	Seligman Medical Institute A medical research foundation devoted to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of Tension Myositis Syndrome and other mind-body disorders.
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The Seligman Medical Institute (SMI) is a private, non-profit research and education foundation established to further our understanding of a diagnosis and treatment mode for chronic back pain and other chronic pain syndromes called "tension myositis syndrome (TMS)." a term coined by John Sarno, MD of New York University's Rusk Rehabilitation Institute to describe his "mind-body" approach to chronic pain. Founded in 2003, this Southern California foundation is directed by Principal Investigator David Schechter, MD, with the assistance of Foundation Coordinator Arthur Preston Smith, PhD.

Updated: 2/27/2007