Fibromyalgia disability – Treatment and Case Study by Dr. Ronald Mullen If you have fibromyalgia and are searching for information about fibromyalgia disability treatments that can resolve your condition, here you may find that the natural therapies offered in Dr. Ronald Mullen’s office can serve your needs. Fibromyalgia Treatment by Dr. Ronald Mullen Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread muscle and soft tissue pain, fatigue and multiple tender points. I believe that it is caused by a systematic microcirculation blockage with a decreased level of blood supply and lymphatic circulation in the peripheral tissue, leading to poor oxygen and nutritional supply and metabolic wastes accumulation. The treatment in my clinic is focusing on restoring the normal microcirculation and therefore resolving the fibromyalgia condition. 1) Primary Fibromyalgia It refers to the typical fibromyalgia condition and is usually observed in patients who have a history of acute bacterial or viral infections. It also occurs with patients who have taken prescription drugs. The treatment in my clinic is able to significantly improve microcirculation and eliminates pain in the body. Depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the condition, patients should feel some improvement within 1 week. Treatment time to achieve symptom elimination will vary from 1 to 3 months. 2) Secondary Fibromyalgia This is usually a result of osteoarthritis, back pain or tendonitis. The therapy I used in my clinic is to treat these conditions that cause the fibromyalgia and the fibromyalgia condition can be improved as a result of the treatment. 3) Chronic Fatigue If patients have only chronic fatigue without pain, the treatment varies based on the cause of the problem. Most chronic fatigue cases are due to liver deficiency (Hepatitis, Stress, etc.). Some cases are due to women's problem, such as post-child birth, miscarriage or abortion. Others may be due to kidney deficiency. A customized treatment is necessary based on different causes. Occasionally, a simple exercise program is the final solution. Case Study on Fibromyalgia Treatment Ronald Mullen, AP 921 East Ocean Blvd., Suite #2, Stuart FL 34994 Patient Data: Male, age 52. Normal weight and height. He presents with the complaint of extreme pain in legs and arms, aggravated by any exercise. Walking more than a short distance incites worsening pain, weakness, and shaking of leg muscles. Pain is so severe that he has been unable to work for more than two years and he cannot perform normal daily activities. History: August 2001. Pain started in his left forearm, about six weeks after he began taking a cholesterol-lowering medication prescribed by his doctor. Two weeks later, the pain progressed to his right forearm. He then discontinued his medication, but woke the following day with pain in both arms and legs so severe he was unable to rise from his bed. He reports that it presently takes him three to four hours each morning to begin moving, and he suffers from pain both mental and physical throughout the day, due to his condition. He has had multiple tests and examinations but his doctors have been unable to help him. He has been told there is no treatment for his condition. Treatment: After TCM examination he is treated with acupuncture and prescribed herbal remedies. He returns in five days for follow-up acupuncture treatment and reports less soreness and stiffness when he wakes. Eight days later he returns for treatment and reports 40% improvement in his symptoms, and he can now walk fifteen minutes without severe muscle pain. A week later, at his next acupuncture treatment he reports that he has had an aggravation of the soreness in his forearms during the last week, with severe pain which lasts for a total of seven days and then begins to subside. Following this improvement he returns for his next treatment and reports all symptoms are 80% better. At his next appointment one week later he reports 100% improvement, with no remaining pain or discomfort. Summary: This patient had a total of eight acupuncture treatments and took herbal remedies for five weeks. His temporary aggravation of symptoms during treatment appears to have been part of a healing response. Three months later this patient remains symptom-free.
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