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CHINA DAILY:Healing hands help patients lead active life(Updated: Jan 25, 2021)

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ByLiHongrui|chinadaily.com.cn
Updated:Jan25,2021
GuoJingweiinstructsapatienttodoexercisesasapartpfphysicalthrapy,Jan14,2020.[PhotobyLiHongrui/chinadaily.com.cn]

"Rehabilitationcanbeneededatsomepointinanyone'slivesafterinjuryorsurgery.ThoseinfectedbyCOVID-19alsoneedsuchmedicaltreatment,"GuoJingwei,chiefphysicaltherapistoftheRehabilitationMedicineDepartmentoftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospitalinBeijing,toldChinaDailyWebsiteonJan14.

At8:00am,Guowalksintheoutpatientdepartment,alargegym-likehallatthehospital,gentlygreetingaseniorcitizenlyingonabed.

Afterthoroughlycheckingwiththepatientabouthersituation,thetherapiststartsguidingthewomantodosomeexercises.

ThisisGuo'sdailyroutineinthepasttwodecadessincehegraduatedfromtheShanghaiSportsUniversityin1996.

"Evennow,manydoctorsandnursesmisinterprettherehabilitationtreatment,"saidGuo,"consideringitas,say,massage,acupunctureorphysicaltreatment."

"Infact,rehabilitationisalargerfield.Itfocusesonoptimizingpeople'sfunctioningandreducingdisabilitiesthroughdesignedinterventions.Weaimtogivepatientsacomparativelynormallife,alifethattheycanenjoythebasicpleasuresasahuman."

Apatient(thirdfromright)presentsacalligraphywork"rehabilitationtreatmentwakesuppeople’spotentialtorecover"asagifttochiefphysicaltherapistGuoJingwei(secondfromright)andhisteam,2018.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

Tocuresometimes,torelieveoften,tocomfortalways

TheWorldHealthOrganizationdefinesrehabilitationashelping"achild,adultorolderpersontobeasindependentaspossibleineverydayactivities"andenablingthemtoparticipateineducation,recreation,workand"meaningfulliferolessuchastakingcareoffamily".

AccordingtoGuo,rehabilitationcanhelppatientsrecoverinamoreefficientwayaftersurgeries.

"Withtheinterventionofrehabilitation,thechanceforapatientwhoreceivesorgantransplantationtosurviveishigher.Italsoworksonmanyotheroperations,"saidthetherapist.

"Atpresent,inourhospital,itonlyneeds24hoursforapatienttoleavebedafterarectalsurgerywiththehelpofrehabilitation.Inthepast,ittookmanydays."

However,itiscommonlybelievedthatasuccessfulsurgeryistheendofcompletecure.Theprocesstorestartlivinglikehealthypeopleisoftenlefttothepatientsthemselves,asmanystillhavenoideaaboutrehabilitationandoverlookthenecessityofsuchmedicaltreatment.

In2018,Guoandhisteamreceiveda60-somethingwomanpatientwhojusthadaninternalfixationinonearm.

AsanoldChinesesayinggoes,"onehundreddaysneededtorecoveryfrombrokenbones",theseniorcitizenthoughtherwoundedpartwouldhealafterrestingforsomemonths.

Shetriedtofollowtheadvicefromdoctorstodosomeexercisetoacceleratetherecoverybutdidn'tfindacorrectway.

"Anditstillhurtbadlywhenthepatientmovedhershoulderandarmaftertwomonths'rest,"Guosaid,"thensheturnedtous."

Therehabilitationdepartmentdesignedarecoveryplanforthepatientandguidedhertodonecessaryexercisesstepbystepaccordingtoherbodysituation.

"Overprotectionofwoundedpartandlackofexercisesaftersurgeriesmaycausenewproblems,suchasjointsstiffnessandmusclewasting,"saidthephysicaltherapist.

Duringtherehabtreatment,thepatientwasalsotaughthowtoputonclothesanddootherthingsindailylifetoreducethepaininherarmandshoulder,whichwasapartofoccupationaltherapyofrehabilitation.Continuouspsychologicalcounselingwasgivenaswelltoenhancethepatient'sconfidence.

Afteralmostthreemonth'streatment,thepatienteventuallyrecoveredandbeganleadinganormallifeasbefore.

TheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

Startlate,developquickly

"Ourworkisnotwidelyunderstoodeventoday.ButmoreChinesepeoplenowknowrehabilitationwhencomparedto20yearsago,"saidGuo,whowasoneoftheearliestacademicallyeducatedphysicaltherapistsinChina.

Asearlyasthe1950s,therewasphysicaltreatmentinChinesehospitals,yetmodernrehabilitationmedicinewasintroducedtothecountryonlyinthe1980s,muchlaterthanmanydevelopedcountries,suchasJapanandtheUS.

"Thedevelopmentofrehabilitationgoeshandinhandwitheconomy,aspeople'sdemandofahigh-qualitylifegivesrisetotheneedofrehabilitation.Thankstotheblossomingeconomy,rehabilitationmedicinehasdevelopedquicklyinthepast40years."

In1982,SunYat-senUniversityinSouthChina'sGuangdongprovincelaunchedthefirstrehabilitationresearchcenterinChina.AndtheChineseAssociationofRehabilitationMedicinewasfoundedin1983withitsofficesetintheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital.AndtheinstitutionjoinedtheInternationalRehabilitationMedicineAssociationin2001.

AtherapistoftheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospitalgivesapatientrehabtreatment.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

Chinesegovernmentalsoprovidedastronghandtotherehabilitationmedicine.In2011,theMinistryofHealthofChina(nowtheNationalHealthCommissionofChina)issuedapolicy,requiringGradeIIandIIIhospitals(Chinesehospitalsareclassifiedintothreelevels-GardeI,GradeIIandGradeIII,amongwhichthelastgroupisthetoplevel)mustbeequippedwithrehabilitationmedicinedepartment.Suchpolicyfurtherpushedtherehabilitationmedicinetoboomnationwide.

FriendlyrehabtreatmentfromFriendshipHospital

AsaGradeIIILevelAhospital,theChina-JapanFriendshipHospitallaunchedtherehabilitationmedicinedepartmentin1984whenitwasestablished.

Atfirst,itonlyhadrehabtreatmenttoalimitednumberofdiseases,suchastheonesrelatedtonervesystemandcervicalandlumbarspines.

AnequipmentattheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospitaltohelppatientsretaintheabilitytowalk.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

"Andnowourrehabtreatmentcoversmoreoperations,includingorgantransplantationandcardiacoperations,"Guosaid.

"Wehavelargerandbetterequippedrehabilitationcentersinbothnorthandwestbranchesofthehospital.Therearechildren-friendlyroomsthatwerespeciallydecoratedtogivethesmallpatientsasafeenvironment.Thephysicaltherapytohelppostpartummomshasbeenaddedtoo."

XieYuxiao,directoroftheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital,introducesrehabilitationtherapiesforCOVID-19infectors.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

Aftertheepidemic,thehospital'srehabilitationmedicinedepartmentalsocameupwithaseriesoftherapiesfortheCOVID-19infectedpatients.

Sincethetherapists'abilitytocommunicatewiththepatientsandtocomfortthemisrequiredduringrehabtreatment,theatmosphereinthehospital'srehabilitationcenterisoftenveryfriendly.

"Insomeway,therelationshipbetweenpatientsandmedicalworkersinourdepartmentisthemostharmoniousoneinthehospital,"Guosaid.

ThemedicalworkersoftheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

Apromisingfutureaheadforrehabilitation

Also,asanassociateprofessoratBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine,thephysicaltherapist'sdailyworkincludesteachingyoungstudents.

Guowouldaskthethreetofivestudentswhofollowhimeveryday,toanalyzethesituationofthepatientwhowasbeingattendedtoletthemmastertheskillinrealcases.

"TheseyoungpeoplearethefutureofChineserehabilitationmedicine,"the47-year-oldtherapistsaid.

"AcademicallyeducatedtherapistsarestronglyneededinmanycommunityhospitalsandremoteareasinChina.TheneedofrehabilitationisonlyincreasingasChinesesocietyisagingatafastrate."

As2021marksthefirstyearofthe14thFive-YearPlan(2021-25),whichproposestobuildahealthyChinaandactivelyrespondtoagingpopulation,GuoshowedhissanguineattitudetothedevelopmentofrehabilitationinChina.

"Frombirthtodeath,rehabilitationrelatestothecircleofeveryone'slife.Fortheforeseeablefuture,suchmedicaltreatmentwillbeincreasinglydemandedasChinesepeople'slifequalityimproves."

GuoJingwei,chiefphysicaltherapistoftheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital,addressesthe3rdNationalConferenceofChinesePhysicalTherapistsAssociationoftheChineseAssociationofRehabilitationMedicine,Xiamen,Fujianprovince,Dec9-13,2020.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]
SunYang(fourthfromleft),presidentofChina-JapanFriendshipHospital,XieYuxiao(middle),chiefdirectoroftheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital,andHuangJiefu(right),formerdeputyministeroftheMinistryofHealth,visitstherehabilitationcenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospital.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]
AdoctorfromtheRehabilitationMedicineCenteroftheChina-JapanFriendshipHospitalpromotesrehabilitationinTibet.[Photoprovidedtochinadaily.com.cn]

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