FIBROMYALGIA

This patient had atypical fibromyalgia. Multiple physical injuries sustained since his teen years started to affect his nervous system, though not noticed at that time. He was a business man who had been severally cheated in the business market, which created powerful stresses, which also affected his nervous system. Also, this patient had been consuming large amounts of toxins from the many diet sodas he enjoyed. Additionally, the many pain medications had, over time, deposited even more toxins. All of these conditions added additional insults to his nervous system, until, eventually, fibromyalgia and seizures had become common place. The following is his testimony.

Testimony: Don S.
Aug 11, 2008

I have been suffering from Fibromyalgia and a seizure, jerking type of affliction for over fifteen years. It was extremely debilitating. I could not make plans for future events, never knowing if I would be able to attend. This was very difficult for both my wife and myself.

I heard of Dr. Young’s services and decided to at least meet with him and find out what, if anything, he could do for me. I can truly say that he has c hanged my life. He explored my entire life back to my childhood and made his diagnosis. He then planned treatments from the information I gave to him.

My seizure, jerking type of condition is related to injuries I suffered while in my teens and because of his treatments plus getting rid of toxins in my system, the jerking and seizures are almost completely gone, and the Fibromyalgia is so much better.

I have never been one to recommend, especially a doctor, to anyone so this is a first. I owe my “unexpected” recovery to the skills of Dr. Young. I feel truly blessed to have found him. Life is once again worth living and both my wife and I consider him a friend as well as my doctor.

Don S

Aug 11, 2008

TMJ

This patient developed TMJ and had sought the usual avenues of treatment. The regular medical community gave her a book describing how to live with this condition because, as they stated, TMJ could not be helped. She also sought dental specialists, but the mouth guards only made her condition worse. The mouth guards, because of the thickness at the rear portion, would “lever” her TMJ joint open, while she slept with her mouth closed. This levering action was counterproductive for her TMJ to heal properly. This is her testimony.

Testimony: Lucy T.
24 March 2008

Dear Dr. Young,

I want to thank you so much for “treating” my TMJ. I am practically symptom free and have the knowledge now to know what irritates my left TMJ and how to care for it. Your microcurrent treatments allowed the TMJ to heal in the proper position.

Other than normal wear and tear over the years, I didn’t have any TMJ symptoms until August 2007, when I took a bite off a large cucumber. I heard a loud pop and from then on every time I opened my mouth my left jaw joint clicked.

My dentist told me to eat soft foods for several weeks and it will get better on its own. When it didn’t he wanted me to wear a mouth guard and give it more time. That didn’t help either. I saw another dentist that specialized in TMJ disorders and he also suggested wearing a mouth guard but said the common practice now for most TMJ problems is to let them heal on their own. I tried the mouth guard for an hour one day and my jaw hurt worse.

Fortunately my chiropractor, Dr Tom Opdahl, recommended you for micro-current treatments for my TMJ. You recognized the problem immediately and started weekly micro-current treatments. The treatments relaxed the tendons and ligaments so the left TMJ could be positioned in a more neutral position thus stopping the cartilage from snapping forward over and over again. Before treatments my jaw would open to the right and click. After treatment my jaw opens straight with no clicking. After 6 months of treatments I am seeing you once a month for “tune-ups” or sooner if symptoms return.

I also appreciated that you took the time to answer my questions and even show me pictures in a medical book of the TMJ so I fully understood physically what was wrong and how the joint should function. It helped me to better understand my treatment, visualize how it should work, and to recognize when the TMJ was stressed while eating something chewy or hard, like ice or popcorn.

I have no doubt that without the micro-current treatments, my dentist would have left me to “heal on my own” until severe or possibly, irreversible damage was done to the TMJ cartilage.

Thank you again for your wonderful care. I feel very fortunate to have a doctor that is so knowledgeable in so many areas of heath care.

Sincerely,

Lucy T

MUSCLE TEAR

This patient suffered a small tear of a low back muscle. Hospital MRI studies could not find anything wrong. He was sent to physical therapy but this only worsened his pain. He was sent home, being told there was nothing wrong with him. As time elapsed, adjacent muscles to the original tear area began to go into spasm to protect the primary injury. These adjacent muscles, and then additional muscle groups, began to develop chronic injuries of their own from repeated muscle spasming. Eventually, several times a month, all of these muscles would go into unified spasm, without warning, completely debilitating this patient to bed rest only for four day stretches. The following is his testimony:

Testimony: Rick O
August 2008

In 1992, I was doing wind sprints following a fairly vigorous workout in the local gym. As I was running I stepped on some uneven ground and felt a tear in my back. I immediately sought medical attention. I saw doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, and other specialists but no one could fix the problem. I began taking pain pills on a daily basis while my back continued to worsen. I was becoming less active and spending more time lying down dealing with the pain. This pattern continued for fifteen years.

Then in the summer of 2007, I met Dr. David Young. He had just opened an office in the area and has expertise in muscular injury. After a few visits he was able to tell me what was wrong with my back (something no one had been able to do) and said he could help make it better. I was optimistically skeptical.

I have now been seeing Dr. Young three times a week for a year. He has been applying microcurrent to my back and the results have been dramatic. The pain is gone and I am slowly regaining my life. I am more physically active than I have been anytime since the accident and continue to improve on a weekly basis. I have also met several of Dr. Young’s other patients during this time and all say he has made them better. If you are struggling with a physical ailment and are having a hard time finding someone who can help I strongly recommend you try Dr. David Young.

Sincerely,

Rick O