Not necessarily so, according to Drs. Bruce and Bradley Nelson, holistic chiropractic physicians. The Nelson brothers believe that stress overload is the beginning of all diseases, including Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia. . If not, our body is overcome by the stresses, and we begin sliding down a slippery slope that ends in illness. It is important to realize that all illnesses result from this process, and that basically all illness results from imbalance.
Stress overwhelms the adrenal glands, which become imbalanced electrically.
This begins a domino effect, and the liver, thymus gland or the spleen begin to malfunction. These organs comprise the immune system, so our immune function suffers, and we become susceptible to infections that we can't get rid of, and often don't even know that we have. In fact, we typically find two or three infections in patients with CFS and FM, even through they have been on lots of antibiotics. Many times in cases of Fibromyalgia we find parasites or infections in the muscles' - bacterial and viral infections in particular seem to cause burning feelings, while parasitic infestations in muscles will also cause chronic soreness and achiness, but these feelings will tend to migrate more. Sturcturally - If bones, ligaments or muscles are misaligned or malfunctioning in any way, there will be pain, irritation to the nervous system, organ congestion, and ill health.