Tuina Department Ward III（南岗总院）

Ward 3, Tuina Department

2022.11

The department currently has 20 medical and nursing staff members, including 9 physicians and 11 nurses; 1 holds a doctoral degree, and 5 have a postgraduate degree or higher. Tuina is a key specialty designated by the Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Tuina science is a key discipline designated by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The department is also the Provincial Treatment Center for Neck, Shoulder, Low Back and Leg Pain. For many years, its medical staff have been dedicated to the clinical care, research and teaching of neck, shoulder, low back and leg pain, and have developed a unique and comprehensive treatment approach for osteoarticular disorders. Since its establishment, the department has consistently upheld the hospital’s mission of “putting people first and placing patients at the center,” the motto “Look up to virtue, devote oneself to mastery, be sincere and harmonious,” the service philosophy “Patients first, service foremost,” and the values of “The people’s suffering is held in my heart,” serving the majority of patients. The ward has excellent facilities; its medical and nursing staff possess outstanding technical expertise, and it is equipped with advanced technology. The department holds a prominent position within the province in both medical technical standards and the quality of medical services. All medical and nursing staff will make selfless contributions to the health of every patient through superb medical skills and an enthusiastic attitude toward their work.

Strengths and Distinctive Features

Strengths: Treatment in Tuina Ward 3 is based on the theories of traditional Chinese medicine and incorporates an innovative therapeutic concept integrating functional anatomy and exercise therapy. It emphasizes the prevention of diseases related to unhealthy lifestyles and the role of active functional exercise, highlighting the importance of the traditional Chinese medicine concept of “preventive treatment of disease.” Tuina, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, physiotherapy and other methods are used to achieve the therapeutic objectives of dredging the meridians and collaterals, relieving spasms and pain, improving joint mobility, and releasing adhesions. Treatment scope: cervical spondylosis, lumbar spine disorders, periarthritis of the shoulder, knee osteoarthritis, hyperplastic spondylitis, dizziness, insomnia and other conditions.

Distinctive features: Joint mobilization for cervical spondylosis; staged treatment of lumbar disc herniation using the tendon-regulating method; the meridian-unblocking method for treating vertigo (vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis); joint reduction for atlantoaxial subluxation; the release method for treating periarthritis of the shoulder; the prone thoracic spine elbow-pressing technique for thoracic facet joint disorders; joint mobilization for sacroiliac joint subluxation (leg-length discrepancy); the blood-activating and stasis-resolving method for degenerative knee arthritis; stretching therapy for soft-tissue injuries; and spinal conditioning for insomnia.

Specific Methods and Their Effects

1. Tuina: Traditional Tuina techniques, micro-adjustment techniques and acupoint pressure techniques are used to restore the biomechanical balance of the spine and reduce joint dislocations.

2. Acupuncture: Electroacupuncture reduces pain and eliminates numbness and sensations of coldness.

3. Cupping therapy: Promotes blood circulation and relieves muscle tension.

4. Moxibustion with an intervening medium and medicated patch application: Warms and moxibusts acupoints, delivers medication transdermally, promotes blood circulation and resolves blood stasis, and warms the meridians and unblocks the collaterals.

5. Computer-controlled traditional Chinese medicine fumigation machine: Warms and unblocks the meridians, dispels wind and removes dampness, and promotes blood circulation and resolves blood stasis.

6. Computer-controlled traction machine: Widens the intervertebral space, promotes the reduction of herniated discs, and restores the physiological curvature of the spine.

7. Microwave machine: Quickly eliminates sterile inflammatory reactions in joints and muscles and provides a strong analgesic effect.

8. Semiconductor laser machine: Rapidly breaks down inflammatory lesions, particularly pain caused by deep inflammation.

9. Traditional Chinese medicine therapy: Promotes unobstructed blood circulation, expels pathogenic wind, cold and dampness, and restores normal bodily functions.

10. Western medicine therapy: Dehydrating agents eliminate nerve-root edema, calcium supplements improve bone metabolism, and neurotrophic agents repair damaged nerves.

11. Exercise therapy: Small tools such as foam rollers are used to release muscles and fascia; resistance bands are used for muscle coordination and stability training.