Our Treatment Approach

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Our Treatment Approach

Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers, Inc. (FFC) specializes in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM), chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) and unrelenting fatigue (UF) with our unique six-step program. These are complex diseases that involve multi-system disturbances and abnormalities and require highly individualized treatment plans.

Our Founder and CEO, Bob Baurys, experienced FM first hand, and our Chief Medical Director, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, knows what it is like to have CFIDS. It is the combination of personal experience and suffering and the knowledge gained that enables us to provide this unique treatment. Under FFC's treatment approach, 80% of our patients experience improvement in their symptoms by the 4th visit. Most patients eventually achieve complete resolution of the symptoms with a simple maintenance plan.

FFC's six-step integrated program focuses on relieving symptoms and addressing the underlying etiologies that cause those symptoms. We focus on a patient-centric, holistic (meaning treating the whole body, not just the symptoms) approach to treatment and plan of care. Successful treatment of these diseases requires a plan catered to each patient; therefore, steps of the program may occur in a different order for each patient, and multiple steps are often initiated simultaneously. Generally, the steps can be broken down as follows:

1. Stabilize the Patient by addressing pain and sleep disturbances.
2. Mitochondrial Enhancement by improving the powerhouse of each cell, or the "mitochondria."
3. Balance Hormones by evaluating hypothalamus and pituitary function.
4. Treat Infectious Components and underlying viral infections.
5. Address Unique Etiologies, such as neurotoxins and coagulation defects.
6. Provide an Individualized Maintenance Program with minimally necessary medications and supplements to assure absence of symptoms.

For answers to your questions or to make an appointment, call toll-free 1-866-443-4276 to speak with a National Patient Representative. FFC was founded on the belief that no one should endure sustained suffering when help is available. Check our locations for a FFC near you. If the nearest Center is a distance away, we offer affordable and flexible treatment for out-of-town patients.

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