In Hangzhou around the winter solstice in 2023, the maximum temperature is only about 0, and many citizens "cats" are reluctant to go out at home, but the massage department of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereinafter referred to as "Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine") is crowded with people who come to see a doctor.
Walking into the massage department, in the 30-square-meter space, there are 4 ** beds side by side, and a patient lies on each bed. Several physiotherapy instruments and tractors are placed in the corners, and the doctor is skillfully doing massage on the patient, taking over the next ...... as soon as one is done"Many of these patients have just come from work and have not eaten yet. Han Xiao, a resident physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage in Zhejiang, said.
The reporter visited and found that there are many young people in the night clinics, noon clinics, weekend clinics and large and small massage halls of the Chinese medicine massage departments of major hospitals in Hangzhou.
Not long ago, the topic of "the night clinic of the massage department is crowded with young people" appeared on the hot search. "I didn't expect that at a young age, I fell in love with massage", "The massage department of the hospital is too fragrant", "It's not that I can't afford to go to the massage hall, but the massage department of the hospital is more cost-effective" ......Netizens had a heated discussion on social platforms. In this regard, there are also massage doctors who remind: don't blindly follow the trend.
On January 2, the waiting area of the night outpatient clinic of the Tuina Department of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was full of patients, most of whom were young people.
After work, "group formation" went to the night clinic of the massage department.
In November 2022, Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine opened a night outpatient clinic of Tuina. Over the past year or so, the number of patients has gradually increased, and young people make up the majority.
Zhu Yimin, 33, can't remember how many times he has been here, "almost every week." Zhu Yimin said that after work, her waist and cervical spine often ache, and she had done massage in a massage parlor on the street several times, and then came to the massage department of the hospital for treatment after being introduced by a friend. When she arrived at the hospital, she found that more than half of the patients who came to the massage department were young people.
I have a lot of colleagues around me who come here to see a doctor. Zhu Yimin works in a retail company in Hangzhou, and sitting and looking at the computer for a long time is the daily state of work, and many colleagues around him also have problems with their lumbar and cervical spine, so they often "group" to the night clinic of the massage department after work.
The purpose of our night clinic is to make it easier for young people to go to the hospital after work. The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Publicity Department said that the hospital's information center had analyzed the data of the patient population from January to September 2022, and the results showed that nearly 60% of patients aged 18 to 45 were visited, and only less than 10% were over 60 years old. "Young people are the main force who come to the TCM hospital for treatment. The person in charge was a little surprised.
The reporter learned from the hospital that at present, the number of night outpatient visits in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zhejiang exceeds 2,000 per month, of which more than 90% are young people between the ages of 20 and 40, and most of them are office workers. After the "Tuina Department Night Clinic" appeared on the hot search, more and more young people came to visit.
In the view of Yu Jiwei, deputy director of the Department of Massage of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zhejiang, the night clinic of the Department of Massage meets the needs of young people. "Many young people have to go to work during the day, and there are a lot of people in the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so they have to wait for a long time. ”
After 95, Lin Zihan (pseudonym) first came to the massage department of traditional Chinese medicine in Zhejiang on Sunday, and after knowing that there was a night clinic, she changed her consultation time to after work every week. "It's more convenient, go to the hospital after work to have a meal, come to the outpatient clinic after eating, and then go home. But Lin Zihan said that when it will be his turn, it depends on the number of patients, "when there are many people, you have to wait for about 1 hour."
According to Li Xiao, a massage and acupuncture doctor at Hangzhou First People's Hospital, more than half of the patients he is responsible for are young people, and more and more. Many young people will come to him regularly to do massage**, and they have become friends.
On January 2, in the night outpatient clinic of the Tuina Department of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the doctor was performing Tuina for the patient**.
There have been many cases of cervical spondylosis in young people under the age of 20.
In Dr. Li Xiao's office, 33-year-old Li Wenhun experienced the magic of massage and acupuncture for the first time. I entered the clinic with my waist on my side, "after pushing, my waist immediately became much easier, and the effect was particularly obvious."
In February 2023, Li Wenhun quit his job and prepared for the public institution. Every morning at 5 o'clock, she gets up to prepare the clothes and breakfast for the children for the day, and goes out at about 8 o'clock with books and computers. "After half a year, Li Wenhun had a problem with his waist.
My whole waist is sore, and I often can't sleep at night because of the pain. Li Wenhun said that she also thought about going to the massage hall outside for a massage, but after thinking about it, she still felt that the hospital was more formal, "I am treating the disease, not relaxing." The library where she usually studied was opposite the hospital, so she came to the massage department of the hospital.
Some of them sell insurance, some sit in the office, and although their occupations are different, they all suffer from lumbar or cervical spine diseases. Li Xiao feels that young people nowadays, especially office workers, look at mobile phones and computers for a long time, and incorrect posture and lack of exercise will lead to problems in the cervical and lumbar spine over time.
Data show that the incidence of cervical spondylosis in China is about 15%, and the incidence of cervical spondylosis is increasing year by year and gradually getting younger. According to the relevant person in charge of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zhejiang, in the past, patients with cervical spondylosis were mainly middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old, but now, the proportion of young people visiting the clinic accounts for 70%-80%. The reporter learned that there have been many cases of cervical spondylosis among young people under the age of 20.
Who wants to run to the hospital all day long?Lin Zihan said with some bitterness that the reason why she came to Tuina Department was also to see a doctor. "Before I came to the hospital, I couldn't turn my head, and one arm was so painful that I couldn't lift it at all. Lin Zihan searched for his symptoms on social ** and saw that some netizens said that he could use traditional Chinese medicine massage**.
Previously, Lin Zihan had been to the massage hall twice, "The experience was relatively poor. She said that going to the massage hall is like opening a blind box, some people are professional, but there are also unprofessional people who are indiscriminately filling. So she directly chose the Chinese medicine hospital this time. "Although there are many links such as **, waiting, and payment, and the waiting time is relatively long, the doctors in the hospital are professional after all. Lin Zihan said that when he was treated in the massage department of the hospital, the doctor would first ask for a consultation, and then take an X-ray to see the symptoms.
Yu Jiwei introduced that when patients go to the hospital, the doctor will first understand the general condition of the patient through consultation, and then further understand the patient's condition through physical examination, combined with X-ray and other imaging examinations, and give targeted suggestions and plans. "Imaging evidence such as X-rays is an important reference for us to make a diagnosis and is indispensable. Yu Jiwei said that some people's conditions are not to the extent that they need massage**, and doctors will not perform massage**.
The doctor's diagnosis of Lin Zihan was that in the early stage of cervical spondylosis, there were two cervical vertebrae with abnormal orientation, and orthopedic bones were needed, "only professional doctors can do it". After 1 month**, Lin Zihan's cervical spondylosis has been significantly relieved. "At least my head is much straighter, and my arm doesn't hurt as much. She said.
Rationally look at the trend of massage treatment.
Going to massage after work has become a favorite of many young people. In WeChat groups, social platforms, and at the dinner table at the year-end party, young people did not hesitate to share their experience of Tuina treatment. The related content exploded on the Internet, and the direct result was that the number of visits to the massage department continued to rise.
On the evening of December 25, 2023, Zhu Yimin and two colleagues came to the night clinic of the massage department of Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine after dinner. "We arrived at the hospital around 19:30 but waited until 20:40 for our turn. "There were an unexpectedly large number of people going to the hospital that day. According to the introduction of the on-duty **, there were a total of 4 doctors on duty in the night outpatient clinic of the massage department that night, and the number of ** exceeded 70.
Yu Jiwei is an expert physician who sees up to 15 patients at a time in a night clinic. "But I didn't just look at 15 of them that day, and the ordinary number was too busy, so I also got a few. Yu Jiwei, who could have left work before 21 o'clock, left the hospital at 21:50 that day. For Han Xiao, getting off work around 22 o'clock is commonplace. "It was busy until 22:30 when it was at its most crowded. ”
In addition to the massage department, Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine has also opened night clinics for acupuncture and moxibustion and traditional Chinese medicine internal medicine, which are also crowded with young people, many of whom have come after reading the hot search or the recommended notes of Xiaohongshu. The reporter learned that the holiday outpatient numbers of the traditional Chinese medicine departments of many hospitals in Hangzhou are also "difficult to find".
The wind of traditional Chinese medicine massage is blowing more and more fiercely in the circle of young people. In Li Xiao's view, this phenomenon arises because, on the one hand, the younger trend of lumbar and cervical spine diseases is gradually obvious. On the other hand, once the diagnosis is confirmed, you can be reimbursed by medical insurance, and some units have a second reimbursement. "Once you go down, it may cost more than a dozen yuan. This leads to some people following the trend and coming to the hospital's massage department to experience. ”
For this reason, many professional doctors have publicly posted on the Internet or reminded in interviews that it is not recommended that young people follow the trend of going to the massage department, and they should rationally look at the trend of going to the massage department for treatment. "TCM massage is a first-class method, which must be operated by a professional doctor and has its applicable symptoms. Yu Jiwei said that if there is no corresponding disease, rashly massage, not only can not achieve the best effect, but also may cause harm to the body, "good people can also be bad."
Not long ago, a survey of young people conducted by the Social Research Center of China Youth Daily showed that long-term sedentary lifestyles, frequent late stays, and lack of exercise are the three most common bad habits of young people surveyed93.4% of the young people surveyed have purchased products or services for health, and the majority of young people have purchased sports and fitness equipment.
In the clinic of the massage department, the reporter saw that many young people were doing physiotherapy while swiping their mobile phones, and even lying on the ** bed were still looking at their mobile phones. In this regard, Yu Jiwei believes that traditional Chinese medicine massage is only an auxiliary means, and the key is to rely on the patients themselves to develop good habits, "young people's cervical spine, lumbar spine and other problems are mostly caused by bad living habits."
Young people have many physical diseases, and tired work is one thing, and staying up late and exercising less are also important reasons. Yu Jiwei said that young people should first change their bad posture habits, avoid sitting for a long time, bowing their heads for a long time, etc., "usually sit for a long time, stand and walk, don't maintain a posture for a long time, so that the muscles can be relaxed in time." He also advised young people to exercise more and develop good lifestyle habits to "prevent the occurrence of diseases at the source". On January 2, the waiting area of the night outpatient clinic of the Tuina Department of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was full of patients, most of whom were young people. It is understood that the number of night outpatient clinics of the massage department exceeded 100 that day.
*: China Youth Daily.
Editor-in-charge: Zhang Yukun Qu Xinghao (intern).