The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 60

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Chapter 60

Jeon Yongjun was a trainer in his early thirties who had opened a gym at a relatively young age.

He had been very interested in bodybuilding since his student days, and after becoming an adult, he began building his career in earnest as a bodybuilder and trainer.

And with the money he had earned over ten years combined with a loan, he finally opened a small gym.

“Sigh… Another empty day?”

One Sunday evening, he sat at the counter of the empty gym and let out a sigh.

To save on labor costs, he had to personally man the counter during almost all business hours.

While there were a few members who had followed him for PT from his previous workplace, he was barely avoiding losses.

When he was a trainer employed at other gyms, he had complained about the excessive commission fees. And he thought the owners made a lot of money… but when he tried it himself, the costs of buying equipment and maintaining the gym were beyond imagination.

Ding~.

Just then, someone opened the gym door and entered.

Since they didn’t swipe a card, they weren’t an existing member either.

“Hello!”

Jeon Yongjun jumped up to greet the new customer.

Seeing that it was a sturdy young man, the possibility of PT was very low, and it would probably be for gym membership.

“Hello. I came to register for gym membership. Is the one-month pass 80,000 won?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

As expected, his purpose was a gym membership. Moreover, he was a customer who had searched for the lowest price for a one-month pass.

When someone signs up for one month, it’s usually one of two cases.

First, someone who has never exercised before doubts ‘Will I really do this for a year?’ or wants to check out various gyms.

Second, someone who really likes working out but is on a business trip to another area and needs a place to exercise for within a month.

While large gyms like his former workplace would encourage at least 3-month payments and treat one-month passes as transient, Jeon Yongjun was grateful even for this.

“Workout clothes and locker are 5,000 won each. Would you like them?”

“I’ll just use the locker.”

“Okay~.”

When Jeon Yongjun handed over the membership contract, the man immediately filled in the information.

So it’s member Hwang Sanghun.

The member paid with a credit card, then worked out halfheartedly for 15 minutes before going into the shower room.

‘Huh?’

And in less than 10 minutes, when he came out after washing, his appearance had completely changed.

When he combed back his disheveled hair, his distinct facial features immediately caught the eye.

He came to the gym the next day too.

This time he used the equipment for about 30 minutes… but it was definitely not the posture of someone who had ever exercised before.

‘Come on, setting the leg press to 10kg won’t give you any workout!’

He couldn’t hold back his urge to give advice and was about to approach.

“Excuse me… are you available?”

But with perfect timing, a PT consultation came in.

The priority was clearly this one.

When he finished the consultation and returned, member Hwang Sanghun had already gone to the shower room.

‘Is he coming here just to shower?’

He showed up the next day too.

As if proving yesterday’s hypothesis, this time he went straight to the shower room.

‘Hmm… there’s nothing wrong with that, but…’

And the next day again.

This time he grabbed dumbbells instead of machines.

1kg pink dumbbells.

‘Aaaagh!’

Those were placed there for female members who had never exercised before.

Moreover, his form was completely wrong. He seemed to be watching YouTube, but he was in the complete state of a beginner who was absorbed in the video and couldn’t look at the mirror at all.

Finally, Jeon Yongjun spoke up.

“Member! If you exercise while hunching your shoulders like that, you’ll get shoulder impingement syndrome~.”

“Ah… yes.”

“Straighten your back like this and push out your chest. Your shoulders need to be open too! This is a back exercise, not an arm exercise~!”

“Thank you.”

“Let me help adjust your form a little!”

Jeon Yongjun subtly changed the dumbbells while correcting his posture.

In doing so, his hand touched his back, and surprisingly, his back was very smooth.

“Is this your first time exercising?”

“Pretty much. Running when I was twenty was the last time.”

“Aha! Then it must be difficult for you. I’ll teach you!”

A complete newbie who had never done gym workouts? Jeon Yongjun unconsciously licked his lips.

“It’s fine…”

“Don’t worry, I’m not pressuring you to do PT! I originally teach other members within reasonable limits when I have free time!”

Jeon Yongjun spoke cheerfully.

Actually, if he was going to do it this way, it would have been right to charge more as a manager-type gym, but he simply couldn’t hold back his urge to give advice.

“Ah… Then I’ll ask for your help.”

Only then did member Hwang Sanghun feel relieved and entrust his body to him.

“I’ll definitely build up your stamina!”

From that day on, whenever Jeon Yongjun saw member Hwang Sanghun, he would hurriedly chase after him to make him exercise.

He recommended weights suitable for muscles that had been underestimated, and corrected his posture, so the member gradually learned the joy of exercise day by day.

“You must never use your wrists. With chest strength… ugh.”

But while demonstrating the bench press, a sharp pain struck his wrist.

“Are you okay?”

“Of course!”

“Your wrist doesn’t seem to be in good condition. How long has it been like this?”

Of all times, he was talking about not using wrists!

Though his pride was hurt, he cheerfully revealed the circumstances of his injury.

“Hahaha! You caught me. Two months ago, I caught a weight plate that a member dropped and twisted it once, but it’s been lasting a bit long.”

“You need to keep exercising, so how can you leave it like that? Come get treatment.”

“What? Come?”

Only then did Hwang Sanghun reveal that he was a Korean medicine doctor working at Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic.

“Ah, is that so!”

Actually, his wrist had been hurting all along, but it wasn’t that severe, and with only one part-time employee, it was awkward to find time, so he had kept neglecting it.

But he had been somewhat anxious all along.

While exercising, he tried not to use his wrist as much as possible, but it was impossible to avoid putting any load on it at all, wasn’t it?

At that moment, when someone he had become quite close to noticed, he made up his mind to get treatment.

“I’ll go right away!”

But the next day, Jeon Yongjun couldn’t find time to go to the clinic.

With only one part-time employee as staff, how could he leave the gym empty?

He finally visited Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic on Monday.

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Hwang Sanghun had been nervous all day.

No matter how strong-hearted someone might be, they couldn’t be at peace on their first day of starting treatment, and he thought he didn’t have particularly good mental strength.

Though he had observed Hanyewon for a week, he didn’t have confidence that he could do as well as she did.

“Don’t worry~. Every doctor has a different style. You can do charismatic treatment like Professor Yang Juyoung, or be kind like Professor Park Hyewon. It’s enough if you just make patients want to come back until they finish treatment!”

There was no way he had charisma. Kindness was his best option.

Hwang Sanghun practiced smiling in the gym mirror, then looked into patients’ eyes and smiled as gently as possible.

So far, all the symptoms of the patients he had seen were in the manual Hanyewon had given him, and the questions didn’t go beyond that scope, so it was okay.

Then Jeon Yongjun came.

Since he said he would come right away last week, he thought Hanyewon would treat him, but he happened to show up today and specifically requested him.

‘Wrist sprain, he said. It’s okay. Even though it’s been two months, it’s nothing special.’

Hanyewon’s eyes sparkled, pleased that he had brought a new patient.

But Hwang Sanghun’s heart was pounding.

Thinking that this was someone he knew made it more burdensome. He was quite popular, so what would happen if he couldn’t treat him well and rumors spread?

“You said you twisted it once two months ago. How have you been treating it since then?”

“I went to orthopedics once! They said there was nothing wrong with the bone, and I took medicine for about 2 weeks and it got somewhat better. It’s usually okay, but when I increase the weight, it feels a bit unstable, and when it gets twisted like this, I get a sharp sensation.”

“You haven’t tried injection therapy or acupuncture, right?”

“No.”

He checked the range of motion just like with the previous patients, and even checked for tender points.

“It’s a ligament injury at the pisiform attachment site of the flexor carpi ulnaris. The ligament stretched when it was twisted, and if it hasn’t healed by now, there’s a high possibility of accompanying rupture. The inflammation decreased while taking anti-inflammatory drugs, but recovery is incomplete, making it feel unstable.”

“Yes.”

If he had been at the hospital, he would have used ultrasound to check the degree of rupture, but it was quite disappointing not to have the equipment.

Anyway, the immediate treatment wouldn’t be much different.

Hwang Sanghun confidently established a treatment plan as Hanyewon had taught him.

“Please rest from exercises that put strain on your wrist as much as possible while repeating acupuncture treatment. Since you even have sharp nerve symptoms, you need sufficient treatment. Acupuncture alone should be enough to improve it, but if you want to recover faster, I recommend bee venom acupuncture.”

“Please do that. I need to get better quickly.”

Jeon Yongjun readily agreed to receive bee venom acupuncture treatment. Hwang Sanghun sent him to the treatment room and then calmed his pounding heart.

Was that okay?

He carefully turned his head to look at Hanyewon.

“You did well!”

Only after hearing those words did he feel relieved.

“The diagnosis was good, and even the non-covered treatment recommendation was perfect. It would have been even better if you had specified how many times a week to come!”

“Ah, I’ll pay attention to that next time.”

“Just keep doing exactly like that. Fighting!”

Hwang Sanghun calmed down for a moment, then entered the treatment room.

Jeon Yongjun was still receiving physical therapy, but he wanted to observe Hanyewon’s treatment a bit more.

Her acupuncture speed was always amazing no matter how many times he watched.

“You came after a week~? How have you been?”

“Still about the same. I couldn’t come because I went on a business trip to Jeonju.”

“Ah~. You’ll get better after a few more sessions. You don’t have any discomfort, right? Please lie down for a moment.”

Her words were very gentle and relaxed.

But separately from that, her hands were inserting needles at a speed that was barely visible.

In the time it took to exchange 2 conversations, she had placed over 30 needles and finished the treatment.

‘This is how she sees over 50 patients a day….’

At first, I wondered how they hadn’t hired an associate director until now, but at her fastest, she treated 1 patient per minute.

‘Whew.’

In contrast, Hwang Sanghun was ridiculously slow.

He had tried acupuncture when he was a hospital intern, but he didn’t have much experience.

Basically, at university hospitals, professors handle outpatients, and for inpatients, professors work mornings while residents work afternoons. When he was an intern rotating through all departments, he only did acupuncture when residents were busy, and it wasn’t until September when his department was decided and he became a resident that he got his own patients.

Even then, he wasn’t assigned many patients, so he had never attempted to work quickly.

“You can take 20 minutes and go slowly. I was like that at first too. Fighting!”

Hanyewon said that, but he was still nervous.

“Mr. Jeon Yongjun, I’m coming in.”

He disinfected his hands and also wiped Jeon Yongjun’s wrist with an alcohol swab where the needles would be placed.

‘Ah, the bee venom test!’

Hwang Sanghun, who was about to pick up the bee venom needle, only then realized he had forgotten about the test. To administer bee venom acupuncture, he should have done the allergy test right after finishing the consultation.

“Director Han already did the bee venom test for you. She said you wanted physical therapy up to your shoulders, so you undressed, but for acupuncture you only want treatment on your wrist.”

“Ah… thank you.”

Seo Inae spoke as if she had noticed his dilemma.

He hadn’t even been conscious of the fact that Jeon Yongjun had removed his shirt, but she added the explanation anyway.

“How is it?”

“The female director came earlier and tested it, and it only hurt a bit when it went in, but it’s fine now.”

Fortunately, there was no acute allergic reaction.

Hwang Sanghun opened the cap of the bee venom injection syringe and placed it against Jeon Yongjun’s wrist.

“It’s going in.”

“Yes, yes.”

After palpating the ligament he had confirmed during the consultation, he injected the solution.

“Are you okay?”

“Oh…it’s tingling.”

Was that dialect? In any case, it didn’t feel like he had touched a nerve or blood vessel.

He then took out needles to treat the painful area.

He placed needles along the muscle fibers, including the ashi points that hurt when pressed and showed inflammation.

After slowly placing 10 needles, just as he reached for the tray to open another package.

‘Gasp!’

He was startled to see Hanyewon, who had somehow approached and was handing him an opened needle.

‘When did she come?’

He thought she was treating other patients, but he hadn’t sensed her presence at all.

‘…Ah!’

Being conscious of Hanyewon beside him, he even made a mistake.

The needles he was gathering in one hand had touched the wrong place.

Fortunately, the patient didn’t mind at all, but Hwang Sanghun’s heart was pounding wildly.

Swish.

He turned his head to gauge Hanyewon’s reaction.

‘Huh?’

But Hanyewon’s gaze was directed elsewhere.

She seemed to have completely missed his mistake.

‘…Does she like men with good bodies.’

She was seriously observing the chest of the undressed Jeon Yongjun.

“Please let me know if you feel any discomfort.”

“Thank you for the treatment, Doctor!”

Hwang Sanghun roughly drew the curtain for no reason.

It was fortunate that his mistake wasn’t caught, but somehow he felt annoyed.

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