Franklin Acupuncture provides a customized holistic approach to Lyme disease and tick-borne co-infections. We are in the greater Nashville area, in Franklin, TN. Many of our patients travel from other areas of the Southeastern United States, including Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Georgia. We also have patients coming from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Lyme disease is often referred to as the great imitator. Lyme disease has been found in all 50 states. In conventional medicine, there is a frequent disregard or delay in investigating Lyme disease and co-infections. Testing for tick-borne infections in conventional medicine often does not provide an accurate picture. It is commonplace to hear that a patient is undergoing treatment for rocky mountain spotted fever or for babesia, while other infections are not being addressed properly with targeted treatment for the specific pathogen.
Individuals with Lyme disease often suffer for years before starting targeted treatment. The bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and tick-borne co-infections can lead to systemic inflammation, where pro-inflammatory biochemicals attack various tissues in the body. These infections can lead to immune-mediated inflammation. Tick-borne infections can lead to autoimmune processes, as the immune system can attack one’s own tissue while attempting to attack the bacteria.
At Franklin Acupuncture, our functional medicine treatment not only addresses bacterial infections such as Borrelia burgdorferi, we address all tick-borne infections instead of solely focusing on a specific pathogen. Additionally, our functional medicine treatment addresses all pathogens and toxins that may be present. Bio-energetic remedies, which are most similar to homeopathy, are utilized at Franklin Acupuncture to address Lyme disease and tick-borne co-infections. Patients are seen in office every ten weeks, where their individual treatment plan is adjusted accordingly. Compared to other holistic treatment options, it is often completed in a shorter timeframe, most commonly between twelve and eighteen months.
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