CFS Unravelled

CFS Unravelled: Get Well By Treating The Cause Not Just The Symptoms Of CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS And Related Syndromes is a book by Dan Neuffer published in 2013. Kati Thieme, PhD, wrote the forward.

Publisher's synopsis
“What makes CFS Unravelled unique is that it breaks through the noise of the huge range of symptoms and dysfunctions and focusses you on the underlying dynamics that the medical research communities have wrestled with for many decades. Understanding this is key for you to regain your health!” Professor Kati Thieme, PhD “recipient of the 2008 International Award for Fibromyalgia Research”

You get sick and all you want is to get your health back. But so many of us that experience ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS or other variations of this syndrome can’t even get their illness acknowledged as real, let alone treated effectively. With countless books having been written about treating the dysfunctions and symptoms of this syndrome, you have to ask yourself; WHY haven’t they worked for you? Why do some approaches and treatments seem to work for some individuals and not others? Why do people get the illness in such different ways? Why do people experience so many different symptoms? Is a full and lasting recovery even possible? CFS Unravelled answers these important questions by delving deeper into the pathogenesis of the illness that connects the different symptoms and dysfunctions that you experience. This comprehensive understanding allows you to tailor a path to recovery that allows your body to return to health naturally, as opposed to trying to fix every system and symptom that you are experiencing.

Reception
Neuffer’s hypothesis and book initially received a mixed reception in the patient community in 2013 with strong criticisms that the hypothesis pointed to the illness being psychological in nature. This was refuted by Neuffer who strongly argued that the illness is neurological in nature.

Four years later the book was supported by a foreword by Fibromyalgia Research award winner Professor Kati Thieme and the book was republished in paperback. CFS Unravelled was critically acclaimed by the editor of ProHealth and other news and patient advocacy websites.

Reviews
"What makes CFS Unravelled unique is that it breaks through the noise and focusses you on the underlying dynamics that the medical research communities have wrestled with for many decades. Understanding this is key for you to regain your health!" - Professor Kati Thieme PhD, University of Marburg, Germany

"Dan has done the best job I've seen to date of putting all the pieces together into one comprehensive explanation. His hypothesis clearly explains why such a variety of “causes” or triggers can all result in the same illness. It also reveals how symptoms can vary so greatly between patients who are diagnosed with one or more of these illnesses." - Karen Lee Richards, Editor-in-Chief at ProHealth

"I have been a practicing clinician treating anxiety and stress disorders for over 40 years and have researched fibromyalgia for more than 20 years. In my time I have spoken with dozens of top fibromyalgia clinicians and researchers and I am convinced that the conclusions Dan Neuffer has arrived at are shared by top researchers who don’t harbor a bias. Because fibromyalgia cannot be verified by tests and because it emanates from a deregulation in the central nervous system, which we also do not have tests for, the field of fibromyalgia treatment is rampant with charlatans and those willing to sell products of false hope to those in great fear and pain. Dan’s model of a stuck stress response system makes the most sense and is one used by people I know who have recovered. What remains is a cohesive protocol to calm the over active sympathetic nervous system and restore homeostatic systems of balance." - Dr James Roberts, Clinician

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