Buddhist Medicine - Healing Accounts
Steven Turner is a qualified psychologist. In February 1989, he developed Post Viral Syndrome (ME) caused by the Enterovirus ‘Coxsackie B’. The treatment for this was an E.P.D. (Enzyme Potential Desensitizer) injection every three months, even though his consultant accepted that this alone could not cure him. His condition was further complicated by a curved spine affecting the neck, the middle and the lower back. In July 1990, a chiropractor diagnosed him as having the spine of a 50 year old, quite a shock for a young man who was only nineteen at the time. He was given intensive treatment on his spine via re-adjustment and traction, with little effect. It was hard to believe that he was once an excellent football player who had been asked for trials by many football teams such as Manchester and Leeds United, and that he could run 10 km in under 37 minutes. The following was what he had to say with regard to his condition:
"The symptoms of M.E. started with general fatigue and loss of strength. At times I was unable to lift my hands up towards my mouth in order to eat. Along with the physical problems have come neurological and nervous system abnormalities. Loss of motor behaviour, amnesia, visual and auditory hallucination, a loss of thought process and confusion, a severe sensitivity to pain and digestive problems to name but a few. As the medical profession could not help me, I resorted to all kinds of alternative treatment such as relaxation therapy, diet, hypnotherapy, and visits to faith healers - all without real effect.
I was recommended to take up Qigong Study with Sifu, and right from the first week, I and others around me, such as my parents and girlfriend have noticed a significant difference in my behaviour pattern. I was able to keep my concentration for long periods of time, which is important to my studies. My motivation and enthusiasm for life and the quality of my life was back to a similar level as it was before I was bogged down by M.E. I no longer get severe pain in my spine and I can lift heavy weights without getting crippling back pain. My M.E. was finally reversed by Sifu and I now feel a hundred times better."