"Using acupuncture points instead of prescriptions, using needles instead of medicines", the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Community Health Service Center of Hongqiao Street, Changning District, on the basis of inheriting and carrying forward the academic thoughts of Lu's acupuncture and Professor Wu Yaochi, combined with the six-in-one approach to community chronic disease prevention and treatment Features, integrating the clinical characteristics of Chen Limin's studio, the fifth generation inheritor of Lu's acupuncture at the center and a famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Changning District, it has developed diagnostic and treatment techniques featuring cervical spondylosis, waist and leg pain, and lumbar herniation. Its "neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain" "Acupuncture" was again rated as a featured medical specialty in Changning District in 2023.
This gentleman, whose surname is Ying, once suffered from back pain.
"It is extremely difficult to turn over when sleeping. I need to use my hands to sit up little by little when I get up. I rely on crutches for simple walking. I can't even do the most basic sitting and standing for a long time." Recalling back pain, leg pain, Mr. Ying used the word "unbearable to look back" to describe those days when his legs were numb.
In the more than half a year since then, Mr. Ying has been to many hospitals for treatment, but the low back pain still lingers and the various symptoms have not been relieved. By chance, on the recommendation of a friend, he walked into the Hongqiao Street Community Health Service Center.
After a series of consultations, pulse checks, and a series of diagnoses, Chief Physician Chen Limin used silver needles as a starting point, combined with treatments such as cupping, traditional Chinese medicine application, Tai Chi pestle acupuncture, and traditional Chinese massage, to start a journey of healing for Mr. Ying.
In the days after, each silver needle seemed like a spring full of power, flowing in Mr. Ying's waist, taking away his pain. After 8 treatments, Mr. Ying threw away the crutches, straightened his back again, and returned to a relaxed life.
"Since 2019, our center has introduced the national intangible heritage list 'Lu Shouyan Acupuncture' and has become the 'Lu Acupuncture Inheritance Research Center' Changning Hongqiao Branch Center, as well as the grassroots workstation of Shanghai's famous Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Yaochi Ming Chinese Medicine Studio , always adhere to the same origin in traditional acupuncture and massage treatment, focusing on syndrome differentiation and acupoint selection, acupuncture techniques, and comprehensive treatment that combines acupuncture, push, moxibustion, pot, pestle and other techniques." Hongqiao Street Community Health Service Center Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Zhang Yiyi, the head of the department and deputy chief physician, said, “In the diagnosis and treatment of cervical spondylosis and lumbar herniation, we have not only developed unique diagnosis and treatment techniques, but also combined with the community’s six-in-one, prevention and treatment characteristics, we use lunch breaks every Tuesday Time leads residents to learn and exercise Shaolin Internal Skills Yi Jingjin on the Douyin platform, bringing health to community residents."
Adhering to the belief of "inherited with one heart", Chen Limin and Zhang Yiyi became Lu's acupuncture disciples, and Jiang Hongjun The director became a student of Xu's Internal Medicine School, and they improved the Qihuang technique through inheritance, driving the construction of the department's talent echelon. Nowadays, every member of the department focuses on professional research and improvement. After work, they study ancient books, study medical cases, summarize their experiences, combine acupuncture and medicine, and develop together. Among the 11 members of the department, there are 2 chief physicians and 1 deputy chief physician.
At the same time, in the construction of the first phase of specialty specialties, the team’s cervical spondylosis diagnosis and treatment technology won the Shanghai Community Characteristic Specialty Disease, and the Wusan Method’s characteristic acupuncture therapy to prevent and treat cervical spondylosis won the Changning District Characteristic Specialty Disease, and won the 14th Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Award and Community Health Award. The district's specialty disease "Acupuncture for Type III Cervical Spondylosis" has been established. Electroacupuncture for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy has been selected as a featured community TCM service project in Shanghai. Tai Chi and pestle acupuncture for cervical spondylosis has been selected as Shanghai's featured TCM diagnosis and treatment technology. The treatment of vertebral artery cervical spondylosis with moxibustion and acupuncture is an appropriate technology project in Changning District.
"What we have to do is to uphold the service concepts of hanging the pot with one heart, inheriting it with one heart, and benevolent medicine, take root in the community, serve the people, and solve the pain of more patients." Zhang Yiyi said that only the recognition of patients is the greatest affirmation for them. .
Source: Shanghai Changning
