A New Option for Chronic Lyme Patients

Acute Lyme is an accepted infectious disease. It has familiar symptoms of an infection such as fever, rash or malaise. This condition is accepted by mainstream medicine, and the treatment is fairly well defined. However, when Lyme disease develops into chronic Lyme, both the treatment regimen and even the nature of the disease itself become quite controversial. The controversy surrounding chronic Lyme is in part the result of symptoms not typically associated with infections. Chronic Lyme symptoms can include fatigue, brain fog, and thermal dysregulation, all of which are associated with autonomic dysfunction.

Negative Side Effects of Long Term Antibiotics

Non-uniformity of treatment options for chronic Lyme also contributes to the controversy. The mainstay of treatment has been aggressive long-term use of antimicrobials. While this treatment has been relatively effective in the short term, taking antibiotics for long periods of time can have some very negative health effects, and the symptoms of chronic Lyme often recur after antibiotics are stopped. Recent studies may explain why as Dr. Embers has shown that Lyme persists in the body despite antibiotics.¹

It is not uncommon for patients with chronic Lyme to seek more and more aggressive antibiotic regimens in an effort to be well. Doing so inevitably takes a toll on the body. Clearly a new approach has been needed, one that provides long-term relief to patients without the toxicity and negative effects of long-term antibiotic therapy. Rather than continually trying to eradicate remaining bacteria with ongoing antibiotic treatment, why not instead make the body less hospitable for the bacteria? The human body has marvelous defenses. A treatment strategy of restoring the body to it’s optimal state would allow it to defend against the Lyme bacteria at the same time mitigating any potential consequences of the organism’s presence.

A New Approach and New Treatment for Chronic Lyme

Recently, we have developed one such new approach that addresses not just the symptoms of Chronic Lyme but also the underlying conditions that allow the Lyme infection to thrive in the body over the long term. This treatment is called TVAM (Transvascular Autonomic Modulation), and it is a minimally invasive procedure that targets autonomic nerve fibers lining several key veins.

Restoring Balance to the Body

Chronic Lyme patients have an autonomic nervous system that is out of balance. With TVAM we are able to reset the autonomic nervous system and restore balance, rapidly relieving many of the worst symptoms suffered by patients with chronic Lyme disease, including extreme fatigue, brain fog, heat and cold intolerance, headaches upon waking, and bowel and bladder problems.

Based on our ongoing research, we believe that by restoring balance to the autonomic nervous system, we are able to make the body less hospitable to the Lyme infection. Treatments aimed at eradication such as antibiotics are therefore more effective. Just as important, the effect of the infection on the body is mitigated leading to a reduction in symptoms.

Success Rates

To date, over 90% of patients undergoing the TVAM procedure have responded positively to the therapy, and the results have been durable, lasting over two years for most patients we have treated, with some of our earliest patients continuing to see improvement after three years and longer.

If you would like to find out more about TVAM or to see if you might be a good candidate, contact us through our web form or call us at 877-792-2784, and we will answer any questions you might have.

¹http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0029914

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