Inner Health

This is something that I wrote on another blog site regarding innner health, but felt should be included here, as this blog is more comprehensive. It was written on June 11, 2006....

Inner Health
I decided to put up a photo of myself after being sick from about may 2005 till about february 2006 with a very painful lower back pain that become exacerbated to sciatica (leg pain). I couldn't do anything it seemed. I feltI would never walk again and lived on painkillers when it was so severe that all i could do was lie and read or watch tv. I went to about 7 practitioners (including a western doctor, orthopaedic surgeon, chinese doctor, physio therapist, chiropractor and about 4 acupuncture doctors). Finally, with the last acupuncture doctor (an older man in T.S.T), a LOT of strething every day, walking, bodybalance, some yoga (have to be very careful!) classes, weekly massage (chinese accupressure but he/she MUST be very experienced), meditation and the support of a friends to talk to, I am now back near full recovery. I still have a dull pain, which can come back very easily if I'm not careful and don't excersise. so the pic I have up there now is after pulling my energy to getting my OUTER shape more or less back in order. what i realize most is that my INNER body was really out to lunch. sciatica is not something i wish on anyone... but it's been truly humbling to go through the physical pain.