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Objective@#To evaluate the degree of trust of patients in community traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)physicians, based on the TCM service capability promotion program, and to analyze the impacts by TCM prevention and health care service.@*Methods@#1 391 patients at 22 primary health service centers in 3 cities from Zhejiang province were investigated using the Chinese version of Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale(WFPTS)in September, 2017. Quantitative and qualitative variables were described by mean±SD, and ratio respectively. Differences were compared by t test, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test.@*Results@#Chinese version of WFPTS had good reliability and validity in measuring community TCM physicians. The average scoring of patients′ trust in community TCM physicians was 38.00±6.42, while their benevolence and competence were 19.14±3.41, 18.82±3.50 respectively.For patients with different demographic characteristics, their quantity and the way to acquire and utilize TCM prevention and health care service had different degrees of trust in community TCM physicians. Patients′ gender, age, awareness and utilization of TCM prevention and health care service, etc. affect the degree of trust in community TCM physicians.@*Conclusions@#Patients have higher degree of trust in community TCM physicians, and improving the rate of awareness and utilization of TCM prevention has positive impacts on the degree of trust in these physicians. It is proposed that health knowledge education be strengthened and skills of community TCM physicians′ capacity be enhanced through various ways.
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The manipulation characteristic and experience in the treatment of tendon syndrome, by , the veteran TCM physician, were introduced in the article. The tendon syndrome is treated on the base of syndrome differentiation for the acupoint selection in the guidance of the theory on the tendon region of meridian in () and in accordance with the etiology and clinical characteristics of tendon syndrome. Focusing on the palpation and the responses under the fingers, as well as the application of warming method, the acupuncture (rubbing and twisting) and (relaxing, separating, warming and regulating) manipulations are adopted in combination on the positive points and the intermuscular spaces. This compound manipulation results in the rapid , prolonged needling sensation and obvious warming effects. With this therapeuticmethods, the clinical effects are achieved significantly, the symptoms and physical signs improved and the duration of sickness shortened.
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Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Meridians , Tendon Injuries , Therapeutics , TendonsABSTRACT
Publishment of the draft of Chinese Medicine Act shows that the legislative work for TCM has achieved substantial progress. But after careful analysis on the legislative bills, there are some controversial questions, such as integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine, the setting of Chinese medicine clinics, Chinese medicine personnel training, the prescription-based processing Chinese medicine decoction pieces and dispensing Chinese materiamedica preparations by medical institutions. These all need to be further perfected.
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Objective] The article summarizes the experience of using sanren decoction to treat pediatric diseases by Professor Liu Lin, the famous TCM physician of Hubei. [Methods] Through following Professor Liu Lin clinical diagnosis, organize his medical records, summarize the experience and thoughts of using Sanren decoction to treat pediatric diseases, and for some cases. [Results] Professor Liu Lin believes that the physiological and pathological characteristics of children prone to cause hot and humid accumulation, pediatric Chih-Yin is not substantial, with their lungs often delicate and spleens often inadequate, they prone to get hot and humid accumulation after sick, and later appear a variety of symptoms including upper burner, center burner and lower burner. Therefore, the treatment of pediatric disease should take the heat into account, bearing in mind the residence site of heat evil and syndrome differentiation. Professor Liu Lin makes good use of Sanren decoction to treat a variety of pediatric diseases, judging the residence site of heat evil and clinical manifestations, giving the corresponding treatment flexibly. Such as the treatment of bronchitis with almonds as the monarch herb to expectorant cough, treatment of infantile anorexia with White Kou Ren as the monarch herb to activate spleen and remove dampness, treatment of children with nephrotic syndrome with Yiyiren as the monarch herb for penetration of water, treatment of HFMD with the Sanren to regulate Qi of triple burner, according to the symptoms to medicate and always has good clinical effect. [Conclusion] Professor Liu Lin using Sanren decoction to treat pediatric diseases is effective, his thought is worthy of depth study and promotion.