The antibiotic approach to rheumatoid disease the road. Thomas mcpherson brown, a wellknown washington, dc area rheumatologist, and medical writer henry scammell offered rheumatic patients the real possibility of disease control and the hope of regaining a normal life. Thomas mcpherson brown did ra research and his theory was that a certain bacteria causes ra and can be treated with certain antibiotics. Buy road back first printing by mcphearson, thomas, mcpherson, thomas, brown m.
Thomas mcpherson brown s treatment of rheumatoid arthritis the antibiotic ab protocol antibiotic ab protocol has been successfully applied for decades in countries such as netherlands, europe and us to treat various forms of rheumatoid diseases including inflammatory arthritis such as. Thomas mcpherson brown 19061989 treated 10,000 plus raautoimmune patients with ap antibiotic protocol. Antibiotics helpful for rheumatoid arthritis the dr. Ive been a low dose of doxycycline, 100 mg, on mwf, for a little over two years now. Brown was successful in treating thousands of patients.
He did his medical residency at the hospital associated with the rockefeller institute. The late thomas mcpherson brown, md began his research in treating arthritis with antibiotic protocol therapy more than 70 years ago. Dr thomas mcpherson brown was the good doctor who studied rheumatoid diseases for 40 years and successfully treated hundreds of patients. Ive successfully put ra into remission using low dose, pulsing antibiotics, based on the work of the late rheumatologist dr. Maybe not for all ra autoimmune patients but for a certain percentage of the patients. Brown has served as a consultant to the white house and has been a member of the national research council and the food and drug administrations arthritis advisory committee. Thomas mcpherson brown was the chairman of the arthritis clinic of northern virginia.
For patients diagnosed with lupus antibiotics therapies are partially based on the theory that inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as lupus are caused by mycoplasmas and other bacterial l forms. Brown graduated from swarthmore college then attended johns hopkins medical school. I recommend that you read the book, the road back by dr. Thomas mcpherson brown, et al which described an infectious etiology known as mycoplasma. In 1939 he was the first scientist to discover mycoplasma in the joint fluid of a patient with arthritis. If you or someone you care about has ra, lupus, scleroderma, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc. Brown is the person we say thank you to since he discovered how ap therapy works for these two diseases. Brown admitted my father to gw hospital in washington, d. Since 1993, dedicated to continuing the legacy of dr.
Thomas mcpherson brown 19061989 was a rheumatologist who held unorthodox views about the basis of rheumatoid arthritis ra, and believed it could be cured with antibiotics. Rheumatoid arthritis, its cause and its treatment, a book written by dr. The early diagnostic procedure allows for treatment before cripling signs appear. Clarks help, challenged the rheumatologists shortterm cortisone cure, as a longterm failure, they became the enemy, much like wyburnmason founder of the arthritis trust did after he published his infectious theory and his antibiotic therapy in 1978. Scammell published a book entitled the new arthritis breakthrough. Learn about this proven treatment and its longstanding history. Brown does talk about the coexistence of both rheumatoid and osteo and. He treated over ten thousand patients, often inducing remission. Curing arthritis and depression with diet and antibiotics. Perhaps the biggest ongoing medical scandal of the past hundred years is the fact that it has been known since 1911 that multiple sclerosis is caused by a bacterium, and that the bigpharmacontrolled medicalindustrial complex covered this up in order to make money selling symptom relievers to ms patients. Lets look at a few studies using antibiotics for ra. The road back rheumatoid arthritis its cause and its treatment by dr. The authors have created a fast, simple method for identifying the mycoplasm. Henry scammell, brought to light the potential for an effective but far less antibioticdependent treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
Thomas mcpherson brown studied rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis its causes and treatments by dr. The book is a biography of thomas mcpherson brown m. My doctor was a family practitioner who studied with dr. Thomas mcpherson brown and henry scammells book the road back. She assisted in compiling the answers to the frequently asked questions in the rheumatoid disease website. Brown, henry scammell, thoma s mcpherson brown hardcover, published 1992 by random house value publishing isbn. Two types of rheumatoid arthritis medications rheumatoid. Thomas mcpherson brown, author of a disputed theory on the treatment and cause of rheumatoid arthritis, died monday at the national hospital in arlington, va. With the support of my rheumy, doctor and naturopath i commenced dr. My joints are no longer reminding me of my arthritis daily. Books by thomas mcpherson brown the road back by theodore e.
Rheumatoid arthritis, its cause and its treatment thomas mcpherson brown, henry scammell on. Instead, a bookstore lady recommended a book by renowned rheumatologist dr. Harold clark, microbiologist and lab manager for dr. This book talks about ap therapy for scleroderma as well. The usage of low dose of antibiotics can be aimed at the source of the disease. Through diligent research he discovered what the cause of rheumatoid arthritis was and developed a method of treatment that can work wonders for people with the disease. The authors have created a fast, simple method for identifying the mycoplasma organism present in the bloodstream of a rheumatoid arthritis afflicted individual.
Thomas mcpherson brown, md 19061989 was a renowned rheumatologist who, over a medical career spanning 50 years, pioneered antibiotic treatments for rheumatic disease. Browns protocol, we invite you to contact us, and read his book. Thomas mcpherson brown or the new arthritis breakthough which includes the road back and goes beyond it. D it explains his frustration at having his research ignored by the majority of medicos. This is a book written in a fever with the enthusiasm of a bornagain true believer so that the mass of information and associations come streaming out like water from a fire hose. Thomas mcpherson brown and the road back, a book about brown s lifetime of research. What i can tell you is that the complications of mctd are horrible and by catching it early on you can live your life feeling like you dont have any disease at all. A paleo diet puts rheumatoid arthritis into remission. In 1988, with the publication of the book the road back rheumatoid arthritis, its cause and its treatment, dr.
Thomas mcpherson brown s arthritis institute at the time of his death in 1989. Brown s protocol is not widely known in the united states. Thomas mcpherson browns treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. She was told by the physical therapist that there are many natural approaches for this disease, so she started reading dr. Despite having personally treated more than 10,000 patients over a 50year period, dr. This theory and the antibiotic therapy for the treatment of lupus was developed by dr. The road back hardcover november 17, 1992 by thomas mcpherson brown m. Brown published in medical journals approximately 100 papers about rheumatoid arthritis. The late thomas mcpherson brown, md began his research in treating.
Thomas mcpherson brown s antiobotic treatment methods, which is the premise for this book, ill say that the number of people treated by him with success and even longterm remission is enough to convince me to try the therapy. The road back foundation is dedicated to preserving the lifes work of the late dr. Without going into detail about mycoplasmas and the bacteria thats involved with dr. Lupus antibiotics as a new therapy option dr garys lupus. The road back by thomas mcpherson brown, 9780333475164, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. You are fortunate because your rheumatologist is giving you doxycycline which is fighting the infection that you have. His opinion was that the bacteria mycoplasma likes to live in the fluid of the joints and hides inside good healthy cells. Thomas mcpherson brown 19061989 was a rheumatologist who held unorthodox views about the basis of rheumatoid arthritis ra, and believed it could be.
Thomas mcpherson brown, pioneer in treating all forms of rheumatic disease with antibiotic protocols. Sabins theory that rheumatoid arthritis was caused by a mycoplasmaa type of fungus. Thomas mcpherson brown 19061989 was a rheumatologist who held unorthodox views about the basis of rheumatoid arthritis ra, and believed it could be cured with antibiotics brown graduated from swarthmore college then attended johns hopkins medical school. I bought an interesting book, the roadback by dr thomas mcpherson brown, and felt like the book was written about me and my symptoms. Thomas mcpherson brown archives diagnosis unsolved. Poehlmann, a systems engineer who has a phd in health science, is onto something important.
Brown s antibiotic treatment minomycin 9 weeks ago. The book outlined a novel treatment approach for ra based on dr. The allnatural way to reverse rheumatoid arthritis. Thomas mcpherson brown get textbooks new textbooks. Dr thomas mcpherson brown was a rheumatologist in the washington, dc area. That same year, a young zoo gorilla, tomoka, picked up the infection and his. Brown discovered that antibiotic therapy helped his rheumatoid arthritis patients an autoimmune disease and later tried it on his scleroderma patients that came to him. Thomas mcpherson brown isolated the arthritic bacterium in humans. A worldrenowned leader in arthritis research and treatment, dr. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Harold clark memorial web page rheumatoid arthritis the. Brown treated his rheumatoid arthritis ra patients with tetracycline andor tetracycline derivatives. Thomas mcpherson brown18a board certified rheumatologistwrote the book the road back, published in 1988.
In 1988, one year before his death, he published, in collaboration with henry scammell, a book entitled the road back. Dr thomas mcpherson brown 19061989 find a grave memorial. Rheumatoid arthritis, its cause and its treatment where she read that ra could be somehow related to an infection. Its cause and its treatment thomas mcpherson brown, henry scammell on. Thomas mcpherson brown, a rheumatologist who believed in infectious causes for rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, ankylosing spondylitis, lyme disease, reiters syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, fibromyalgia and psoriatic.