ZHANG Xiaotong was skeptical that anything other than modern medical treatment could help him when he became immobilised by three slipped discs that pressed on his spinal cord. When the doctors failed, he had nothing to lose when he decided to join many others in trying qigong therapy.
He was amazed when a qigong therapist managed to remove his pain and agony by tapping on certain acupuncture points on his arms and legs, thus restoring the flow of qi (life-force or bio-energy). He continued to improve and regained his mobility. This experience so moved him that he decided to help the clinic (in Beijing, China) where the therapy was done, and is now its director. His story is partly reported in Newsweek (Nov 17, 2003).