Lyme Science Blog

Lyme Disease Misconceptions That Delay Diagnosis and Harm Patients Lyme disease misconceptions continue to shape how patients are diagnosed, treated, and dismissed in clinical practice. These misconceptions 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 […]

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 whether you can recover from Lyme disease—and whether healing is truly possible. You’re not alone. As a Lyme disease specialist, I hear this question almost daily—from patients diagnosed early to those who

Lyme Rage in Children: When Behavior Signals Illness A mother sat in my office in tears. “He was the sweetest kid,” she said. “Now he screams at us, refuses school, and throws things. The psychiatrist says it’s oppositional defiant disorder. But this isn’t my son.” She was right. It wasn’t. Three months earlier, her 9-year-old

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

Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis in Children: One Family’s Story A young athlete went from starring on the soccer field to unable to climb stairs without his heart racing. His parents searched for answers for two years before anyone mentioned Lyme disease. With no tick bite and no rash, they didn’t recognize the early warning signs. What

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