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Nicole is a 25 year
old woman who was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 6 years
ago. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the immune system
loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign invaders
(such as bacteria and virus) and the body‘s normal cells. It begins
to attack the body’s normal cells too. This can cause the lining, or
synovium of the joints to become inflamed. It can lead to long-term
joint damage, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function and
disability.
Nicole’s symptoms
included pain in her knees, hands and ankles which made it difficult
for her to carry on her life as a busy medical student.
Since RA is an autoimmune disorder, I chose to
treat Nicole with a combination of NAET-allergy elimination
technique and acupuncture. We started with a course of treatments to
clear the basic 15 allergens with hopes to bring her immune system
back into balance. After clearing her body’s adverse reactions to
substances such as Egg (proteins), Calcium, Vitamin C, B, and Sugar,
she is almost completely pain free except for an occasional flare up
due to overexertion. Within 12 treatments and 3 months, Nicole was
able to take herself completely off prednisone. I am so proud of
Nicole and her progress!
Here’s
what Nicole has to say about her acupuncture experience:
After living with RA
for 6 years and trying an assortment of medicine, I was willing to
try anything. My brother recommended acupuncture to me and I
thought, can’t hurt to try. So in January 2007, I began acupuncture
treatments twice a week. I was a bit skeptical at first, since the
treatment involved a type of medicine I was not familiar with.
However, I knew everything took time. By mid-March, I was feeling
better, more energized and less stiff. I was able to go to the gym
and exercise, and stop all medications, including prednisone which I
had been trying to wean off for a year. Nowadays, I have friends who
tell me they see the difference in my energy levels and are willing
to try acupuncture for their own health. As of today, I am on no
daily medication and have started running. I hope to continue with
my acupuncture treatment so that I can be off of medications
completely and run a 5 K marathon, feeling healthy, energized and
pain free. All in good time….
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