Lyme Science Blog

When Lyme Patients Can’t Decide for Themselves Not every challenge in Lyme disease is physical. One of the most complex—and most overlooked—problems arises when Lyme patients can’t decide for themselves, not because they lack insight or motivation, but because the illness has impaired memory, clarity, and cognitive function. These situations raise difficult clinical and ethical […]

Lyme disease myths continue to shape how patients are diagnosed, treated, and dismissed in clinical practice. These Lyme disease myths often reduce a complex illness to rigid timelines and narrow definitions that do not reflect real-world patient experience. As a result, many people with Lyme disease are left without answers—or without care. These Lyme disease

The Chronic Lyme Disease Education Gap: A Crisis in Training and Care The chronic Lyme disease education gap remains one of the most urgent yet underrecognized problems in modern medicine. Many clinicians are well trained to identify early Lyme disease, but far fewer are prepared to manage persistent or relapsing symptoms that may follow—fatigue, cognitive

This is the first article in a series addressing persistent myths about Lyme disease—beginning with the claim that Lyme disease is cured in 30 days. Many people still believe that Lyme disease is always cured in 30 days. It is a common—and harmful—assumption. For some patients, early treatment does work. But for many others, particularly

Has Anyone Recovered from Lyme Disease? If you’ve just been diagnosed with Lyme disease, one of the first questions you’re likely asking is can you recover from Lyme disease—and is healing truly possible. You’re not alone. As a Lyme disease specialist, I hear this question almost daily—from patients diagnosed early to those who have been

Many patients with Lyme disease experience disruptive sleep symptoms, including vivid dreams and night sweats in Lyme disease, intense dream recall, or waking drenched in sweat. These experiences are often attributed to stress or anxiety, particularly when routine testing is unrevealing. However, vivid dreams and night sweats in Lyme disease more accurately reflect disrupted sleep

Sciatic pain vs SI joint dysfunction is one of the most frequent—and most challenging—comparisons in patients with low back, buttock, and leg pain. Many patients are told they have sciatica simply because pain travels into the leg. But pain location alone does not define the diagnosis. In clinical practice, SI joint dysfunction is often confused