Tentative Interpretation and Therapy
Joachim Gruber
Therapy
<http://www.Lymenet.de/symptoms/cycles/tentative.htm>
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ABSTRACT
Lyme Disease flare cycles are interpreted as response to the infection
of an oscillatory immune system. It is visualized as a system (1)
capable of
(*) either self-organized oscillations
(*) or forced oscillations imposed on it by the endocrine-menstrual
system.
One case of neuroborreliosis was analyzed for these two types of
oscillations (2). In line with Burrascano's treatment guidelines (3),
treatment end was initiated when a switch from the self-organized to
the imposed oscillation was observed (4a). The treatment was
successful, meaning that the person has remained totally without
symptoms after the end of treatment, i.e. for a period of 4 years as
of today (4b).
In conclusion, a rational, model oriented treatment is advocated
rather than a "one size fits all" therapy of fixed duration.
FURTHER READING
(1) J. Gruber, "Compartment Models Displaying Lyme Disease Symptom
Cycles"
<http://www.lymenet.de/symptoms/cycles/models.htm>
(2) J. Gruber, "Lyme Disease: Statistical Evaluation of a
Symptom Log and an Empirical Theory of Flare Cycles"
<http://www.Lymenet.de/symptoms/cycles/statistics.htm>
(3) J. Gruber, "Burrascano's Guidelines and Immune Response Modeling"
<http://www.Lymenet.de/nonlinde.htm>
(4) J. Gruber, "Evaluation of the Long-Term Inflammation in
Neuroborreliosis: Duration of Therapy"
(4a) <http://www.Lymenet.de/symptoms/cycles/evalsum.htm>
(4b) <http://www.Lymenet.de/symptoms/cycles/statistics.htm#relapses>
Joachim Gruber
(info about my professional background:
<http://www.acamedia.info/sciences/J_G/CV.html>)