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Our practice has been getting a lot of attention from the fibromyalgia and chronic pain communities. There is a short overview on our blog about the unique way I work to help patients transition from enduring life to enjoying it. Obviously, chronic physical symptoms can take patients onto an emotional roller coaster ride. These patients have often spent a lot of money on ineffective approaches, been given a lot of false hope, and have been misunderstood or even ridiculed by doctors and by those closest to them.
Jackie Kidder suffered with fibromyalgia for 9 years. I am reproducing her story here with thanks to her and her husband, for those of you who aren't familiar with it. She is now symptom free and off all medication. In fact she works out regularly and vigorously, and once again lives a normal happy life. Following is a description of the approach I have used with her, and with others who have had similar case histories.
Another patient, Denna Ramsey, tells her own story of rapid recovery from FM, relaying her own story and urging you to have hope.
These are only two of many with similar experiences of returning to normal life after years of pain, fatigue and suffering with FM/CIDS.
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Our Approach to Treatment
Most of us are very used to thinking about diseases as though they are some type of bad lottery ticket we have won, causing us to suffer. We assume that the problem is some type of a pathogenic organism, or bug. Or perhaps bad genetics. We take a set of symptoms that somebody has, and give it a label. Having named the "disease," we can give it a diagnostic code and write it into a book. The next step is usually to find some type of pharmaceutical agent to suppress the symptoms. We call that treating the disease.
When we have a group of symptoms that seem like they might be related (because they are commonly found in the same people); we define the group of symptoms as a syndrome. So if a person has certain tender points, migrating aches and pains, and they ALSO have interstitial cystitis, chronic fatigue, mental fogginess, and irritable bowel symptoms, we call the conglomerate a syndrome. Then we can use a constellation of drugs and/or other treatments to 'manage' the syndrome.
There is certainly an appropriate place for this approach to human suffering, HOWEVER, I do not believe that it fits the case when it comes to fibromyalgia and related disorders. I have used Dr. Robert Boyd's Bio Cranial System in my own practice for more than a dozen years and believe that he offers humankind an exciting and hopeful perspective based on my experience with patients.
More recently, I started using Cranial Spinal Integration, another sophisticated cranial approach that releases tension in the dura mater, normalizing function. CSi was developed by my colleagues, Drs. Craig Ross and Joel Alcantara. I have had the privilege of being an instructor for both schools. I have gotten stellar results using both methods.
In brief, over-contraction in the cranio-sacral system of the body creates disturbances in our nervous, circulatory, and endocrine system that weaken the entire body-mind system. This causes system-wide dysfunction. The problem doesn't come from outside of us: It's origins are actually structural in nature. Distortions in our cranial structure cause further distortions in our entire skeletal structure. This causes stress on the nerves, blood vessels, soft tissue and organs that manifest as a DIS-eased system.
You may be interested in an article by Manuel Martinez-Lavin, M.D. which offers an explanation for the tremendous success that Bio Cranial and Cranial Spinal Integration doctors have enjoyed with fibromyalgia and other conditions.
Those doctors who have studied this way of restoring this critical balance to the cranio-sacral system may be able to help you return to healthy and comfortable living. While the combination approach I use in my practice is unique (see blog), you can check to see whether there are qualified cranial practitioners in your area by contacting me or visiting the Bio Cranial website or the Cranial Spinal Integration website.