What Patients Commonly Share About Their Experience at Yinstill

Across years of patient feedback and shared reflections, a few themes come up consistently:

  • More than clinical care: many describe feeling steadied, supported, and held – especially during uncertainty, loss, or major transitions.
  • A calm, welcoming environment: people often notice the atmosphere and the intentional pace of care.
  • Feeling safe and oriented: from the physical space to how appointments unfold, patients commonly feel respected, grounded, and clearly guided.
  • Whole-person support: many share that they’re met as a whole individual – not reduced to symptoms, diagnoses, or timelines.
  • Relational and consistent care: patients often describe a steady practitioner relationship, with care that adapts as needs evolve.
  • Shifts beyond the physical: some reflect on changes in emotional wellbeing, self-trust, and confidence in their bodies over time.
  • A steady place to return to: for some, Yinstill becomes a consistent support during a particularly tender chapter of life.

The stories shared below are individual reflections. They are not predictions or guarantees – just personal experiences offered by those who have chosen to share what their time with us has meant to them.

Immediate trust in his ability as a healer

“His confident yet gentle healing technique caused me to immediately trust his ability as a healer.”

I have been a patient of Spence Pentland for approximately 3 months. I have been receiving treatment for pain and numbness in my arms.

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After 2 Miscarriages…

After two early miscarriages and almost two years of trying for a successful pregnancy with no identifiable reason for our troubles, we decided to look into IVF and happened to come across the website for Spence.

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Thought I would give accupuncture a try

I found it to be relaxing and calmed me down a little. I was super nervous as not knowing what the outcome is going to be in a few weeks time especially since I have had treatment done many times and have been unsuccessful so thought I would give accupuncture a try as it is supposed to help with blood flow and all.

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treatments that resulted in my miracle boy

Dear Junko,

It is 2 days less the year that you were giving me my final accupuncture treatments that resulted in my miracle boy. Jesse was born August 18th and I am sure the accupuncture made a huge difference to this success.

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Spence was recommended by PCRM…

When I first decided to do acupuncture before ivf I was not sure if it would help but thought I’m desperate so after reading up on the Internet along with the thousand other articles I read I decided it was worth a try.

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Recovery from repetitive stress injuries

I have been seeing Sean Quigley for about six months now. Before treatment with Sean, I was in constant pain from repetitive stress and injuries in my joints. I tried many alternatives to aid recovery of my hips and shoulders.

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He’ll Be Known In Our Family As Uncle Spence

Dr Spence, as I called him, made me feel really cared for. My husband and I went to see him because we wanted to find out why we were having early losses. He helped us develop a new approach that included thinking about our diet and relaxing so that the natural process of conceiving could take place.

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