Originally published July 21 2005
Patients finding relief from fibromyalgia through alternative medicine
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition that affects the spine and neck -- and subsequently the entire nervous system -- but some patients are finding relief through an alternative medical procedure called intravenous micro nutrient therapy (IVMT): A cocktail of highly concentrated vitamins injected into the vein.
There's often a battle among doctors about the value of alternative medicine.
But one physician has a foot in both worlds and is hoping that can save some of his patients from a lifetime of pain.
Dr. Jay Adlersberg is On Call with the story.
Three years ago, Jeanne Langlais couldn't pick up a brush to fulfill her favorite pastime.
Jeanne Langlais, IVMT Patient: "Couldn't paint anymore...I couldn't lift my arms up.
Your thighs ached when you stood up, my arms ached, my neck ached.
The chronic muscle pain forced her into early retirement.
After two years of tests, she finally got the diagnosis: fibromyalgia.
But finding a treatment was another story.
Jeanne Langlais, IVMT Patient: "Anti-inflammatories, pain killers, antidepressants, and none of them worked for me."
She sought an alternative treatment called intravenous micro nutrient therapy.
IVMT is a cocktail of highly concentrated vitamins injected into the vein.
Langlais: "About the fifth treatment I started to feel better, and by the sixth treatment I had no pain.
David Katz, M.D., a Yale-trained physician, is one of a few doctors using IVMT.
David Katz, M.D., Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center: "If I'm able to help patients who for years have suffered and couldn't find help it doesn't get any better than that."
He is conducting a clinical trial on IVMT sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
He says the treatment has few side effects, but a major drawback is cost.
Dr.Katz: "If we prove that this is a cost-effective therapy for fibromyalgia, it then becomes a reimbursable commodity."
For Jeanne Langlais, the $55 weekly injections are a hardship.
But she'll continue them, she says, because of the promising picture they paint for a future without pain.
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