SEVENTEEN Guyanese including medical professionals recently completed a two-day Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) training course at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

According to a press release, the course was lectured by Dr Wei Wen-guang of the 17th Chinese Medical Brigade in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Those trained included doctors, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, sports team doctors, and college students.

The objectives of the training focused on the introduction of the basic theory and knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine (Tuina/Bone Resetting/Chiropractic) and its application in degenerative spinal diseases, focusing on the training of clinical skills and manipulations.

“I’ve been thinking about this since I came to Guyana, because TCM chiropractic is a very good technique, and it can solve big problems in the treatment of spinal degenerative diseases and as a doctor who understands this technology, I also have a sense of mission, and I want to promote and introduce this technology,” Dr Wei said.

One of the participants of the training session, a physiotherapist at GPHC, said that she enjoyed the course because it gave her a new way to think about her patients’ pains and troubles and how to approach them, as well as to approach her patients more holistically.

“It really taught me to look at a person in their entirety rather than focus on one thing,” she noted.

Another participant said that for the past few weeks she has been practising chiropractic on her parents because she always wanted to learn how to do chiropractic.

“This course has been very interactive and the people here are very friendly and Dr Wei breaks down things; he doesn’t rush into anything,” she said.

Additionally, a physiotherapist attached to the GPHC rehab department said that she thinks the medical course would go hand in hand with what is being done with patients at the public hospital.

The trainees received training certifications from Dr Duan Yun-fei on behalf of the Chinese Medical Brigade after completing the course.