Dr. Na Zhai Clinic Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

John: Finding Relief from Unbearable Pain

John Landers had been battling multiple sclerosis for years. However, it was another condition that caused him the most intense suffering: trigeminal neuralgia.

This condition involves recurrent, severe, paroxysmal pain on one side of the face—often described as electric shocks, stabbing, pricking, or tearing sensations—and is notorious for being "the worst pain in the world."

The pain began about two and a half years before he sought treatment from Dr. Na.

"There was a time when I couldn't even open my mouth," John recalled. "I couldn't brush my teeth, speak, or eat. My weight plummeted from 180 pounds to 135 pounds."

He had consulted numerous neurologists and tried various medications, but nothing helped.

"Eventually, I was completely out of options," John said. "I even traveled out of state for a so-called laser brain surgery, but it didn't work. The pain subsided for less than two days before coming back even more intensely."

He felt helpless.

The Turning Point

John's wife was a patient of Dr. Na. She told the doctor about her husband's situation— his multiple sclerosis, his trigeminal neuralgia, and the excruciating pain that had completely taken over his life.

Dr. Na made a house call to treat him.

She did not usually do this. She normally saw patients only at her clinic. But John was bedridden and unable to travel.

Upon arriving at John's home, she did not start acupuncture immediately. Instead, she went to the kitchen, prepared a bowl of soup, and fed it to him herself. The soup was intended to stimulate his Qi and build up his body's strength to prepare for the treatment ahead.

"You see," Dr. Na explained, "this is just a small thing we can do for the body."

Only after that did she begin the acupuncture treatment.

The Treatment

Dr. Na treated John using a combination of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal formulas—the two synchronized protocols that form the foundation of her system.

The entire course of treatment lasted two and a half weeks.

The Outcome

The pain subsided. Then it vanished completely.

"After receiving her acupuncture and herbal medicine treatments, my pain eased within two weeks, and now I'm completely pain-free," John said. "Things have really turned around for me."

He began eating again—even managing to eat steak.

A local newspaper covered their story under the headline "Acupuncture Goes Mainstream." The article noted that while most doctors and insurance companies still view it as experimental therapy, acupuncture actually predates Hippocrates.

What John's Story Reveals

John suffered from multiple sclerosis, but that was not the primary cause of his life falling apart. It was the pain—specifically trigeminal neuralgia—that made it impossible for him to eat, speak, or even brush his teeth. He lost 45 pounds. He had tried everything, including brain surgery. Nothing worked.

Then his wife recommended Dr. Na. Since John was bedridden and unable to leave the house, Dr. Na made a house call to treat him. She was not only a skilled practitioner capable of remarkable results, but also a deeply caring physician.

She did not start by inserting needles. She first fed him a bowl of soup. She understood that a body severely weakened by pain and a long period without food cannot heal itself. The body needed nourishment—a restoration of vitality—before it could respond positively to treatment.

That is the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. That is the wisdom Dr. Na embodies.

This was not an isolated case or a one-off fluke. Dr. Na employs this same treatment protocol for patients suffering from chronic pain and neurological disorders. Because this therapy follows specific principles, it can be taught—and because it can be taught, it can be passed down through generations.

This is the treatment system Dr. Na established and the care she provides to her patients.

And it began with a patient who could not eat, speak, or brush his teeth—and who, in just two and a half weeks, starting with a single bowl of soup, was freed from the torment of his pain.