Lyme Disease Treatment That Works

At Sunridge, our physicians are the leading authorities in the treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease.  Using the most advanced diagnostics from laboratories that specialize in testing for tick borne illnesses, and a thorough clinical evaluation that is targeted at uncovering often overlooked information about the patient’s illness, Sunridge detects and treat Lyme disease with repeated success. 

Our advanced technologies aid the physicians at Sunridge Medical to successfully diagnosis and treat accompanying chronic illnesses to Lyme Disease.  If you are suffering from Lyme or related symptoms, call our office and speak to a Patient Care Representative to learn about our therapies and treatment options. Whatever your circumstance, Sunridge is here to help you. We offer comprehensive personalized treatment plans that are tailor-made specifically to your individual needs utilizing an optimal combination of the latest advanced research-based treatment options from around the world. The treatment for Lyme Disease needs to be personalized and that will be our approach with your treatment. If you would like more options, please give our Patient Care Representatives a call at (800) 923-7878.

Why are Tick Borne Illnesses so Difficult to Treat?

Lyme disease was initially discovered about 30 years ago in Lyme, Connecticut.  Since it’s discovery, Lyme disease has become the most undiagnosed and untreated epidemic in the 21st century. Tick borne illnesses have been very difficult for traditional and conventional medicine to treat.  Lyme disease has been discovered in other insects such as mosquitos, blood transfusions, and even gestationally (transmitted from mother to child). Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi) which can also mimic and has been misdiagnosed as virtually any disease including but not limited to CFS, Fibromyalgia, MS, depression, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s, and ALS. Lyme disease is a serious condition affecting multiple areas of the body with symptoms appearing within 1-2 weeks after being bitten.

The bite often begins with a telltale red rash, or a “bulls-eye” ring, usually, although not exclusively surrounding the site of the bite.  Since the infection varies and can manifest in over 100 different symptoms with no two people being the same, Lyme Disease is usually not even considered by most physicians.   Even if testing is performed, standard testing misses over 90% of the cases of Chronic Lyme Disease. This is because the standard methods of testing were designed to test for Acute Lyme Disease and not Chronic Lyme.

The standard testing method is an immunoassay test of IgG and IgM antibodies followed by Western blot for confirmation.  In addition, most doctors use the CDC (Center for Disease Control) criteria to define/identify a positive test. The problem with this is that the the CDC criteria was never meant for diagnosis, it was meant for epidemiological surveillance (tracking).

What Makes Us Different

At Sunridge Medical our physcians use an expanded Western blot with revised requirement criteria for diagnosis. This allows for improved sensitivity for detection as well as a low false-positive rate. Our tests are run at Igenex Labs in California. Igenex is a laboratory that specializes in the testing of tick-borne illness exclusively and is considered the top laboratory for Lyme testing. If one is diagnosed with Lyme Disease, the treatment is not as simple as taking antibiotics. Since infection with Lyme can transform itself into various forms – the standard, cell walled form, the non-cell walled form (L-form) and the cyst form. Treatment with antibiotics alone is often ineffective as the antibiotic treatment is only effective against the standard, cell-walled form of Lyme.

With this being said, even using antibiotics for extended periods, such as months or even years can be of little benefit. It is important to have a multi-factorial, multi-system, integrative approach to be effective against Lyme Disease. At Sunridge Medical, our physicians use combination of medicines to treat the various forms of Lyme and at the same time to increase immune function, modulate hormones, treat coagulation disorders as well as detoxify the body of the infection. The integration of traditional medicine with holistic alternative remedies dramatically increases the success for the treatment of Lyme Disease.

At Sunridge Medical you are not alone! Many of our patients come to Sunridge with chronic Lyme disease and complain of “weird” or “strange” symptoms that could not be explained by their doctor.  In fact some patients have said that after numerous doctor visits they were told by their physician it was a psychological problem or that their symptoms were hypochondrial in nature. Although a tick bite is an important clue for diagnosis, often times our patients don’t recall ever being bit by a tick.  This is not surprising because ticks are tiny and their bites are usually painless.

Lyme Disease Is Often Misdiagnosed as Other Chronic Disease

Lyme Disease is complicated.  Once the infection has had time to wreak havoc on the person’s immune system, a multitude of symptoms can be triggered.  It is no wonder that patients often  bounce from doctor to doctor with no relief of their symptoms after even being prescribed a  huge list of medications.  Lyme Disease is known as the Great Imitator.  Do you have any of the conditions below?

A World of Innovative Therapies In One Place

Our team of researchers are constantly evaluating the latest medical breakthroughs in search of safe, scientific and effective therapies for our patients. With a growing arsenal of advanced alternative medical treatments at our disposal, we like to say that we have treatment options beyond treatment options. These three before and after pictures are of actual Lyme patients we have treated.

Symptoms of Lyme Disease – There Are Over 100+

Do you have any of the symptoms below?  If so, how many?  If you can relate to having many of these symptoms and you have the possibility of exposure to infected ticks, then according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) you are clinically positive for Lyme Disease.  Laboratory testing is helpful to validate, but since Lyme Disease is a clinical diagnosis, you can still consider yourself positive for Lyme Disease even if your test is negative.  Lyme Disease testing is very difficult as the can return a false negative result in a person with a compromised immune system.

Each patient receives a tailored plan for their own specific treatment

Your customized treatment plan may include the following:

• Blood Work
• Heavy Metal Toxicity Assessment
• Intravenous Nutritional Therapy
• Hormonal Injections
• Medical Grade Supplements

As each persons medical condition is different, so is their treatment plan. Your plan may or may not include the above-mentioned treatments. In addition, your plan may include additional holistic treatment options not stated.

If you have any questions or would like more information about our services and treatment options please call us at (800) 923-7878. Our patient care representatives are waiting to help you.