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Source: China News Network
China News Service, Beijing, March 20 (Wei Xianghui) In November 2023, Cheng Wuzhong, chief physician of the Massage Department of the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, received an important consultation task. The patient was Singaporean Minister of Defense Huang Yonghong who was in Beijing to attend a meeting. .
Huang Yonghong had many years of medical experience before entering politics. He suffers from severe osteoarthritis in his right knee. However, orthopedic surgeons believe that it is not yet time for knee replacement surgery, and he needs to do more physical therapy and strength training first.
Hearing that traditional Chinese medicine had a long history in treating joint injuries, Huang Yonghong decided to try it.
This is the first time Huang Yonghong has received traditional Chinese medicine. During the treatment process, he received support from acupuncture expert Wang Linpeng, bone-setting massage expert Cheng Wuzhong, and Liu Qingquan, director of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital who formulated the traditional Chinese medicine plan.
As soon as the treatment ended, Huang Yonghong was able to get out of bed and walk.
Huang Yonghong (second from left) takes a group photo with Cheng Wuzhong (first from left) and others, pictured from Huang Yonghong’s overseas social media account
Pain is a symptom of most diseases. If a doctor can relieve patients from pain without taking medicine, such a doctor will naturally be welcomed.
Many patients commented that Cheng Wuzhong was cured of the disease. After receiving the treatment, Huang Yonghong also praised the "quite extraordinary experience" on his overseas social platform.
Cheng Wuzhong believes that letting people see the curative effect directly is the most effective way to spread the culture of traditional Chinese medicine. He hopes that patients all over the world can feel the magical efficacy and profoundness of massage techniques.
Many patients who come to Cheng Wuzhong's clinic come from all over the world.
An old man with severe lumbar spine disease came all the way from Hubei. She could hardly walk upright on her own and could only walk with difficulty step by step with the support of her daughter. "Pain, pain, pain", the old man's pain seemed to double with every step he took.
"Does it still hurt here?"
"It still hurts."
"What now?"
This was the most difficult patient Cheng Wuzhong encountered that day.
The old man suffered from severe lumbar spine disease and had undergone surgery. In this case, common techniques such as pushing, kneading, rolling, and pressing are not suitable for the patient's physical condition, so acupuncture and acupuncture come in handy.
Cheng Wuzhong first started from the old man's shoulders and neck, pushed gently along the spine to the waist, and then tapped the Fengchi point, which is located next to the two large tendons parallel to the back of the neck and the earlobes. Finally, he pinpointed the painful location in the waist and injected it with one needle. ,Done successfully.
After a complete set, in less than 40 minutes, the old man can get out of bed by himself.
Being able to effectively relieve patients' pain in the shortest time and at the lowest cost is Cheng Wuzhong's long-cherished wish as a massage doctor, and it is also what makes him most proud.
The picture shows Cheng Wuzhong treating a patient
On the day of the interview, Cheng Wuzhong was busy from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. He treated 30 patients, nearly 20 of whom were plus patients. Most of these patients are elderly people who come from other places. For these patients, Cheng Wuzhong said bluntly, "I can't bear to refuse."
As usual, the assistant would order the meal at the appointed time and put it on the radiator, trying not to let the meal get cold.
People in Henan love to eat pasta. Cheng Wuzhong’s lunch usually consists of steamed buns with side dishes, a few simple bites, mainly to maintain physical strength.
Cheng Wuzhong started learning acupuncture and massage in 1997. It has been 27 years since then and he has treated tens of thousands of patients. He was jokingly referred to as a "manual worker," which he happily accepted.
Massage is indeed a strenuous activity. Especially for overweight patients, it is difficult to treat them without strength.
But having strength does not mean having power. Massage mainly relies on techniques, such as massaging, acupuncture, and dredging meridians, to relieve pain. The force of the techniques is like a stream of heat that penetrates the patient's skin and penetrates the meridians.
Just like the internal strength in martial arts novels, this penetrating internal power needs to be practiced. After practicing medicine for more than 20 years, Cheng Wuzhong still maintains the habit of practicing Qigong.
Picture provided by interviewees during Cheng Wuzhong’s practice
Practicing Shaolin Neijing One Finger Meditation assiduously to cultivate internal strength, you also need to stand and do push-ups to train strong strength. The combination of hardness and softness is the essence of massage techniques.
"Those who practice kung fu are like ox hair, and those who produce kung fu are like rhinoceros horns." This was the advice Cheng Wu received from his seniors when he was a Chinese medicine practitioner, and it was also his advice to his younger generations.
Cheng Wuzhong said frankly that there are not many professional medical students who are willing to engage in massage. On the one hand, it is due to income, and on the other hand, long-term study and hard training is also a test.
The current assistant is the student who has been with Cheng Wuzhong for more than 10 years. Cheng Wuzhong said that only by continuing to have descendants join in and persist can this valuable Chinese medical skill be passed on and more people benefit from it. (over)