The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 284

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Chapter 284

While typical chuna therapy targets the musculoskeletal system, sometimes chuna is performed targeting internal medicine conditions.

This involves utilizing what’s called visceral chuna, a technique that manually corrects the body’s internal organs and fascia.

When the musculoskeletal system surrounding the internal organs moves, the organs inside move along with it.

By releasing tension, spasms, and adhesions in the visceral fascia, it affects the complex structures of nerves, arteries, veins, lymph nodes, and blood vessels inside, improving circulation.

Theoretically, it can be applied broadly not only to digestion and excretion but also to respiratory and reproductive symptoms.

“First, I’ll calm down the overactive bowel movements. I’ll gently release the fascia.”

But the digestive system would be the most intuitive. Actually, when you can’t digest food, don’t the abdominal muscles feel hard when you touch them?

I gently massaged Seo Jiyeon’s rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis muscles along the grain.

“Ah…”

Warm heat spreads out, and the energy that was boiling inside gradually responds.

“When you have severe indigestion and everything’s blocked up, we sometimes do it strongly. When gastric motility is reduced, we give strong stimulation. This patient has the opposite problem with excessive bowel movements, so we must unconditionally calm it down gently. Take a deep breath. One, two, three, four…”

I guided abdominal deep breathing while rotating clockwise.

Gradually my hands moved down to the lower abdomen.

Since I’m targeting calming bowel activity, I must also stimulate the pelvic floor muscles and iliac muscles.

“Where exactly do you apply force? Do you press toward the acupoints?”

Seon Nayeon asked.

Perhaps thinking this could be applied to children who can’t receive acupuncture, she focused with fire in her eyes.

The other directors also showed great interest since they weren’t familiar with visceral chuna.

“You can start by stimulating the Sangwan, Jungwan, and Hawan acupoints. Or you can release areas where you feel nodules when touching. Acupoints and trigger points sometimes overlap and sometimes don’t, but I prioritize the latter.”

Wouldn’t places where energy is actually accumulated be more important than theoretical locations?

After calming the entire abdomen for about 10 minutes, I performed several techniques.

“Here around the bile duct area, put slight pressure with your fingers and press down.”

“Ugh!”

“Since patient Seo Jiyeon also had vomiting symptoms, adding diaphragm relaxation technique would help. Place your hand below the solar plexus and think of going in long with the breathing.”

A technique to release tension in the diaphragm that was stimulated from vomiting and retching multiple times.

After progressing this far, Seo Jiyeon’s breathing gradually became easier too.

“Please lie face down.”

The next part is easy.

I had Seo Jiyeon lie face down on the chuna bed, then stimulated acupoints on her back.

These are acupoints like Ganshu, Damshu, Bishu, and Wishu located on both sides of the thoracic vertebrae, and since the T6-T9 nerve roots connect to the digestive system, some Korean medicine doctors prefer placing digestive acupuncture on the back instead of the abdomen.

“Ah, that feels refreshing.”

Similar to placing acupuncture, this directly relaxes the nerve roots by pressing with hands.

I stimulated all the acupoints starting from the back down to both sides of the lower back, continuing to Sojangsu and Daejangsu.

“Could you clasp your hands behind your head?”

The seated thoracic correction technique itself isn’t much different from treating a hunched back.

The action is the same, but it releases adhesed fascia throughout the thoracic spine and guides signals to reach the digestive system.

“How do you feel now?”

I asked Seo Jiyeon after finishing the series of techniques.

Perhaps circulation had improved slightly, as color had returned to her face that had been deathly pale.

“My stomach felt like it was boiling, but now I feel much more alive. Thank you, Doctor. Really, thank you. I thought I was going to die on the way here. You’re my savior!”

Seo Jiyeon jumped up and bowed her head in gratitude.

She must have been in real pain, as she even teared up.

“I’ve calmed it down, but since the virus needs to be expelled, diarrhea will continue for a while. Drink lots of warm water, rest, and keep yourself warm so the abdominal pain is less severe.”

“Yes, thank you. Can I touch it myself…?”

“There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Since it’s a safe method, I also taught Seo Jiyeon how to find tense fascia.

“How about you, student? Do you want to receive treatment like student Seo Jiyeon before leaving? Or do you think you’ll be okay resting at home?”

I also asked the patient who had received acupuncture together.

It would be nice if I could show another director doing it, but I can’t force it.

“I’d be grateful if you would. I’ll tell my group to go back first. Oh, you can film while treating me, doctors!”

The patient volunteered to be teaching material.

Understanding that we were treating while studying, she said it was fine to share as long as her face wasn’t shown.

Then let’s do that.

“So this is how it calms down.”

“Doctor, could you watch me do it once?”

“Since Director Ryu is that student’s attending physician, try doing it directly on the patient. The rest of you practice on each other.”

While the patient was sending her group away, the directors tried to pair up with each other.

But before that was finished, the patient returned and knocked on the examination room door.

“Do you need something else?”

“It’s not that… the other friends in my club are also in a bit of a state…”

When I looked to see what was wrong.

Behind her, four male students and two female students were standing with strange expressions, clutching their stomachs.

Those students had definitely been fine until just a while ago.

‘Is it a group infection?’

Even when an entire family eats oysters together, only some members may get infected depending on the part they consume.

Since it can also spread between people through secretions, symptoms may appear at different times.

So among those people, there could be patients who had a long incubation period or got infected late and are just now starting to have diarrhea.

…Or maybe it’s just a hangover, but since their friend has norovirus, their stomach might hurt more due to psychological effects.

“Please tell me your symptoms one by one. Let’s prescribe medicine first and then try visceral chuna treatment.”

Either way is fine.

Since it’s come to this, it would be good for everyone to practice on patients together.

To distinguish diagnoses and keep proper records, Yu Minseong turned on the computer and started the registration process.

* * *

In the end, we treated all eight patients.

We prescribed medicine suited to each person’s symptoms, and when necessary, we also performed acupuncture treatment and visceral chuna therapy.

Anyway, since everyone learned something, I guess it worked out well?

It was an absurd unexpected situation, but fortunately everyone seemed to enjoy it.

After the patients left, we cleaned up the clinic and moved to the restaurant Yu Minseong had reserved.

“Doctor Han’s seat!”

The very end seat of the long table.

Thanks to the directors pushing me there, I had no choice but to sit in the protagonist’s seat.

“Well, even though this was sudden, thank you all for readily gathering here today. I’m very happy to see your faces, and I’d like to create opportunities to meet often in the future if possible.”

“That sounds good. I learned a lot.”

“It would be nice if those who can meet often, even if not everyone.”

Everyone came from far away, and they have to see patients tomorrow. Alcohol was forbidden.

The strange sight of everyone toasting with water or cola unfolded.

“Since we’re gathered, please share any suggestions you have. Even very minor complaints are fine.”

Since such opportunities are rare, I naturally asked the directors while eating.

If there are any complaints, I should hear them when the atmosphere is good.

If they pile up and explode later, we might end up like Haneul Clinic.

“Not really…?”

“I don’t have any.”

“None!”

But there wasn’t much to gain.

The directors looked at each other, and when Im Suchul said he had none, everyone made X marks with both arms.

“Hmm, then how about suggestions for future direction rather than complaints? For example, wanting to expand branches somewhere, wanting more advertising, or conversely, stopping expansion, or creating specialized fields for specific disease groups…”

Among the people gathered here, some might want expansion while others might want exclusivity instead.

It’s better to listen when everyone’s together like this to understand the majority opinion.

I looked at people while giving several examples, and my eyes met with Chu Miyoung’s.

“Or maybe, surpassing Haneul Clinic?”

So I made a joke.

“What? Aren’t we already the best?”

Ryu Jinseong shrugged as if asking what on earth I was talking about.

“Come on, we’re still far behind in number of branches and recognition.”

I was just stating facts, but Ryu Jinseong opened his eyes wide as if he really didn’t understand.

The other directors also waved their hands, telling me not to be unnecessarily modest.

“Not even Hwangje Korean Medicine Hospital, but considering something like Haneul Clinic as a rival?”

Hwang Sanghun cleared his throat.

“Won’t we soon beat Hwangje Korean Medicine Hospital too? Starting with our Director Alessandro, we’ll expand to the world.”

Sandro, who suddenly became the center of attention, flinched.

He also added a comment.

“Even without me, you’ve already expanded to the Middle East. Won’t it be easier to enter the United States since Hwangje Korean Medicine Hospital has paved the way?”

Kim Chunsik nodded.

“That’s right. Even without bringing a prince, aren’t the patients gradually becoming world class too?”

Kim Chunsik mentioned Kim Ijin.

That girl… yes, she definitely had similarities with Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic.

In the aspect that after growing for a while, at some point I couldn’t control her anymore.

“Since he has a connection with Doctor Han, that Ha Dohyeon who was preparing to debut will probably do well too. I heard the broadcast starts next week.”

I received contact about that story too. I hope it goes well.

“If we’re going to set a goal, wouldn’t it be ‘greatest of all time’?”

Yu Gyeonghun’s word choice, who likes martial arts novels, almost made me choke.

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Exactly that.”

I thought they would say what kind of otaku-like cringeworthy nonsense that was.

Surprisingly, the directors agreed with Yu Gyeonghun.

What are you saying, really!

“Yes, then… For Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic, the greatest in all history!”

“Cheers!”

How could they make such sounds without any alcohol?

The directors toasted once again with water and cola.

I too shook off the solitary sense of grandeur I felt from the words “greatest in all history” and raised my glass.

One way or another.

When similar people gather to dream big dreams, how could it not be enjoyable?

* * *

After finishing dinner in Daejeon and returning to Busan, it was already late at night.

Taking a car from the train station to home, the time was nearly midnight.

I stretched as I got out of the car.

‘This is going to make me tired tomorrow. Should I do breathing exercises before sleeping instead?’

While conflicted between this thought and the instinct to lie down quickly, I crossed the garden.

‘Huh.’

I felt a strange presence from above.

A being that could create such a presence in the sky.

A tower wouldn’t suddenly descend, so…

“Moonlit Night Flying Eagle?”

It must be our Moonlit Night Flying Eagle, Songgol.

Looking up at the sky, there happened to be a bright full moon.

Is it flying like that on purpose to match the meaning of its name?

The creature descended magnificently, its wings glinting in the moonlight.

“Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Where have you been?”

It really had been quite some time since I last saw it.

The last time I saw it was probably… when I was treating Ha Dohyeon?

Unlike when Cheongsori immediately brought angelica root, Songgol, whom I had high expectations for, had no news at all.

I had wondered if it went to Russia to pick up some deer antler, but forgot about it. Maybe it went to a different region?

Swoooooosh!

Songgol lowered its altitude to slightly above my height.

Thud.

It dropped something from the sky.

“Huh? What’s this?”

It wasn’t deer antler, at least.

It wasn’t plant-based medicine either.

Unable to identify it, I frowned and examined the object.

There was some faint energy I could sense, but what on earth…

The blackish thing’s identity was hard to determine, so I placed the object under bright light and pondered for a long time.

“Ugh! Crazy!”

And I finally realized.

This is.

This is.

This can’t be right!

Whether it’s valuable or not, it’s naturally a very precious item.

But it wasn’t medicine that could be used carelessly.

All sorts of legal and ethical issues were entangled with it, and since I couldn’t explain its source, using it at the clinic would be perfect for becoming the center of controversy.

“Did you fight with some spiritual bear in Russia or something?”

Why on earth do you have bear gallbladder?

Seal it. It must be sealed unconditionally.

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