessing pain and other symptoms for being “brain-generated” is called F.I.T. (looking for signs of the symptoms being Functional, Inconsistent, and/or Triggered).
The more of the following statements apply to you, the more likely you have a Mindbody/Neuroplastic Symptom. Remember that even ONE is enough to qualify.
F - Functional Criteria: (Symptoms do not fit with known structural conditions)
- Symptoms began without physical precipitation or injury.
- Symptoms persist after an injury has healed
- Symptoms are in a symmetric distribution pattern.
- Symptoms occur on one whole side of the body or half of the face, head, or torso.
- Symptoms spread over time to different areas of the body.
- Symptoms radiate to the opposite side of the body or down a whole leg or arm.
- Symptoms that occur in many different body parts at the same time
- Symptoms that have the quality of tingling, electric, burning, numb, hot or cold
I - Inconsistent Criteria: (Symptoms vary in ways that the structural condition would not)
- Symptoms shift from one location in the body to another.
- Symptoms are more or less intense depending on the time of day or occur first thing in the morning or in the middle of the night.
- Symptoms occur after, but not during, activity or exercise.
- Symptoms occur when one thinks about them or when someone asks about it.
- Symptoms occur when stress increases or one thinks about stressful situations.
- Symptoms are minimal or non-existent when engaged in joyful or distracting activities, such as when on vacation.
- Symptoms are minimal or non-existent after some kind of therapy, such as massage, chiropractic, Reiki, acupuncture, or an herbal or vitamin supplement.
T - Triggered Criteria:
- Symptoms are triggered by things unrelated to the actual symptom, such as foods, smells, sounds, light, computer screens, menses, and changes in the weather.
- Symptoms are triggered by the anticipation of stress, such as before school, work, a doctor’s visit, a medical test, a visit to a relative, a social gathering, or during those activities.
- Symptoms that are triggered by simply imagining engaging in the triggering activity, such as bending over, turning the neck, sitting or standing.
- Symptoms are triggered by light touch or innocuous stimuli, such as the wind, cold, or barometric pressure.
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