A Lyme Disease Treatment That Works

At Sunridge, our physicians are experts in treating patients with Chronic Lyme Disease.  By utilizing the most advanced diagnostics from labs that specialize in testing for tick-born illness, along with a thorough evaluation aimed at uncovering some important information about the patient’s illness, Sunridge is able to detect and treat Lyme with repeated success. Using advanced technologies, the physicians at Sunridge Medical have successfully diagnosed and treated Lyme Disease and the accompanying chronic illnesses.  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. It is our opinion that treatment for Lyme Disease needs to be personalized. If you would like more options, please give our Patient Care Representatives a call at (800) 923-7878.

Why is Lyme Disease so Difficult to Treat?

Lyme disease was initially discovered about 30 years ago in Lyme, Connecticut.  Since then, Lyme disease has become the most undiagnosed and untreated epidemic in the 21^st century. While Lyme disease is often attributed to tick bites, recent studies have also shown that it may also be known to be transmitted by 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.

The Great Imitator…..Lyme Disease Is Often Misdiagnosed  As Other Diseases

What we can tell you is that Lyme Disease is complicated.  Once the infection has had time to wreak havoc on the person’s immune system, It can trigger a multitude of symptoms.  It is no wonder that patients often  bounce from doctor to doctor with no relief of there 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 that we can bring to 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 that 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 we see has a treatment plan tailored to their own specific needs.

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