Limpho Sello
THE Chinese Medical Team recently gave tutorials on the use of traditional Chinese methods of healing to staff at the Paray Mission Hospital in Thaba-Tseka.
They also demonstrated how to resuscitate gravely ill children.
The Chinese doctors spent five days at the hospital as part of their programme of providing medical services to different parts of the country.
Acupuncturist Jason Zhao demonstrated how the traditional Chinese methods of acupuncture was performed to help relieve symptoms of various illnesses.
Dr Zhao said acupuncture was developed in China more than 3000 years ago and it involved the insertion of needles into various parts of the body.
Dr Zhao said acupuncture could be used to cure fatigue, enhance immunity and promote detoxification.
“Acupuncture works particularly well for those conditions aggravated by stress or low energy states such as muscular-skeletal pain, migraines, gynecological problems and infertility. Besides these, it also has better efficacy in many common diseases such as allergies and asthma,” Dr Zhao said.
He said acupuncture was a safe method of promoting natural healing and improving the functions of the vital organs.
“Acupuncture needles are 10 to 15 times thinner than a syringe needle. You might not even feel it when the needle is inserted. While some people may feel nothing at all, others may experience a brief moment of discomfort as the needle penetrates the shin. That can be followed by a mild sensation of cramping, tingling, numbness, warm, or heaviness.
For his part, obstetrician and gynecologist, Yin Xianqin, said it was important for staff involved in child resuscitation to be alert from the minute a child is born.