TCM Clinical Departments of the Hospital

1.Acupuncture Department
2. Department of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine
3. Department of Massage (Tuina)
4.Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
5. Department of Gynaecology
6.Department of Paediatrics
7.Department of Neurology
8.Department of Kidney Disease
9.Department of Oncology
10. Department of TCM External Medicine
11.Department of Dermatology
TCM Clinical Departments of the Hospital

1. Acupuncture Department:

It is one of the largest TCM practice bases for foreign students in the hospital. The training programs in Acupuncture include technique observation, as well as actual practice in acupuncture techniques. The practical teaching and lecturing are provided in English, so the translator is not required. The clinics boast a number of veteran acupuncturists with rich clinical experience, and some middle-aged or young acupuncturists who have laid a solid foundation in their profession. They are capable of treating various diseases with therapie like needling, drug-cushioned moxibustion, direct moxibustion, hydro-acupuncture, "lai-da-style" needling, scalp acupuncture, and medicinal moxibustion, all of which reveal different aspects of the character of TCM. In addition to effectively in treating some common Internal Disorder, Gynaecological & Pediatric Disorder, Traumatology and Orthopedics. The department also has achieved remarkable developments in treating the following Problems: Chronic Bronchial Asthma, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, Chronic Diarrhea, Hiccup, Nocturnal Enuresis in Children, Osteo-Arthritis, Soft Tissue Disorder,Haemoptysis. Specialized treatments for Asthma, Insomnia and Chronic Pelvic Inflammation have also demonstrated great effectiveness.The department is also entrusted with the task of sending experts abroad to provide medical service, and to train medical students from abroad. The department has sent acupuncturists on many occasions to countries like Central Africa, Mali, Poland, Holland and Singapore, where they give both lectures and medical treatment.

2. Department of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine:

The department has accumulated rich experience in the prevention and treatment of chronic bronchitis. In Zhejiang Province, it is taking the lead in the fields of treating asthma with a reinforced, 'step-by-step' therapy , consolidating therapy for cases of Cor Pulminale in the remission stage and emergency treatment of respiratory failure. Extensive experience has been accumulated in treating Gastro-Intestinal Disorders such as Digestive Tract Ulcers, Chronic Gastritis, Pyloric Infection caused by Helicobacterium,Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Chronic Atrophic Gastritis, Chronic Diarrhea, Hepatitis and its related diseases. The department is also renowned for its TCM based treatment of senile diseases. Zhejiang Provincial Academic Committee of Researches in Senile Diseases is attached to it, the director and vice director of the committee being two physicians of the department. There is a research group specialized in the study of treating senile diseases by means of TCM and Western Pharmco- therapies, which has made great progress in treating disorders, such as Chronic Exhaustion Syndrome, Coronary Heart Disease, Sequelae of Strokes, Senile Osteoporosis, and more.

3. Department of Massage (Tuina)

It is a leading massage department in China. Many kinds of diseases can be treated by massage such as Trauma, Internal Disorders, Gynaecological & Paediatric Disorders. It is the first department to have achieved great effectiveness in treating Cervical Lumbar Pains and Pediatric Disorders with massage, and the State Science Commission has spread its experience nationwide. It has also developed a technique of 'treating prolapse of lumbar inter-vertebral disc with one-step method of restitution', which has won a reputation both provincially and countrywide, and was awarded a prize for 'scientific and technological development' by the provincial government. Other achievements made by the department include the therapy of 'Resolving Adherent Osteo-Arthritis', the treatment of Dislocated Small Joints of Lumbar Vertebrae with the 'Pull-Rotate Plus Leg-Pulling' method, and the successful therapy of manipulation in treating Pediatric Diarrhea, Malnutrition, and Muscle-related Torticollis. Headache, Epigastric Pain, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Insomnia and Sequelae of Strokes are also treated in this department.

4.Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology:

This department is the largest inpatient quantity in the hospital and is well equipped technically. It is also the base of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of TCM. The department is characterized by its application of traditional manipulation in resetting limb fractures, fixing fractured bones with either small splints or fir bark and in treating the patients with oral medication and exterior applications. Through the combination of traditional therapies with new advances in modern medicine, it has achieved considerable effectiveness in treating Cervical and Lumbar Spondylopathy, Arthritis, Soft Tissue Injuries and various fractures, in particular, in fixing fractures with splints and in treating Necrosis of Femoral Head and Osteoporosis.

5. Department of Gynaecology:

The department has made rapid development, is well-known in China in treating Gynaecology disorders. It receives an average of 300 patients daily. The department has achieved a great deal in treating the following diseases with TCM: Infertility, Metrorrhagia, Metroptosis, Endometrioses, Hystero Myoma, Pelvic Inflammation, Dysmenorrhea, Menopausal Syndrome and Postpartum Disorders,Dysfunetion Uterine Bleeding,Amenorrhea,Polycystic Ovary Syndrome,etc.

6.Department of Paediatrics:

Rich experience has been accumulated clinically in preventing and treating Paediatric Fever, Asthma, Allergics, Paediatric Diarrhea,Epilepsy,Enuresis,
Anorexia,Nephrosis,Haemotology Disorder,Immune Disorder,etc. with oral administration of decoctions, pills, and some exterior therapies like application on acu-points, medicinal enema and aerosol inhalations.

7.Department of Neurology:

The department has achieved great effectiveness in treating Acute Cerebro-Vascular Diseases with therapies combining both Chinese and western medicines. The curative rates for treating Cerebral Haemorrhage have reached 85.37% and 94.4% for cerebral occlusion. The department has made some intensive studies into the prevention of strokes, as well as treatment and rehabilitation of sequelae of strokes.

8.Department of Kidney Disease:

Under the academic Guidance of Dr. Li Xueming, a state-honored prominent physician, the department employs both traditional Chinese therapies and western pharmaceutics, together with some special therapies combining both Chinese and western medicines. It has acquired a unique understanding of the treatment of the following diseases: Acute and Chronic Renal Failures, Lupus Nephritis, Diabetes-Caused Kidney Disfunction, Nephrotic Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis. The combination of oral administration and exterior applications has achieved a remarkable relief of symptoms of severe and migratory arthralgia by laboratory experiments,which conducted at the hospital have been the based for these treatment for relief of pain.

9.Department of Oncology:

This department is characterized by its use of TCM, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, laser therapy and immuno-logical therapy in treating Oncology patients. Its research in treating cancer pains by means of the step-by-step method, which is the basis of the TCM theory, called 'differentiation of symptoms and signs' has taken a leading position in China. The result of its research in using TCM to relieve pain won a top prize of 'scientific and technological development' awarded by Zhejiang Provincial Government.

10. Department of TCM External Medicine:

By employing TCM and the application of traditional Chinese pharmaceutics, the department has developed unique, effective therapies for treating diseases like Acne, Bi Syndrome, Inter-Costal Neuralgia, Cervico-Brachial Syndrome, "Frozen shoulder", "Tennis Elbow", Sciatica, Asteo-arthritis. These therapies have also proved their effects with no side effect in treating breast problems such as Hyper-Plasia of Mammary Glands, Abnormal Breast Growth, and in rehabilitation after surgical operations for breast cancer and multiple fibrosarcoma of breast, etc.

11.Department of Dermatology:

The department treats a total number of 35,000 outpatients each year with purely traditional Chinese medicine. It covers various kinds of dermatitis like Flat Warts, Summer Dermatitis, Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis, Alopecia, Eczema, Herpes Zoster, Pigmentation, and Urticaria, and has achieved considerable effectiveness with low recurrence rates.