Progress and Hope:
Science is progressing at an ever
increasing pace.
Our understanding of, and treatment
interventions for fatigue and fibromyalgia conditions are
improving on what, is now, literally, a weekly basis.
In coming to objective, effective
conclusions it is important to build a weight of evidence before
moving in one direction or the other and this has always been my
approach.
I believe strongly that every person is an
individual and every sufferer presents with a multitude of
differing factors for consideration.
I have discussed at great length that i
consider Fibromyalgia/ CFS to be so much more than simply a
disease, a singular virus or bacteria as such.
I believe it is a 'condition' with a range
of underlying causes all of which have combined to leave your
body in a state of serious organic illness.
Obsession with Silver Bullets
The reason that conventional medical
practice consistently fails when treating these conditions is
because conventionally trained health providers are trained to
look for a single cause, a single factor, a single disease
process that they can diagnose, pigeon hole and treat
accordingly.
Unfortunately, what is required in the
Fibromyalgia/ CFS arena is a whole body holistic approach with
all the body’s systems being tuned back to a state of health.
Everything must be addressed in a logical
and orderly pattern to regain wellbeing.
Imagine the state of your car having been
written off in an auto wreck. To get the car back on the road:-
Would it be sufficient to repair and
reinflate the tyres if the brakes were damaged?
Would it be enough to reset the brakes, and
repair the bodywork if the engine will not start?
The analogy may seem simplistic but it is
in fact extremely relevant to your current situation.
Recovery from fatigue spectrum syndromes
requires total understanding, acceptance, and compliance from
the sufferer from the start of treatment.
'If you do the same things you cannot
expect different results'
If you are not committed to the process
then it is likely that you are not yet feeling ill enough, and
you are more likely to be suffering from a depressive condition
brought on by lifestyle or genetic factors, or what I would
describe as natural 'lifecycle' events.
Usually Fibromyalgia and CFS sufferers are
people who were previously extremely active, who have fallen
below a threshold that then becomes self perpetuating, and has
lead them into their fatigue or fibromyalgia syndrome.
They are also usually people who will grasp
an opportunity to get better with both hands, but paradoxically
they are also people who want everything to happen quickly,
like…yesterday, and this cannot and will not happen in the
recovery process for these conditions.
What is required for recovery from
Fibromyalgia/ CFS, is to elevate the body, long term, to a level
from where it can resume and maintain its normal function. To
settle the body into a new higher state of wellness that is way
above the threshold that caused the sufferer to sink into
illness.
This requires a massive improvement in
cellular energy and metabolic function whose failure is largely
responsible for the core features of the condition. There is
also usually musculoskeletal involvement in the thoracic and
cervical regions which will require manual intervention.
To start the process manual interventions
are required to reduce toxicity and associated stress and
mobilize any spinal restrictions.
