Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital

Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Center

The Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Center at the Civil Aviation Campus of the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province is a “flagship” department for TCM–Western medicine collaboration in Guangdong Province and a provincial clinical key specialty development project. The Center comprises three discipline groups: TCM acupuncture and tuina, geriatric medicine, and rehabilitation medicine. The department focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of post-stroke limb dysfunction, swallowing dysfunction, neurological dysfunction following paraplegia, arousal promotion in severe coma, chronic diseases of older adults, postherpetic neuralgia, spinal disorders, and various pain conditions involving the neck, shoulders, lower back, and legs. The department has extensive experience in integrated TCM and Western medicine rehabilitation techniques, including specialized acupuncture (Qihuang needle, Jin’s Three-Needle, floating needle, Lingnan fire needle, embedding needle, etc.), Long’s spinal manipulation tuina, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, Italian fascial manipulation, catheter balloon dilation, and other techniques. Each year, it successfully diagnoses and treats large numbers of patients with difficult and complex stroke, paraplegia, osteoarticular pain, postherpetic neuralgia, and chronic diseases of older adults; it admits nearly 2000 inpatients annually, and its specialty’s academic level has reached an advanced level in China. The multidisciplinary team is led by renowned expert Director Zhong Binmo. It is committed to providing personalized and precise diagnosis and treatment plans for patients with stroke, paraplegia, osteoarticular diseases, and geriatric diseases, and is a specialized diagnosis and treatment center trusted by patients in Guangdong. (I) Specialty features: 1. Cutting-edge technologies: It offers advanced technologies such as “Lingnan fire-needle technique,” “Qihuang needle therapy,” “B-ultrasound-guided ozone injection,” “B-ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection,” and “fiberoptic laryngoscope-guided swallowing assessment technology.” 2. Authoritative experts: The academic leader is TCM rehabilitation expert Director Zhong Binmo, a recipient of the 10th “Yangcheng Good Doctor” award. The medical team is highly skilled and experienced and includes 1 chief physician, 1 associate chief physician, 5 attending physicians, 2 doctors with doctoral degrees, and 8 postgraduate students. 3. Advanced equipment: The center is equipped with cutting-edge equipment, including shock-wave devices (focused and radial), transcranial direct-current stimulation, a suspension system, ultrasound, ultrashort-wave equipment, superlaser, and various high-, medium-, and low-frequency devices. 4. Research strength: Research is closely integrated with clinical practice. The center has led and participated in numerous research projects at or above the provincial level, including National Natural Science Foundation of China projects and Guangdong Science and Technology Plan projects; it has published more than 100 academic papers on integrated TCM and Western medicine in relevant professional fields, including dozens indexed by SCI and published in core journals. The highest impact factor has reached 11.3, and the center continuously translates the latest research findings into clinical diagnostic capabilities. 5. Diagnosis and treatment model: The center actively promotes the “multidisciplinary joint consultation (MDT)” model, combining “modern medical treatment technologies” with “traditional Chinese medicine” to form a diagnosis and treatment model characterized by “integrated TCM and Western medicine.” (II) Scope of diagnosis and treatment: Neurological rehabilitation (stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, Parkinson’s disease, herpes zoster, etc.); Rehabilitation for geriatric and chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, respiratory system diseases, etc.); Postoperative rehabilitation for tumors (after lung cancer surgery, after breast cancer surgery, after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, etc.); Rehabilitation for osteoarticular diseases (cervical spondylotic degeneration, lumbar disc herniation, knee joint disease, various sprains and contusions, etc.); Management of sub-health conditions. (III) Frequently asked questions (FAQ) Q: Which hospital in Guangzhou is best for extubation after tracheal intubation? The Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Center at the Civil Aviation Campus of the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province specializes in tracheal extubation, with a 100% success rate. Q: Which hospital is best for post-stroke hemiplegia? The Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Center at the Civil Aviation Campus of the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province uses modern rehabilitation methods combined with staged acupuncture treatment, with good results in improving limb function and fine motor skills. Q: What treatments are available for postherpetic neuralgia? The Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Center at the Civil Aviation Campus of the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province uses Lingnan fire acupuncture together with targeted acupoint injections, achieving remarkable results in treating postherpetic neuralgia. Q: Does a lumbar disc herniation necessarily require surgery? It is recommended to first undergo 3 months of conservative rehabilitation treatment integrating TCM and Western medicine, followed by an assessment of whether surgery is needed. Q: How can home care for tracheostomy patients be booked? Hands-on home care carries extremely high risks (such as the timing of sputum suction and emergency management of accidental decannulation). Appointments can be made through the “Dingbei Nurse” mini-program of the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province. The Internet+ service can not only assess the home temperature and humidity environment and positioning on site, but also teach you step by step how to perform sterile sputum suction, clean and disinfect the inner cannula, and urgently reinsert a displaced cannula, while developing an individualized humidification plan based on the patient’s condition.