Fibromyalgia Patients Report Healthy, Happy Lives No Longer Driven by Pain

More than 6 million Americans understand the daily pain, fatigue and frustration of living with fibromyalgia. Cherry Govers is one of them. She suffered for nearly 25 years. Today, thanks to ground-breaking technology and a neurological understanding about what causes fibromyalgia, a small group of board-certified doctors across the US are successfully treating neurological fibromyalgia by bringing the brain and nervous system back into balance without using pain-masking pills or prescription medication.

Los Angeles (PRWEB) May 21, 2008 -- Cherry Govers is one of 6 million Americans who understand the daily pain, fatigue and frustration of living with fibromyalgia. She suffered with fibromyalgia for nearly 25 years. Today, thanks to ground-breaking technology and a neurological understanding about how fibromyalgia results from an overabundance of cortizol that ultimately disrupts the lower and upper brain stem connection prompting Type-C brain fibers to become overexcited, patients like Cherry can regain their ability to function at work and home virtually symptom-free.

Gil Kajiki, DC, a board-certified chiropractor who has been treating patients in the Los Angeles area for more than 20 years, is part of an elite group of physicians able to test and treat patients like Cherry for neurological fibromyalgia, a painful and often debilitating rheumatic disease.

After trying physical therapy and multiple types of pain medication to control her symptoms, Cherry began experiencing extenuating symptoms, including anxiety and depression, resulting from fibromyalgia.

By the time she learned about a new trial being offered in Dr. Kajiki's Tarzana clinic, Cherry - whose job requires her to drive long distances with her husband, Stan - could no longer drive due to constant dizziness and pain. She was unable to work in her garden or keep up her regular household routine, which ultimately took a toll on her psyche. "I struggled to function, and then had doctors who treated me as if it was all in my head," says Cherry.

"The cause of Cherry's illness was in her head - but not in her imagination," says Dr. Kajiki. "Cherry suffered from neurological fibromyalgia due to an overactive brainstem." Normally, the brain sends a signal to the lower brainstem to slow down the upper brainstem. In neurological fibromyalgia an abundance of cortizol ultimately disrupts the lower and upper brain stem connection, prompting Type-C brain fibers to become overexcited, according to Dr. Kajiki.

Dr. Kajiki is one of only 200 chiropractors in the U.S. trained in a new treatment technique to treat fibromyalgia from a neurological perspective without prescription medication. To determine if a patient's fibromyalgia is neurological in nature, a series of tests are conducted including Cerebellum function tests. In honor of fibromyalgia awareness celebrated throughout the month of May, Dr. Kajiki is providing these tests at no charge to patients who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia or who suffer from symptoms of pain, fatigue, insomnia, headaches and dizziness.

"As a physician, I'm passionate about helping patients reclaim their lives from neurological fibromyalgia. I've dedicated 20% of my practice to exclusively treating patients suffering from this condition," says Dr. Kajiki. "As part of the Sharing is Caring campaign sponsored by the National Fibromyalgia Association, I want to reassure people that they no longer need to live in pain."

How is Cherry doing today? "I finally found hope. I am virtually free of dizziness and completely pain free. I am now able to drive again. With the fibromyalgia, I lost the person I had always been. Today, I feel like I'm finally getting my life back," Cherry says.

MEDIA NOTE: To interview Cherry about her treatment and recovery from a once debilitating disease, or to schedule a therapy demonstration with Dr. Gil Kajiki, journalists seeking background information for medical features are welcome to call the office in Tarzana or visit us online at www.drkajiki.com.

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