Reversing Fibromyalgia: 

At Newport Wellness Group, Dr. Shohre Mehvar is changing that narrative.

Rather than managing fibromyalgia as a static diagnosis, Dr. Mehvar approaches it as a reversible dysfunction of the nervous system, influenced by trauma, chronic stress, immune dysregulation, hormonal imbalance, and central pain sensitization. Her work focuses not on masking symptoms, but on restoring regulation — allowing many patients to reclaim function, energy, and quality of life.

What Reversal Looks Like

Why Fibromyalgia Is Often Missed — or Mishandled

Conventional care frequently treats fibromyalgia as a diagnosis of exclusion. Patients are told their labs are “normal,” pain is “central,” and treatment options are limited to antidepressants, anticonvulsants, or long-term pain management strategies.

What is often overlooked is that fibromyalgia reflects an overactivated nervous system — one that has lost its ability to self-regulate.

“Fibromyalgia is not imaginary, and it’s not permanent by default,” explains Dr. Mehvar. “It’s a condition of dysregulation. When you identify the drivers and treat the system as a whole, meaningful reversal is possible.”

What Reversal Looks Like

Reversal does not mean pain disappears overnight. Instead, patients often experience:

• Reduced pain intensity and flares

• Improved sleep quality

• Increased energy and cognitive clarity

• Greater stress tolerance

• Return to work, exercise, or daily activities

• Decreased reliance on medications

For many, this represents the first time their condition has been treated with both clinical seriousness and therapeutic optimism.

A head-to-toe approach to healing? Not symptomatic relief.

A Root-Cause, Systems-Based Model

Dr. Mehvar’s clinical framework evaluates fibromyalgia through multiple overlapping systems:

• Central nervous system sensitization

• Chronic inflammatory signaling

• Autonomic nervous system imbalance

• Sleep architecture disruption

• Hormonal and metabolic stress

• Past physical or emotional trauma

Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all protocol, treatment is highly individualized, often integrating advanced acupuncture, nervous-system regulation techniques, targeted lifestyle interventions, and collaborative care planning.

This precision is one of the reasons Dr. Mehvar practices out of network.

Why Out of Network Matters

Fibromyalgia care requires time, comprehensive assessment, and clinical flexibility — elements rarely supported by insurance-driven models.

By remaining out of network, Dr. Mehvar is able to:

• Spend extended time with patients

• Avoid restrictive diagnosis-based visit caps

• Customize treatment frequency and progression

• Focus on outcomes rather than billing codes

“For complex conditions like fibromyalgia, insurance models often limit care to symptom management,” says Dr. Mehvar. “My responsibility is to the patient — not to visit limits or reimbursement formulas.”

Care is not dictated by insurance constraints.

A New Standard for Chronic Pain Care

Fibromyalgia does not respond to shortcuts. It responds to expertise, time, and a systems-level understanding of the human body.

Dr. Shohre Mehvar’s out-of-network model reflects a growing recognition in medicine: the most complex conditions require care models that prioritize depth over volume and recovery over maintenance.

For patients who have been told “this is as good as it gets,” her work offers something rare — a credible path forward.

“Dr. Mehvar is one of the most compassionate, professional & sincerely kind person I have ever been treated by. She has really helped me with my fibromyalgia & over come some of life’s challenges. I consider her much more than just a fantastic acupuncturist I consider her a friend! I would highly recommend her to anyone that wants to improve their life physically & emotionally.”

The information on this page is for educational purposes only. Prospective patients must have consultations with one of the acupuncturists who will deem if acupuncture is recommended.