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“You’ll Be Crippled for Life”: A Rheumatoid Arthritis Success Story

  • Apr 9
  • 3 min read

Updated: Apr 21


For many patients diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, the message is direct and discouraging:


“This is something you will have for life.”


In some cases, even stronger warnings are given.


When Vicki told her Rheumatologist she no longer wished to continue taking medications, she was told she would become “crippled" if she did not remain under medical care.


Years of Treatment without Improvement


Before coming to the Goldberg Tener Clinic, Vicki had undergone years of medical treatments including repeated rounds of steroids / Prednisone (see article "Problems with Prednisone) and Humira which caused her to develop shingles. She took "enormous amounts" of Tylenol just to get through the day. Like many patients, her medical care focused on:



Despite years of ongoing medical treatment, her condition continued to decline.


This pattern is not uncommon.


Many individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis find themselves:


  • Taking multiple medications

  • Experiencing side effects

  • Seeing little to no long-term improvement


The underlying factors contributing to their condition are not addressed under medical care.

A Critical Decision


Last year, Vicki made a decision. She chose not to continue down the same path. That decision was met with a stark warning by her Rheumatologist:


“You will be crippled for life.”


For many, that statement would end the conversation.


For Vicki, it became a turning point.


A Different Approach


At the Goldberg Tener Clinic, the focus is not on treating disease, but on:


  • Identifying underlying factors

  • Addressing causes

  • Creating the conditions necessary for health to return.


This approach is based on decades of clinical experience working with chronic illness and Dr. Goldberg's personal experience having recovered from Rheumatoid Arthritis himself as a young man.


Rather than asking:


“What treatment is needed?”


The question becomes:


“Why did this develop?”


Vicki’s Outcome


Today, Vicki’s condition is dramatically different.


  • She reports no joint pain

  • Her energy is excellent

  • She lost 20 pounds as her health improved

  • She is taking no prescription medications for her condition


Vicki's case reflects what can happen when the focus shifts away from symptom management and toward addressing underlying factors and building health.

A Different Possibility


For individuals struggling with Rheumatoid Arthritis or other chronic conditions, Vicki’s experience offers a different perspective. That improvement is possible.


That the course of a condition is not always fixed. And that addressing underlying causes can lead to outcomes not typically expected. Comments by Dr. Paul Goldberg In 1975, I was diagnosed with severe ankylosing spondylitis/rheumatoid arthritis and told to expect a lifetime of worsening disability —the same discouraging narrative given to thousands of patients today. I refused to accept that story.

 

That refusal turned into a decades-long dedication to reversing the chronic diseases of others. As a practitioner, I know that every patient is different, requiring us to identify and address the specific causes of their symptoms and guide them through a process of biological re-creation—restoring cellular and systemic health.

 

Hundreds of patients, like Vicki, have proven that with persistence, proper analysis, and hard work, rheumatoid and other "chronic" diseases have the potential for reversal. The approach at the Goldberg Tener Clinic gives people the tools to get off the treatment train of drugs and alternative medicines and regain a vibrant life.

 

Vicki’s journey is one of many testaments to this.

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