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<\/p>\nMy back started to act up over 20 years ago, that was before I had my third child. I had a slipped disc and hernia formation. Sometimes I could not sit for months and I was twice on a long-term sick leave. In the early 1990s, I had a business trip of 40 kilometers, but I could not drive because my back ached so much. Instead I had to be driven and I had to lie down in the back seat. I was dependent on others’ help in many situations, for example to lift or move things. For many years the right side was numb all the way down to my toes.<\/p>\n
My sister dragged me to my first weekend course in Hold Qi Up. She had practised qigong for a long time. Personally, I had become so used to the pain and disability that I thought it was part of my life. I had tried all sorts of things, such as specialized doctors and physiotherapy. About five years ago I got a referral to an operation. I was on sick leave throughout the whole autumn and it was planned that I was to undergo surgery in december. But then I got a new doctor who felt that surgery would not help. It was confirmed by a third orthopedic surgeon at a private hospital that performed advanced spine surgeries. Instead, I was prescribed medicine and pilates, which I practised for about a year. Then I abandoned it because some movements seemed to make me worse. My right side got numb if I did not do the movements just right.<\/p>\n
There were a few years in between my first and second qigong course and it was only after the second that I started practising regularly. I learned the movements better and noticed that they helped. Last year I went to my first summer course and that course was of great importance to me. It was then I thought for the first time that I could recover.<\/p>\n
Today I live a normal life. I am no longer dependent on the help from others. I can do all the housework myself, vacuuming, carpet beating, mowing the lawn. Last year I could not sit on the floor during the summer course, but this year there has not been a problem. I drove here by car, 400 kilometers. A week earlier, I drove 600 kilometers in one stretch which was previously unthinkable.<\/p>\n
Qigong also helps against stress. I sleep better and feel better in every way. I work as a teacher and although I like teaching, it takes its toll. I used to be exhausted when the school year was over. Now I’m no longer a wreck in early summer and more and more colleagues and friends are becoming interested in qigong when they see my improvement.<\/p>\n
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