My mother introduced me to sports when I was a little boy, with gymnastics for small children. And this has developed further over the years. Right up to having my own gym, which I have used regularly. I also used to do a lot of running.
My problems started a few years ago when I suddenly got a pain in my back. And this pain spread down my leg and into my foot, with the result that I couldn’t do any sport for quite some time. I couldn’t sleep normally either. Instead, I slept in an armchair where I could adjust the backrest at night for over a quarter of a year because nothing helped me.
The attempts with injections and similar things were all ineffective. Even shock wave therapy, which was extremely painful, didn’t help. An MRI has already shown depressing results for the lumbar spine. Vertebrae, intervertebral discs and the nerve canal were narrowed to about half their original size, from 8 mm to 4 mm, which inevitably led to or contributed to inflammation.
And then the question came up: what do we do now? Actually, this is a case where only surgery stands a chance. However, as I knew from people in my age or in some cases even younger, that this often turns into a never-ending story with more and more surgical stiffening until nothing else is possible anymore.
Together with my doctor, it was decided that we would try MBST. It was a real struggle at first because I couldn’t lie down at all. However, this gradually improved over the course of the treatment. Within a few days, there was noticeable relief and improvement and the pain subsided. I was slowly able to resume my active sports activities.
Today I’m back to full training, I walk every day, I walk around 60 kilometers a week, up to 90,000 steps, I do planks, strength training and press-ups every day.
I’m glad that I did this because it has given me a new perspective on life. I must say, this is a really great thing.
