Kaelyn Korvus
05-24-2004, 09:02 AM
http://www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/whatisfms.htm
From the above link:
"Question: My doctor and I are hoping that you will soon solve the problem of fibromyalgia. How much longer do you think it will take?
Dr. Lowe: The time has passed. We’ve already solved the problem of fibromyalgia. In addition, we have a treatment, "metabolic rehabilitation", that relieves some 75% to 85% of patients from their fibromyalgia symptoms—fully and permanently. I explain the solution and the treatment succinctly on various pages of drlowe.com, and I explain in depth in The Metabolic Treatment of Fibromyalgia. In a single statement, fibromyalgia is the symptoms and signs of too little thyroid hormone regulation of tissues, due either to hypothyroidism or thyroid hormone resistance, complicated in most cases by a health-impairing diet, nutritional deficiencies, and physical deconditioning.
But it isn’t enough that we’ve solved the scientific problem of fibromyalgia. We must now solve a daunting psychosocial problem—how to educate other fibromyalgia researchers and practicing doctors about the fact that we’ve solved the problem. This educational undertaking is proving far more difficult than solving the scientific problem. The main difficulty is the unscientific code of conduct that predominates in conventional medicine. In compliance with this code, most conventional medical researchers and doctors dogmatically cling to false beliefs they’ve accepted without question while bowing before the throne of medical authority. This unscientific code of conduct is often whitewashed as the "conservative nature of doctors." It is, however, a major obstacle to the relief of human suffering from disease. Tragically, as we toil at this educational task, patients with the set of symptoms we label "fibromyalgia" will continue to suffer on a worldwide scale."
As someone with FMS, this just really irritates me for some reason. If this doctor has really "solved" Fibromyalgia, then why the hell don't any of the other FMS sites say someone has found a cure? Grrrrr... sorry, just had to rant.
For those who aren't familiar with FMS and want to know about it, go here : http://fmaware.org/ or here http://www.fmnetnews.com/pages/basics.html
From the above link:
"Question: My doctor and I are hoping that you will soon solve the problem of fibromyalgia. How much longer do you think it will take?
Dr. Lowe: The time has passed. We’ve already solved the problem of fibromyalgia. In addition, we have a treatment, "metabolic rehabilitation", that relieves some 75% to 85% of patients from their fibromyalgia symptoms—fully and permanently. I explain the solution and the treatment succinctly on various pages of drlowe.com, and I explain in depth in The Metabolic Treatment of Fibromyalgia. In a single statement, fibromyalgia is the symptoms and signs of too little thyroid hormone regulation of tissues, due either to hypothyroidism or thyroid hormone resistance, complicated in most cases by a health-impairing diet, nutritional deficiencies, and physical deconditioning.
But it isn’t enough that we’ve solved the scientific problem of fibromyalgia. We must now solve a daunting psychosocial problem—how to educate other fibromyalgia researchers and practicing doctors about the fact that we’ve solved the problem. This educational undertaking is proving far more difficult than solving the scientific problem. The main difficulty is the unscientific code of conduct that predominates in conventional medicine. In compliance with this code, most conventional medical researchers and doctors dogmatically cling to false beliefs they’ve accepted without question while bowing before the throne of medical authority. This unscientific code of conduct is often whitewashed as the "conservative nature of doctors." It is, however, a major obstacle to the relief of human suffering from disease. Tragically, as we toil at this educational task, patients with the set of symptoms we label "fibromyalgia" will continue to suffer on a worldwide scale."
As someone with FMS, this just really irritates me for some reason. If this doctor has really "solved" Fibromyalgia, then why the hell don't any of the other FMS sites say someone has found a cure? Grrrrr... sorry, just had to rant.
For those who aren't familiar with FMS and want to know about it, go here : http://fmaware.org/ or here http://www.fmnetnews.com/pages/basics.html