Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

"Ye Hui, you treat the patient first!"

The patient’s issue isn’t too tricky, but it requires a practitioner with a high level of skill to successfully perform the procedure.

"Teacher, can I assist Dr. Ye?"

Liu Xian consulted Li Jingsheng.

He knew that treating the patient required an assistant, which showed he had the treatment plan in mind.

"Alright!"

Li Jingsheng nodded in agreement.

Only to see Liu Xian bring a wide cloth band, wrap it around the patient’s right knee, and then lift upward.

"Ah, ah... pain, pain..."

The patient immediately couldn’t endure it, letting out cries of pain, her eyebrows and nose scrunching together.

"Doctor, doctor, is this alright? Can you personally treat my husband?"

As she spoke, the woman took two red notes out of her pocket and quietly slipped them to Li Jingsheng.

No matter how simple she was, she could tell that Li Jingsheng was the leader among them.

"Ma’am, please, don’t do that, don’t do that. Our doctors are professionally trained and certified to practice, so you don’t need to worry about safety issues. I’ll be overseeing things, and if there are any issues, they will be addressed promptly."

Li Jingsheng politely refused.

That’s the downside of manual therapy.

Family members watching from the side could overreact to even minor issues.

This family member was quite reasonable.

Only trying to bribe Li Jingsheng and speak nicely, some hot-tempered family members might directly curse.

Liu Xian and Ye Hui’s cooperation was quite seamless.

Ye Hui supported the patient’s popliteal fossa with one hand, and pushed up. His other hand grasped the ankle joint and pressed forward, gradually bending the patient’s right knee.

The patient clenched her teeth in pain, grinding audibly.

After repeating the procedure four times, Li Jingsheng saw that the right knee seemed much more natural when bending.

The estimate was it was about right.

"Alright, let me check him."

After palpating, he found significant changes in the patient’s right knee tendons.

"Hmm, the treatment result is quite good. Remember, if you encounter similar cases, be sure to check if the patient’s knee joint has pus or arthritis, especially tuberculous arthritis. If such conditions exist, do not proceed with the procedure."

Li Jingsheng taught the students the precautions while massaging the patient.

The patient showed a comfortable expression.

"You can tell you’re the teacher; earlier their treatment had me nearly grinding my molars to bits. Now, with your treatment, I’ve been comfortably sent to heaven."

The patient’s words drew laughter from everyone.

Li Jingsheng earnestly explained, "If I started treating you from the beginning, you’d only feel more pain. Because my actions are not as gentle as theirs. There’s a saying that life begins with bitterness and ends with sweetness; treating illness is quite similar. They healed you, and I’m finishing up, so now you feel especially comfortable."

In front of patients and family, Li Jingsheng always endeavored to support his students.

Liu Xian’s performance today made him feel quite pleased.

The lad seemed silent, but his learning ability was extremely strong.

He’s only been here for over a month, and already has a considerable grasp on manual bone setting and diagnosis.

Such a case with a patient’s leg unable to bend, Li Jingsheng had only explained once before during a contrary case.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xian not only remembered but also understood how to creatively apply it.

The previous patient was lying down with the leg only able to bend, unable to straighten.

It also belonged to the type of internal muscle injury.

Muscle, actually, is a term from traditional medicine.

Many people thought it was nerve, which is entirely incorrect.

Muscle generally refers to tendons.

It’s the material formed by muscle attaching to bone, joints, and creating fascia-like substances.

In Western medicine, it is called tendons, and is not the same substance as nerves.

In Western medical theory, it never acknowledges meridians or acupuncture points either.

Li Jingsheng used to feel that meridians and acupuncture points were somewhat mystical.

Until following Doctor Xu and learning manual bone setting, especially when he mastered the nine techniques to an exceptional level, he gained a deeper understanding of these mystical concepts.

If he had to describe it, Western medicine stands as a younger brother in front of traditional medicine.

Because he feels traditional medicine is like a cultivation method, whereas Western medicine is stuck at a martial arts level. It’s normal for Western medicine not to comprehend some of the profound medical principles of traditional medicine.

However, that said, Western medicine has achieved significant progress in instruments, medications, and systematic medical knowledge, and it’s growing stronger, this must be acknowledged.

Moreover, the mainstream treatment approach on the market is Western medicine.

Even in those Chinese medicine hospitals, the treatment method is still a combination of traditional and Western medicine.

If a patient enters a hospital, and the doctor says, "Let me check your pulse," the patient might walk out right away.

After doing massage and manipulation on this patient, Li Jingsheng felt it was about right.

"Alright, try bending your right knee."

Following his words, the patient did so, a look of surprise emerging on his face, as his right knee successfully bent.

"It’s healed, it’s healed, this journey was worth it. Haha... Luckily, my son learned about this information, otherwise I’d have wandered endlessly!"

Upon realizing his right knee was okay, a smile blossomed on the patient’s face.

Such a smile is the most gratifying thing for a doctor.

"Come on, get up and walk a bit."

Li Jingsheng helped the patient down from the bed, watching as he raised his right leg, with the knee bending naturally.

Entirely different from the previous ’marching walk.’

"Haha, it’s good, Xiaohui, I’m really healed."