“I have been dealing with back issues on and off for almost 10 years. …At the beginning of 2018 I knew I needed to start taking care of the situation. …Then the incident with the cockroach happened and I immediately knew I had done some serious damage. There would be times after that that I would be lying on the floor in absolute agony. …MRI confirmed severe disc degeneration at L4-5 and L5-S1. …3 days later I was on the operating table. The surgery was a huge success. …Everything seemed great and the next 4 months I didn’t really have pain. …Then after about 4 weeks of doing the first set of exercises since the operation, like indoor cycling, swimming and hiking I woke up one morning and couldn’t stand up straight. At first, I thought it would be temporary. But very quickly I realized that this was a real problem and the pain and now inability to stand up become a great concern. …At first, I went to a chiropractor which didn’t fix the problem and at times almost made it worse. I then was recommended to see Uzi by a friend. …The first thing Uzi did was to change my mindset from fear to building confidence in the practice of acupuncture and myself to get back on track. The sessions were intense. My left side of my back’s muscles were like concrete and relaxing those took weeks alone. Even with the back muscles relaxed I was still leaning to the right although now I was standing more upright. However, walking was becoming easier and Uzi had given me some exercises to work on my hip alignment. The real breakthrough was after a difficult time over the holiday period. …I still remember how exhausted I felt afterwards but it also seemed to be the turning point. After this session my mobility and back alignment was starting to progress forward more rapidly. …Uzi, along with all the fantastic treatment and knowledge he gave me, made sure I stayed mentally healthy and positive.”