Jianghan Welfare Institute.
In the room specifically for treating children with cerebral palsy, Xie Xiao and a few doctors were performing moxibustion on them.
"Director Xie, does this really not cost anything?"
Zhu Shaodan, the director of the welfare institute, watched as Xie Xiao and others busied themselves and couldn't help but ask again.
She had heard about the new TCM hospital established in Jianghan City.
It's said many of the doctors there are highly skilled directors from big cities, and the dean nad Lu Jiu, in particular, has recently beco a famous TCM doctor in Jianghan City.
Though he's quite young, his dical skills are exceptionally high, and he can even treat many diseases that are considered incurable.
Last ti Lu Jiu ca over, he only briefly looked around the welfare institute and didn't say much to her.
But this ti, Lu Jiu TCM Hospital actually sent several doctors over to treat the children with cerebral palsy under her care.
And they even promised not to charge a single penny!
Zhu Shaodan knew that hospitals have a tradition of free clinics, but most are just free check-ups. No major hospital in Jianghan has offered free treatnt to this extent.
As a newly established hospital, spending manpower and resources on such an initiative right from the start seed a bit odd to Zhu Shaodan.
"Haha, Director Zhu, it's really free. It's a rule from our hospital that each doctor has to conduct a free clinic once a week. Of course, the rule is not to charge consultation fees; dicine costs still apply. But our dean said these children with cerebral palsy are different; they've been abandoned by their parents and can't pay dical fees. Since the hospital has a public service quota, we might as well use it here." Xie Xiao explained.
The hospital is obligated to provide community services.
Every hospital has to do this.
Lu Jiu and his colleagues are no exception.
Since it's sothing necessary, combining public service with free clinics at an early stage can greatly enhance the hospital's reputation and influence.
Maybe they earn a bit less, but once the reputation explodes, it's like a steady stream, coming continuously.
"Thank you so much," Zhu Shaodan said with a smile.
"It's no trouble," Xie Xiao replied with a smile. "Moving forward, you need to observe the recovery of these children with cerebral palsy more carefully. We will also teach you so massage techniques to help them with rehabilitation training, aiming to restore their mobility as much as possible."
"Sure, sure, we will definitely do that," Zhu Shaodan nodded repeatedly.
The caregivers here would massage the children's hands and feet daily, but unfortunately, it hadn't shown any effect.
Now with doctors helping, they were truly happy for these children.
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Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.
Health and Rehabilitation Departnt.
"Director Wen, how is your practice of the Eight Vajra Skills coming along?"
Upon walking into the Health and Rehabilitation Departnt, Lu Jiu saw Wen Yu had just finished his exercise and imdiately smiled and asked.
"Oh, the dean is here, haha. The Eight Vajra Skills are coming along so-so; so movents are not quite standard yet, but it's enough to teach so patients. Oh, and the slapping of the eight hollows and the back hitting the wall, I'm also practicing those. But the Five Viscera Poison-Expelling Technique is a bit complicated, I can't quite master it yet," Wen Yu replied.
These days, Wen Yu hadn't been seeing patients and was devotedly practicing the rehabilitation exercises taught by Lu Jiu.
The Eight Vajra Skills were, of course, the primary rehabilitation exercise Lu Jiu instructed.
The slapping of the eight hollows and the back hitting the wall were additional practices.
As for the Five Viscera Poison-Expelling Technique, Wen Yu wasn't practicing it very smoothly.
Because this health exercise needs to be combined with breathing and sounds, it cannot be fully grasped in a short ti.
"No worries, I'll teach you again!"
"Actually, as long as you rember these sounds: liver is 'shu,' heart is 'he,' spleen is 'hu,' lung is 'xi,' kidney is 'chui,' Triple Jiao and pericardium are 'xi,' and combine them with movents, it'll be fine. Let demonstrate once more."
"Start with liver detoxification, feet shoulder-width apart, right foot in front of left, hands stacked on the right liver area, slowly make a 'shu' sound, body slightly bent forward, eyes wide open, inhale! Shuuuu~~~~~ Good, rember the key point, the essence of the Five Viscera Poison-Expelling Technique is in those few monts when you're out of breath, unable to make a sound; hold for three to five seconds, and rember to keep your eyes wide open, once more, shuuuu~~~~~"
"The heart is similar, hands stacked on the heart area, start inhaling, then, he~~~~~ So people may cough when doing this action because it dislodges phlegm attached to the heart, possibly caused by air pollution, smoking, or worrying, and this action helps expel it."
"Next is the spleen, located on the left side, hands stacked together on the spleen area, inhale! Huuuuu~~~~~"
"For the lungs, it's different. This ti, we cross our hands upwards towards the sky, standing slightly on tiptoe, teeth closed, tongue against them, making a 'xi' sound, co on, inhale! Xiiiiii~~~~~ Rember, each sound-making movent should go to the point you can't make a sound anymore, not holding your breath, but using all your strength to push outwards."
"Now it's the kidney's turn, located in the lower back, so hands should be supporting this area, inhale! Chuiiiii~~~~~"
"Finally, it's the Triple Jiao and the pericardium. They're placed in the Five Viscera Poison-Expelling Technique because they're quite unique; the Triple Jiao connects the internal organs, and the pericardium and Triple Jiao are interconnected, one surrounding the heart, the other ubiquitous in the body. These areas can accumulate many impurities like obesity, edema, constipation, mostly due to the lack of clear passage in the Triple Jiao, requiring 'xi' sounds for detoxification."
"Note that although this action is like lung detoxification, with hands crossed upwards and slightly on tiptoe, teeth closed, tongue against them, the sound is different from the previous five, not continuous, but intermittent, like uncontrollable laughter. Watch as I do it once, inhale! Xi xi xi xi xi xi~~"
"Isn't it funny, hahaha."
After teaching once, Lu Jiu saw Wen Yu couldn't help but laugh, understanding that the last step of the Five Viscera Poison-Expelling Technique was indeed quite amusing.
However, preserving health often involves unattractive movents.
Just like back hitting the wall, those who don't understand TCM might think it makes one look foolish.
"Alright, dean, I'll practice a few more tis following your instructions," Wen Yu said, recalling the technique Lu Jiu just taught and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, when can we start prescribing treatnts for the Health and Rehabilitation Departnt?"
"It's really boring to practice here all alone in this big space."
The space for the Health and Rehabilitation Departnt is unlike other departnts; it has no facilities, only a wide space like a yoga room, surrounded by mirrors, while the adjacent doctor's office isn't as spacious.
"Let all the doctors learn it first. After a month, once everyone has a basic grasp of these exercises, the frontline departnts can then guide patients over, making it more targeted."
Wen Yu nodded.
Indeed.
If doctors don't even know whether these exercises are effective, how can they recomnd them to patients?
"Alright, then I'll encourage them to practice more each morning!" Wen Yu said.
This is also a hospital requirent; the first thing every doctor does in the morning is practice the wellness exercises.
On one hand, practicing these improves one's vitality for the day. On the other hand, long-term consultations take their toll on the doctors themselves, and by consistently practicing wellness exercises daily, they can maintain their health. This way, when doctors are healthy, patients feel at ease.
Otherwise, if soone visits you for treatnt only to find the doctor in poor health, they'd feel uneasy.
"You carry on, I'll head to the dicinal Diet Departnt!" Lu Jiu said.
The dicinal Diet Departnt?
Wen Yu was aware of this departnt.
However, having a dicinal Diet Departnt in the hospital seed like competing with restaurants for business.
Yet traditional Chinese dicine holds unrivaled authority in this area.
In terms of healthy eating, perhaps no one can challenge TCM's position.
Haha, this Dean Lu really has unique ideas.
A doctor studying food recipes instead of dical books...
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