Chapter Fifty-one Spinal Disease

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  "You're quite talented, aren't you? I didn't know you had such skills before. Self-taught? Let me take a look for your teacher, so we don't have to go to the hospital and get ripped off by those fallen angels." Gu Da Ge said with a smile.

  Mr. Gu gave Mrs. Gu a stern look and thought to himself: "You're the one who talks too much."

  Chu Jiaqiang, however, looked at Gu Lao seriously for a few moments, his serious expression leaving the two elderly men speechless. They thought to themselves: Can't you tell that your brother Gu is just joking with you? Why put on such a serious face and scare people?

  "Teacher's mother's cataract is not serious, taking some medicine should be able to control it, and even cure it. It's just that the teacher's spinal disease is a bit more difficult to deal with, it should have been fifteen or sixteen years now? These are all common old-age diseases, they are stubborn diseases, it's unlikely to be cured in a short time, need to slowly nurse." Chu Jiaqiang said.

  Spinal disease refers to the pathological changes of the spinal vertebrae, intervertebral discs, ligaments, and muscles, which can compress, pull, or stimulate the spinal cord, nerve roots, blood vessels, and autonomic nerves, leading to a variety of complex symptoms. Common types include cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylosis. Main symptoms: inability to stand upright, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, decreased memory, neck and shoulder pain, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, lower limb weakness, and severe cases may lead to paralysis.

  As soon as this was said, the people of the Gu family were all stunned. After a while, Gu Hai stared at Chu and asked, "Can you see it? Your teacher's spinal disease is still easy to explain, after all, you knew about it before. But your teacher's wife's cataract only broke out in the past year or two, it seems that you little guy really has some tricks up your sleeve!"

  "Previously, I learned some superficial knowledge from an old man in the village. It's not a problem to look at some minor illnesses. The cataract of the teacher's mother is easy to identify, and the characteristics are quite obvious. As for the teacher's spinal disease, it can be inferred from his walking posture and complexion."

  "What do you think should be done about the two elders' illness?" Gu Hai asked. "Can medicine be prescribed?"

  Others also perked up their ears to listen, although they didn't quite believe in Chu Jiaqiang's medical skills, but still wanted to hear his medical theories and see how much he was worth.

  "Are you dare to drink the medicine I made?" Chu Jiaqiang asked back.

  "So let's hear your theory then! If it sounds convincing, I'll believe you this once," said Gu Hai.

  Chu Jiaqiang looked at the two old men, saw them nodding, and felt a little moved. He knew, of course, that the two old men were actually probing his strength, wanting to see how much he had learned.

  Spinal diseases are closely related to osteophyte. Osteophyte is also known as bone spur, and people often think it's a "bad thing", but this understanding is somewhat one-sided.

  The production of bone spurs is a compensatory function of the human body itself. The hyperplastic bone spur limits the range of motion of the bone joint, thereby reducing joint wear and tear and preventing excessive joint activity from causing new injuries, which objectively plays a protective role for the joint and is beneficial to the human body.

  However, the formation of bone hyperplasia also causes joint pain and limited mobility, and a few patients may experience symptoms caused by compression of surrounding blood vessels or nerves, known as bone hyperplasia syndrome.

  "But the teacher's situation is like this, huh? To be precise, the teacher's bone hyperplasia occurred in one or two vertebrae below the middle of the spine. So when bending over, there isn't a big problem, but when straightening up, it hurts. Especially when sleeping, can't sleep flat, that's the most troublesome."

  Upon hearing Chu Jiaqiang's lengthy and eloquent speech, the two elderly men, as well as Gu Haiting, were completely stunned. Everything Chu Jiaqiang said hit right at the heart of Old Man Gu's weaknesses, truly a case of hitting the nail on the head.

  "How should it be treated?" At this time, Gu Hai also became serious.

  Yan Ruyu tilted her head and sized up Chu Jiaqiang, lost in thought.

  "There are many treatment options, from a Western medical perspective, that is, surgery, taking western medicine, injecting drugs. Or through various physical factors acting on the human body (such as infrared, magnetism, electricity), achieving the purpose of reducing inflammation, relieving pain, and accelerating recovery. It is said to be very effective in improving clinical symptoms."

  There is also a kind of minimally invasive therapy called "hook active therapy". It is said that this therapy is safe and effective. It uses the principles of traditional Chinese medicine to eliminate pressure and tension around lesions, relax adhesions in tissues, muscles, tendons and fascia, achieve balance and ultimately cure diseases.

  These are all Western medical methods, I'm not a doctor and don't quite understand them.

  From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, I'd like to say a few things!

  Tuina can be used to treat the spine, and the effect is also very obvious. It can also be combined with acupuncture, massage, etc., which are all methods of traditional Chinese medicine, and consolidated with traditional Chinese medicine.

  "Some people say that traditional Chinese medicine is not very effective, but it treats the root cause. Actually, it's not like that. As long as the technique is correct, it can be very effective too. I'll try doing a massage on my teacher later and you'll see. Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine methods are relatively gentle and safe."

  Facing his own teacher, he didn't hold back and sincerely wanted to do something for the teacher. After explaining the teacher's situation, he shifted to Old Lady Gu's cataract, made a brief analysis, and then revealed the old lady's recent symptoms in one sentence, leaving everyone astonished.

  When eating, everyone highly praised the crab and yellow croaker brought by Chu Jiaqiang. Xiao Wei's chopsticks kept reaching for those two dishes. These crabs and yellow croakers had absorbed the spiritual energy of Shanhe Map, so their taste was several times better than those outside.

  When they had almost finished eating, Gu Hai suddenly asked about Chu Jiaqiang's work.

  Chu Jiaqiang didn't hide it either, and said very calmly: "Now I'll just stay at home. Some time ago, I resigned from my job in Fuzhou City, and plan to stay at home from now on."

  Everyone listened and furrowed their brows. They couldn't believe that Chu Jiaqiang, who was admitted to a prestigious domestic university, had ended up like this.

  Although he was surprised and uncertain in his heart, Mr. Gu calmed down and asked calmly: "What's going on? With your ability, you should have a foothold in developed cities."

  As for everyone's reaction, Chu Jiaqiang had expected it to be like this. He would not tell the real reason to anyone, even his closest relatives, and instead used the old excuse that "his hometown was poor and needed him, capable people all left, and his hometown would always struggle to develop".

  But it has to be said that this phrase is quite useful, especially when the people present are not teachers, but students. The teacher feels comforted, thinking that they have taught many outstanding students, but can't count how many of them still care about their hometown. Yan Ruyu, on the other hand, feels the greatness of her senior, who sacrificed himself and achieved success for everyone else.

  After dinner, Chu Jiaqiang gave Gu Lao a spinal massage. It was unbelievable that Gu Lao hummed comfortably and fell asleep unknowingly. Everyone only then realized the prowess of Chu Jiaqiang's massage skills, which even those old doctors in the hospital couldn't match.

  Afterwards, Chu Jiaqiang wrote two Chinese medicine prescriptions and mentioned some precautions before leaving with Yan Ruyu from Mr. Gu's suite.