Autoimmune Disorder: What is Autoimmune Disorder?

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Autoimmune Disorder: What is Autoimmune Disorder?

Autoimmune Disorder: What is Autoimmune Disorder?

January 10, 2012 at 09:55

Autoimmune Disorder: What is Autoimmune Disorder?

There are more than 80 Autoimmune Disorders which are characterized by the immune system mistakenly attacking and destroying healthy body tissue. It is unknown why the body can no longer tell the difference between healthy body tissue and an outside harmful substance, but there are theories that bacteria, viruses or even drug reactions can trigger these changes. These disorders can be chronic, debilitating and life threatening in some cases.

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Along with the physical manifestations of Autoimmune Disorders, a significant emotional toll is paid by the person with these disorders and by their families. Regaining some physical and emotional freedom from this aberrant reaction of the immune system is vital to improve quality of life for the sufferer and the family.

Autoimmune Disorder and Common Symptoms:

Since there are more than 80 known disorders, it is impossible to list “common” symptoms. However, we can classify them by corresponding types of hypersensitivity (i.e. Types I, II, III and IV.) And many fall into the following criteria*:

Direct evidence from transfer of pathogenic antibody or pathogenic T cells
Indirect evidence based on reproduction of the autoimmune disease in experimental animals, and
Circumstantial evidence from clinical clues

* Witebsky E, Rose NR, Terplan K, Paine JR, Egan RW (1957). “Chronic thyroiditis and autoimmunization”. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 164 (13): 1439–47. doi:10.1001/jama.1957.02980130015004. PMID 13448890.

*Rose NR, Bona C (September 1993). “Defining criteria for autoimmune diseases (Witebsky’s postulates revisited)”. Immunol. Today 14 (9): 426–30. doi:10.1016/0167-5699(93)90244-F. PMID 8216719.

Autoimmune Disorder and Brain Function:

In Autoimmune Disorders, the autonomic nervous system is out of balance. The pain center in the brain has been affected and many times there are both slow and fast brain activity which falls significantly outside of “normal” for the age of the client. The qEEG, or brain map, can identify exactly where these abnormalities have occurred, and neurofeedback therapy can retrain and adjust both the slow and fast brain activity to either normal or near normal fuctioning. This adjustment of brainwaves allows for a reduction of symptoms in many autoimmune disorders.

Autoimmune Disorder and Treatment Options:

There are a variety of treatment options for this disorder. They include medication, nutritional, counseling, and neurofeedback interventions.

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