Sinew Injury Department (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Department Establishment History — The predecessor of the Sinew Injury Department was a traditional Chinese medicine specialty for characteristic diagnosis and treatment (established at Xinglinyuan in 2007), and in 2017 the department was formally named the “Sinew Injury Department.” Department Honors — It is currently a designated unit for the construction of a key traditional Chinese medicine specialty under the Guangdong Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 14th Five-Year Plan and is a Shenzhen TCM Characteristic Specialty. It is the vice-chairperson institution of the Rheumatology and Immunology Branch of the Chinese Acupuncture Society, the chairperson institution of the Sinew Acupuncture Professional Committee of the Shenzhen Acupuncture Society, the vice-chairperson institution of the World Manual Medicine Alliance, and the chairperson institution of the Tuina and Rehabilitation Medicine Special Committee of the Shenzhen Association of Chinese Medicine. It has also established the Wei Guikang National TCM Master Inheritance Studio, the Professor Liu Nongyu Sinew Acupuncture Inheritance Studio, and the Shenzhen Prevention and Treatment Service Center for Spinal Scoliosis in Primary and Secondary School Students. Department Leadership — Professor Chen Xiaozhuan serves as the department’s founder, academic leader, and administrative director, leading the Sinew Injury Department from its inception and making outstanding contributions to its development. Associate Professor Chen Dayu serves as director of the Sinew Injury Department ward and successor academic leader. Research Scope — The department is primarily based on traditional Chinese medicine and uses diversified treatment methods. Its distinctive approach is “manual therapy first, acupuncture and medication follow, and minimally invasive techniques add value.” It is dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, scientific research, and teaching of various sinew-related Bi disorders, including cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, knee osteoarthritis, periarthritis of the shoulder, rotator cuff injury, pediatric scoliosis, thoracic facet joint disorder, transient synovitis of the hip, ankle sprain, tenosynovitis, and tendinitis; sinew-related zang-fu disorders, including obesity, insomnia, cervicogenic hypertension, and various subhealth conditions; and sinew-related orifice disorders, including tinnitus and urinary leakage. Based on the traditional Chinese medicine concepts of holistic syndrome differentiation, the theories of the sinews and collateral diseases, and modern biomechanics, the department follows the principles of “holistic examination, syndrome differentiation and treatment, internal and external cultivation, and equal emphasis on sinews and bones” and has proposed a new “3+X” personalized diagnosis-and-treatment model for treating sinew injury disorders. It has inherited and carried forward Master Wei Guikang’s “Wei-style Bagui Traumatology Manipulation, ” Academician Shi Xuemin’s “Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture Method, ” Professor Liu Nongyu’s “Painless Sinew Acupuncture Method, ” and the “Six-Dimensional Spatial Spinal Manipulation Method.” It has also introduced acupotomy endoscopic minimally invasive technology and treatment equipment for comprehensive and precise localization, assessment, and treatment. It mainly provides more than 30 characteristic traditional Chinese medicine therapies, including Wei-style traumatology manipulation, the Six-Dimensional Spatial Spinal Manipulation Method, “Shi-style Acupuncture, ” Sinew Acupuncture Therapy, and Long-Round Needle Therapy. Department Operations — The department currently has a ward (40 beds) and outpatient clinic at the Futian campus, a ward (26 beds) and outpatient clinic at the Guangming campus, an outpatient clinic at the Luohu campus, the Tongxin Community Health Service Center, and the City Plaza Community Health Service Center. The department has 50 medical and nursing staff members, including 25 physicians, 3 rehabilitation therapists, and 22 nurses. The physicians include 1 Shenzhen Famous TCM Physician and instructor for the inheritance of the academic experience of famous Shenzhen TCM and pharmaceutical experts, as well as 2 supervisors of master’s students. The department was selected for the fourth batch of the Shenzhen Municipal Government’s “Medical and Health” Three Famous Project, introduced the traditional Chinese medicine orthopedic and sinew injury disease team led by National TCM Master Wei Guikang of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, and established the Wei Guikang National TCM Master Inheritance Studio and the Professor Liu Nongyu Sinew Acupuncture Studio in 2023. The department has trained multiple graduate students and inheritors of academic experience and assisted the Shenzhen International TCM Talent Training Center in training nearly 1,000 trainees. Department personnel are encouraged to undertake further study at top medical institutions in China and attend conferences elsewhere. At present, the department has led 3 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 3 provincial- or ministerial-level projects, and 4 prefectural- or municipal-level projects; participated in more than 30 projects at various levels; published more than 20 SCI papers and more than 60 other papers in core journals; published 8 monographs; received authorization for 4 invention patents and more than 10 utility model patents; won 1 provincial first prize for science and technology; held 1 provincial- or municipal-level conference and jointly held 1 national-level conference. The Sinew Injury Department of Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has always implemented the philosophy that “technology is the core, innovation is the driving force, service is the key, logistics is the safeguard, and publicity and planning are the vanguard.” After years of development, our department has become a relatively large clinical department in the province, with a high academic level, distinctive features, clear advantages, and considerable influence in China, and holds a leading position in the research and treatment of sinew injury disorders in Guangdong Province. Our department will always adhere to the principle that “technology is the core, service is the key, publicity and planning are the vanguard, innovation is the driving force, and logistics is the safeguard”! In the future, we will devote every effort to building a refined, high-quality, sustainable, TCM-characteristic, national high-level, research-oriented clinical discipline for sinew injury disorders! Department Group Photograph.