Fibromyalgia: Finally, Solving the Mystery [Paperback]

Dr. Paul Whitcomb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2007

Short Description Dr. Paul E. Whitcomb combines professional expertise with tireless efforts in his quest to solve the riddles of Fibromyalgia. Offering tools, concrete suggestions, patient testimonials, and enlightening examples, this book offers not only an answer, but an equally important hope to patients and families of patients who suffer from this debilitating condition

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About the Author

Curriculum Vitae Doctor Whitcomb is licensed in both California and Washington He is a Diplomat, of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Doctor Whitcomb graduated Magna Cum Laude, from Cleveland Chiropractic College. He participated in the Orthopedic Program at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic for 18 Months, and was appointed to the Postceptor Faculty at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic by the president. He owned and operated a thirty-five Staff, Multi-Discipline Practice in Southern California for 20 years. He built the first group practice uniting Chiropractors and M.D.s, Including Gynecology, Cardiology, Family Practice, Medical Trauma Specialist, Radiologist, five Chiropractors, an R.P.T., a Nutritionist, four Massage Therapists and a Rehab Center. He helped develope a new concept in Natural Healing with a N.A.S.A. Biochemist as the owner of World Labs, a Company Providing Pharmaceutical Grade Compact Nutrients to Health Professionals. In 2001 Dr Whitcomb discovered the cause of Fibromyalgia. Dr Whitcomb continues his studies on Fibromyalgia in So lake Tahoe. Dr Whitcomb has seven children and lives with his wife Elena in South Lake Tahoe, Californi

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419647512
• ISBN-13: 978-1419647512
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, August 4, 2007

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Flyinfree - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fibromyalgia: Finally, Solving the Mystery (Paperback)

This book is not worth it. My daughter asked me to check it out and I thought it was worthless. I also shared it with a chiropractor and MD they both had the same opinion. They felt like me that Dr Whitcomb was just trying to sell books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wish there was a no star rating possibility, April 5, 2008

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Sherril L. Johnson "SherrilLynn" (SW Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fibromyalgia: Finally, Solving the Mystery (Paperback)

The author of this book is a chiropractor, not a medical doctor, and his chiropractic license has been revoked effective 8/31/09.

Why does my review keep disappearing? I'm putting it up again, today Wednesday 12/8/10.

I bought this book (at the full and inflated price of $14.99) from Amazon and I deserve to have my review counted. What use is this whole review system if Amazon is going to let the authors pick and choose which reviews get printed and counted in the rating???

These days anybody can write a book and publish it themselves. That is how this book came to be. Dr. Whitcomb published it himself. The only review of this book included on or in the book is on the back cover, by "New York Times best-selling author" Ellen Tanner Marsh. Her "NYT best-selling author" status comes from two paperback romance novels in the 80's. She currently works for BookSurge (which is a "vanity press" (a relatively new service in the digital age, also called "books-on-demand" or "print-on-demand") now a subsidiary of amazon.com, for amateur writers who want to see their manuscripts in print). Ms. Tanner is paid by BookSurge to write reviews of the books they publish; BookSurge is paid $399.00 by the author of the book being reviewed by Ms. Tanner. Ms. Tanner is said to be an especially prolific paid reviewer. And as far as I can tell that's the best qualification there is to recommend her as a reviewer of this book.

The lone reference in this book to anything or anyone medically authorized in any way (other than Whitcomb himself) is a short quote by a psychiatrist from a rural mental health clinic in Douglas County, CA. I have not verified the quote myself.

Paul Whitcomb's book is an essay of his opinions about FM (pages 1-37), and his theory of FM's spinal misalignment cause and its chiropractic treatment at his clinic (pages 37-95).

"The Whitcomb Technique", from page 37: "We do not claim to treat Fibromyalgia. We are moving on the premise that it is a condition of the cervical spine causing an uncontrolled firing of the nervous system. The aim of The Whitcomb Technique is simply to reduce the subluxation that causes the symptoms we know as "Fibromyalgia.""

There is a chapter called "Statistics." It describes a survey of fifteen patients, administered by Whitcomb's Center. The survey results are combined in a chart. The chart has three columns, the first is titled "Patient #" (from 1 to 15); the second and third columns have no title. Makes it a little hard to understand a very simple chart but I figured it out eventually. The survey consisted of 167 items, symptoms over various parts of the body, which the patient rated on a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being no pain and 10 being severe pain. The ratings were added together for a total score from each patient. The second column of the chart is the total score for each patient before the treatment began at Whitcomb's center. The third column is the total score for each patient at the end of treatment. The numbers are markedly lower in the third column than in the second.

That's the extent of any research to prove that Whitcomb's theory works. No follow up numbers at all. Just a bunch of testimonials which, according to people who have been through the treatment, are taken at the end of treatment and never again.

This book is bunk. The picture on the cover is nice, but you know what they say about judging a book by its cover...

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solving the Mystery of Doctor Whitcomb's Treatments, December 14, 2007

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Darden Burns (Bainbridge Island, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fibromyalgia: Finally, Solving the Mystery (Paperback)

Dr. Whitcomb's book rings true for many sufferers of fibromyalgia and that is because he has first hand experience with hundreds of patients with this condition at his clinic in South Lake Tahoe, California. He has discovered a technique that provides relief to the majority of his patients and he truly cares and is dedicated to helping every one of them. I know this because I spent 14 weeks as a patient at his clinic. Of the 30 or so patients that were there during my stay about 75% experienced improvement in their symptoms many becoming dramatically better. One of the benefits of being at the clinic was getting to know and developing a strong bond with other fibromyalgia patients. Unfortunately for myself and the majority of the patients who I have stayed in touch with the benefits of Dr. Whitcomb's treatments did not last and with time many are now as sick as when they first went to Tahoe. For the several who have stayed well Dr. Whitcomb's treatments were a life saver. My personal opinion is that Dr. Whicomb is treating a symptom of the condition, not the true cause but even so he is on to something very significant and his work is an important contribution.