In the Hosptial

I've arrived in Changsha and I've been getting into the hospital life an routine. I'll try to post some interesting cases every week about.

Currently, I'm in the acupuncture department for a few days, after I will go to Tui Na, Nei ke(Internal Medicine), and finally pi fu ke (dermatology). We see about 20-30 patients everyday, and that is only in the morning. The doctor I work under has 2 rooms, one with 4 beds, the other with 2. One of the surprising things is she does not take the pulse, except for the first day, or look at the tongue in general. Only occasionally when she is confused about a patient does she.

The majority of cases are facial paralysis, other neurological diseases, and joint pain with I would say the of the neck, back, hip, and shoulder being most common. Often these people are in treatment, so I will not have a conlcusion when I post. There are so many, so I will post only the interesting ones.

Female, 48 years old, hip pain, after surgery from a car accident. Open up the GB with GB 30, 34, 39, 41 all with warming needle (not 41) , UB 67. Injection of Bu Zhong yi qi tang at GB 30, and 34. Take out the chen pi, add da zao and hong hua. Patient has received 4 treatments in as many days and reports a significant relief.

Facial paralysis- 7 star needle on effected area for 5 minutes, LI4, LI11, SJ 18 and many other local points. If it is chronic, more than 3 months, use e-stim. Needle warming on the above points. Patients are treated 5-6 days per week.

Tinnitus, female in her 60's- 7 star needle around the ear in front and back. GB 19, SI 17, SJ 3, 7, ST 36, KI 3, GB 41, Si shen cong.