History

The Department of Tuina was established in 1997 as anoutpatient service, with inpatient wards added in 2009. Over the past twodecades, it has evolved into a leading center for this ancient healing art,bridging traditional wisdom with contemporary clinical practice.

Honors & Designations

The department holds distinguished recognition as a Key TCM Specialty ofGuangdong Province and a Key Clinical TCM Specialty of Shenzhen City.

It serves in prominent leadership roles across theprofession:

Chairman Unit of the Spine Regulation Branch, Chinese Society ofTraditional Chinese Medicine

Chairman Unit of the Shenzhen TCM Tuina Quality Control Center

Chairman Unit of the National TCM Spine Regulation Alliance

Vice Chairman Unit of the Spine Health Special Committee, World Federationof Chinese Medicine Societies

The department is a designated supporting unit forShenzhen Municipal Government's "Three Famous Project" (Famous Doctors, Hospitals, and Clinics), hosting two renowned academic teams: National Famous TCM DoctorProfessor Wei Yizong's TCM Spine Regulation Team and TCM Master Professor Shi Qi'sChronic Muscle and Bone Disease Team.

Leadership

ProfessorLin Yuanfang serves asDepartment Director and Academic Leader, guiding the department's clinicalexcellence and scholarly advancement.

Therapeutic Philosophy& Clinical Focus

Rooted in the classical TCM principle of "massagingthe meridians to regulate qi and blood, balancing yin and yang to restoreharmony," the department has cultivated a distinctive "manipulation-acupuncture-medicineintegration" treatment model.

MusculoskeletalConditions:

Cervicalspondylosis

Lumbar discherniation

Scapulohumeralperiarthritis (frozen shoulder)

Tennis elbow

Plantar fasciitis

Chronic muscle andbone disorders

InternalMedicine Applications:

Insomnia

Constipation

Menstrual disorders

This reflects the classical TCM understanding that Tuina,properly applied, can regulate not merely the sinews and bones (jin gu)but the body's fundamental physiological harmony.

Current Operations

Facilities& Staffing The departmentoperates oneinpatient ward with 30 beds, supported by a specialized team of 30 medicalprofessionals:

1 GuangdongProvincial Famous TCM Doctor

2 ShenzhenMunicipal Famous/Outstanding TCM Doctors

2 master'ssupervisors

10 physicians withdoctoral degrees

ClinicalVolume The department delivers over 60,000 outpatienttreatments and more than 1,000 inpatient discharges annually.

SpecializedClinics Dedicated clinics focus on:

Cervicalspondylosis

Lumbar discherniation

Chronic muscle andbone pain

Internal medicine conditionstreated by Tuina

Academic Heritage &Innovation

Master-ApprenticeLineage With support from Shenzhen's "Three FamousProject," the department welcomed National Medical MasterWei Yizong's TCM Spine Regulation Team, elevating thespecialty's clinical sophistication. This collaboration embodies thetraditional Chinese pedagogical model of shicheng (master-disciple transmission), ensuring that classical techniques arepreserved while being adapted for modern clinical contexts.

ScholarlyContributions The department hasundertaken numerous provincial and municipal research projects, published 100+ academic papers,and authored multiple monographs. It has systematically developed and refinedsignature techniques now recognized as standards in the field:

"Wei's Spine RegulationTechnique" (Wei ShiZhengtui Shoufa)

"Shi's Chronic Muscle andBone Disease Tuina Technique" (ShiShi Manxing Jinbing Tuina Shoufa)

These methods have been widely disseminated and adoptedacross clinical and educational institutions, contributing to the ongoingevolution of this millennia-old therapeutic tradition.

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