The Department of Massage of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, was established in January 2013. With diagnosis and treatment methods including massage, needle-knife, Chinese medicine for oral and external use, acupuncture, cupping, physiotherapy and others, the department pursues a coordinated development of medicine, teaching and research.
Department of Massage is mainly dedicated to treating cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar osteoarthritis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, knee osteoarthritis and other orthopaedic diseases, as well as common pediatric diseases like muscular torticollis, anorexia, constipation, recurrent respiratory infections with traditional Chinese medicine methods, and treating vertigo, insomnia, cerebrovascular diseases with massage, acupuncture and other methods.
In addition to the traditional Chinese medicine treatments, the above-mentioned diseases can also be treated with physiotherapeutic instrument, which can help to reduce the swelling, ease pain and spasms, improve microcirculation, promote metabolism, and improve the body's immunity. The department is equipped with the physiotherapeutic instrument like the intermediate-frequency therapy apparatus, the low-frequency therapy apparatus, the infrared therapy apparatus, the neck and lumbar vertebra traction apparatus and so on, which, combined with cupping and acupuncture, can be used to treat: cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, lumbago and leg pain, sciatica, limb circulation obstacle; Internal medicine rheumatism, rheumatoid arthralgia caused by muscle; Vegetative nerve dysfunction, hypertension caused by insomnia, headache and dizziness. Featuring easy to accept, quick to take effect and non-invasive, physical therapy is very popular with patients.
Our department, keeping the big picture in mind, adopts a comprehensive treatment principle, internally and externally, and strives to combine medicine and acupuncture, conditioning and massage with instrument. Our innovative treating methods have been well received by and won good word of mouth among the patients, which in turn, helps to bring in more patients and create good economic and social benefits.
