Orthopedics & Traumatology in Chinese Medicine
The practice of Orthopedics and Traumatology in TCM is to prevent and treat osteoarticular and periarticular soft tissue injuries and diseases. It uses various treatment methods, based on TCM theory, such as manipulation, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, to manage these disorders and to cure the traumata of sinews and bones, meridians and collaterals, Qi and blood. The diseases managed in this field are classified as traumatology and osteopathy, such as fractures, dislocations, injuries of muscle and tendons, internal traumatic syndromes, and osteoarticular bi-syndromes, osteoarticular degenerative diseases etc.
References:
1. Y. F. Zuo, Traumatology and Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2003
2. WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine In the Western Pacific Region, World Health Organization, 2007
