Fibromyalgia ? Does anyone have any experience with Dr. Whitcomb?

I've been dealing with Fibromyalgia for 18 years & have tried just about every possible treatment... Someone told me today to look into Dr Whitcomb's treatments. (stopfibro.com) I'm very interested, but I'd like to hear any personal experience any of you have had?

Thank you for the answers so far. I appreciate it. I do understand the illness, I've had it for too long! Yes of course diet & supplements etc does help, as it helps every other ailment. I've been down this road, I would really like some answers from people who have personal experience with Doctor Whitcomb & his treatment if possible. Thank you guys for the advice & article suggestion (I read it) it's good to get all points of view!

I took my 17yo son to Lake Tahoe for treatment with Dr Whitcomb from Dec 2007 through January 2008, and by Dr Whitcomb's own admission, his treatment seriously aggravated my son's condition, to the extent that we believe our son sustained damage to his neck ligaments from the daily neck cracking adjustments. Dr Whitcomb proposed continuing on with treatment, despite the fact that my son was experiencing immediate negative reactions to the adjustments and developing symptoms that Dr Whitcomb indicated might be signs of inflammation around the brain. We left Dr Whitcomb's clinic with my son in more pain than ever before and in a terrible state - and though I want to believe that it was Dr Whitcomb's intention to help my son, I find it difficult to reconcile the fact that to date Dr Whitcomb has not made any contact with us to find out why we did not return to his clinic nor what happened to my son. If you would like more details, you are welcome to contact me at mom2fibroteen@yahoo.com
Wishing you all the best.

I was a patient at Dr. Whitcomb's clinic from April-July of 2007. Although I experienced dramatic improvement in my fibromyalgia during treatment my symptoms returned when I went home. This happened for all the other patients I have stayed in touch with. I recently started a blog to expose the "truth" about the Whitcomb method and to be a vehicle of support and information for fibro patients. Go to fibrofriends.typepad.com

Yes, I was there for two months last year. I did improve after spending about $10,000, but relapsed within a month. I can honestly say that everyone I have kept in contact with from the clinic (about 15 people) have also had all of their symptoms return after leaving Lake Tahoe. One of my fellow patients just started a blog (yesterday) to warn people about Dr. Whitcomb. The blog is http://www.fibrofriends.typepad.com/
Dr. Whitcomb is aware that his patients do not stay well, but this does not stop him from traveling all over the country to promote his clinic.

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It's quackery---it may trerat something that has similar symptoms to FMS-but will do nothing for REAL FMS.

I base this on my personal expereince with good response to things that regulate teh way teh brain processes neurotransmitters--which agrees with what RESPECTED reseacrhers think-

it is a disorder of the central nervous system-NOT THE SPINE

The problem is with NEUROTRANSMITTERS in teh brain-not nerves in the spine

I've had Fibro for 10 years. The best thing I've found that works is eating healthy, exercising and getting plenty of sleep.

I've never dealt with Dr. Whitcomb.

Try checking in with fibrohugs.com, at their forums and do a search on him. That's probably the best place to find any information on him.

I was at the fibromyalgia center last year and $11,000.00 later and still paying. I felt good while I was there and being treated. It didn't take long after returning home to have some of my pain return.

I've had fibromyalgia over 30 yrs. 2 major car accidents, c-sections, plastic surgery on the face 3 times, gall badder surgery at 23 yr old, hysterectomy, and on and on..

I never heard from the clinic to see how I was feeling. I called several times, and was told to use the neck stretcher more and longer...it caused more pain than it helped.

Dr. Whitcomb wanted me to go back and get more treatment and I couldn't afford to spend anymore money.

At the time I was living with the love of my life and he paid for everything. We got married last Nov..and 2 wks later he had a triple bypass which was a shock to both of us. There was no way I could ask him to spend more money sending me back to Dr. Whitcomb. And I wouldn't waste my time, money, or energy to get what I felt like whiplash at every treatment.

The massages were wonderful, I feel they helped a lot but again they were costly and not part of the cost for Dr. Whitcomb.

Would I recommend Dr. Whitcomb on what I know a little less than a year later. NO

Check out the reviews of Whitcomb's book at http://www.amazon.com/review/product/141...

Also see the Discussions at the end of the second page of reviews.

If what you want is personal testimony, there are over a hundred of them on Whitcomb's site. Just be aware that personal testimony is the least accurate form of proof of the efficacy of a treatment. Anyone can say anything. Evidence based practice is the gold standard I look for in treatment of my FM. I have been diagnosed with FM for 19 years now. There are a million things we can spend our money on to try to treat this insidious disease. I prefer to limit my time and my money to the ones with the best track records.

I've written a lot about Whitcomb (see http://www.theiciexperience.org-a.google... not because I have had direct experience with him, but because a friend of my mother's had direct experience with him and that was the straw that broke the camel's back. I was sick to death of seeing ads come up on legitimate sites for his bogus treatment methods.

I'm not finished writing about Whitcomb. Not by a long shot. Believe it or not, there's a whole lot more to say about him.

Good luck in your continued search for answers.