Nature's Balance - What Makes Nature's Balance Acupuncture Different

Most acupuncture clinics treat the area of pain directly. This means they insert needles directly into the parts of the body where the pain is most severe. The practitioners at Nature's Balance Acupuncture believe that this "adds insult to injury" and may even possibly further aggravate the painful condition.

Instead of inserting needles at the site of the pain, the practitioners at Nature's Balance Acupuncture use a 2,500 year old method of acupuncture based upon the "I Ching" or "The Book of Changes" called "The Balance Method". With this method, typically only the acupuncture points found on the scalp and ears, on the arms from the elbows to the fingers, and on the legs from the knees to the toes are used. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the points found in these areas are considered to be the strongest of all 2,000+ points found on the body.

Because of the strength of these points and the way in which they are utilized, the results achieved are amazing, with pain relief often occurring within seconds. Over a series of treatments, long lasting relief can be achieved approximately 80% of the time.

An added benefit to this form of treatment is that the patient never has to take off their clothes. This results in efficient and relaxing treatments that are extremely effective.

In order to become proficient in this method of treatment, the practitioners at Nature's Balance Acupuncture have received extensive training from a master in "The Balance Method", Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan. Because of their dedication to being masters of this treatment method, they continue to travel across the globe attending lectures and seminars presented by Dr. Tan.

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May 29, 2009

Dear Janine,

In April of 2008, my orthopedic doctor told me to take off 3-6 months of work as a hairdresser. He said I was doing permanent damage to my tendons and that I would not be able to work at all if I continued working. So I started physical therapy and dropped my hours down to part time.

I continued therapy but I was taking more and more Advil, Extra Strength Tylenol. As a result of the medication, I began having stomach issues. I went back to the doctor and he told me to find another profession. I am 44 years old with a high school education. What am I going to do? Thatâ��s when I found Natureâ��s Balance and it changed everything. I continued part time hours and physical therapy plus acupuncture 2-3 times a week from November 3, 2008 to date, May 29, 2009. In addition, I did EVERYTHING Janine suggested exactly the way she recommended it be done.

My initial evaluation with Janine was on October 27, 2008 and she thought there was more going on then just tendonitis. Janine kept the pain and swelling under control so that I could work through the holidays.

On January 15, 2009, I went to see my family practitioner and she recommended I see a rheumatologist. On February 24, 2009, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. When I had my blood work done my levels were so high, he could not believe I was not more symptomatic. I told him that it was the acupuncture and herbs I was taking. Of course, he had an explanation for that and it certainly wasnâ��t the acupuncture.

His recommendation was chemo pills (Methotrexate) starting at 10 a week with 3 hours of IV chemotherapy. I refused!

I am now down to once a week with acupuncture and I am still on herbs and such. I do take 40 pills a day and have no side effects. I only take one medication that is prescribed for allergies. I am starting to feel like I did in my twenties. My stiffness is mainly in the morning and I havenâ��t had a flare up in a month. The swelling is almost nonexistent. I do exercises and stretching every day on my own with Janineâ��s recommendations. I am still only working part time but I donâ��t have to take a nap when I get home to make it through the night.

I can wash my own hair now without pain. My tendons under my arms were so swollen it was painful to put on deodorant. Not any more! I still am limiting how much I lift but I think that is more in my head. I can finally feel muscles moving my shoulders instead of just bone.

I am starting to do more and more at home (bummer!). I can now do laundry and dishes. I still canâ��t vacuum and do mirrors but that will come in time also. I can get down into the tub in order to take a bubble bath again and I can even hold a book for awhile.

I did physical therapy and traditional medicine for 7 months and I DID NOT get any better. In fact, if anything, I got worse! Acupuncture, herbs and stretching has done more for me in 4 months than 7 months of traditional medicine!

I really didnâ��t know how sick I had become up until the last few months when I started feeling more like myself. I feel good and look good. All my clients ask me what Iâ��ve done because I look so good. Iâ��ve even been hit on recently and that hasnâ��t happened in a number of years! I am positive that with a few more months of once a week treatments and continued herbal remedies, I should be better than I have been in a very long time and that is all thanks to Janine and Natureâ��s Balance.

Lynda S.
Algonquin, IL

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