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The snake crossed my horse path, and the next thing I knew I was flying in the air, hitting the ground really hard. The first thing I felt was a sharp pain in my left knee. It felt like my knee had been torn apart. I could not walk, let alone ride my horse. I was really terrified that I would not be able to ride again. Naturally, I turned to classic medical treatment to cure my lame knee but the doctors failed to fix it. To cut a long story short I managed to eventually find the cure by myself and I want to share it with you.

The first thing I thought post accident was: "OK, I have a decent medical care insurance - I will get my knee fixed in no time." I had scheduled a date for preliminary exploratory surgery. When I woke up my knee hurt even more, but the worst was still to come. My doctor told me that the damage to my knee was irreversible and that I would never be able to ride horses again. Moreover, I had to wear a supporting device for the rest of my life.

For the first time in my life I felt defeated. If the best medical treatment could not cure my knee, I would probably have to stay a cripple for the rest of my life. These were the worst days of my life: I could hardly walk, and could not dance or ride my horse. Then one day we went to visit an old friend just to learn that his wife happened to be physician therapist. Once I told her my sad story she said that I would walk normally again and - more important - ride my horse again.

She really inspired me not to give up and to try a different way then the classical medical way of thinking. In the next couple of weeks I learned that by exercising correctly I could reverse my knee condition. This was holistic exercise technique called Pilates. An amazing program that I could easily squeeze into my tight daily schedule. These are some basic exercises with two main aims: first to strengthen the muscles related to my knee movements, and secondly to make my knee more elastic.

That really helped me. Today, my knee is very strong and my supporting muscles are stronger and can naturally support it. I have gotten rid of the knee supporting device and went back to my normal life. With one exception: I continue to exercise every day.

I will never forget the first time I climbed on the back of my beloved horse. I was actually shivering from excitement. When I felt calm again I rode all the way to my friend's house to let his wife be proud of what she did for me.
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