A 55-year-old woman who carried bricks for a living suffered from sciatica due to severe lumbar spondylolisthesis—a condition in which one of the lower back bones slips out of place—nearly reaching Grade II on the Meyerding scale, a system doctors use to show how far one vertebra has shifted over another, from mild (Grade I) to severe (Grade IV). The condition left her barely able to walk.
Acupuncture initially relieved her discomfort, but her spinal misalignment persisted. To address the root cause, traditional Chinese medicine expert Kuo-Pin Wu prescribed her a simple exercise that she could do at home to aid lumbar spine realignment. She diligently followed his guidance, and in less than a month, she reported remarkable improvement.
