Free Web NovelChapter 586: Chapter 268: Severe Paralysis, Satisfactory Treatment Outcome (2)
This is also a good thing.
Traditional Chinese medicine has almost been crushed to the point of losing its heritage. Bone Setting methods inherited from ancient injury medicine have continued due to the huge market demand.
And it hasn’t decayed much.
At least one can still find some people who understand advanced Bone Setting techniques.
Among the many contestants participating in the Bone Setting competition, most doctors eliminated in the early stages had only learned superficially or primarily treated bones with Western medicine.
Currently, those holding the top three rankings are two people Li Jingsheng knows.
That He Wanjun, the name sounds like it’s a woman’s, is likely the same elderly lady drawn with Li Jingsheng to treat the same patient.
This elderly lady is impressive; she only used a percussion hammer and a stethoscope, two simple diagnostic tools, and managed to accurately describe the patient’s condition without error.
Right at this moment, another contestant’s ranking surged.
Ranked fifth, also scored 25 points.
Really strong.
It feels like there are experts everywhere!
Before setting out, Li Jingsheng originally thought he could easily grab the championship.
Now he realizes how off he was.
Borrowing from Professor Wang Zhenghai’s words, he underestimated the doctors of the world!
The fifth-place contender is named Jiang Yue.
Evidently a man’s name; there are nine contestants on-site who persisted into the third round. Who could it be?
"Alright, currently all nine of our Bone Setting doctors have completed diagnoses. Five doctors scored a perfect 25 points, and another contestant scored a high 23, all very impressive. Three contestants have withdrawn, leaving six remaining."
The host announced the real-time updates.
Three withdrawn contestants walked down from the stage in dejection, returning to their seats.
"You six will be randomly assigned a patient, one for each. If you feel the difficulty is high and lack confidence, you can withdraw anytime."
As soon as the host finished speaking, Li Jingsheng saw a patient assigned to him on his tablet.
Not the previous patient.
But a new patient instead.
He looks young, about thirty-four or thirty-five, a male.
It seems he’ll have to diagnose again.
"Hello, could you tell me where it hurts or feels uncomfortable?"
Li Jingsheng asked the patient.
"So annoying, always asking me. The previous doctor asked once and found nothing, then left."
The patient was in a foul mood.
Understandably, many patients suffer from ailments, and the discomfort can make their temper volatile.
Li Jingsheng usually approaches patients like this with utmost tolerance and understanding.
"Nurse, were you around when he described his condition?"
"Yes."
The nurse nodded and proactively introduced the patient’s condition to Li Jingsheng.
"He said it’s difficult to rotate his head, it’s very painful to press on the head, and after the injury, he feels numbness and weakness in his limbs, swelling pain, and soreness. His vision also decreased significantly."
Listening to the condition description, Li Jingsheng sighed inwardly; this is a tough case indeed!
If guessed right, the patient likely has a neck injury again.
When the judges recruited patients, they could select ones with other bone injuries. It wasn’t necessary to choose patients with neck injuries to showcase difficulty.
"I’ll check you, if it hurts, just let me know."
After obtaining the patient’s consent, Li Jingsheng started examining his bones.
Through examination, he found the patient’s neck wasn’t dislocated but had rather concealed fractures, with some degree of misalignment.
Thankfully, his Bone Touching Skill had already reached mastery; otherwise, detecting this would be difficult.
"Can you sit up?"
Li Jingsheng asked the patient.
"Sitting up is very painful; I don’t wish to sit up."
The patient was unwilling to cooperate, appearing very uncooperative.
Resistance was significant.
"If you don’t sit up, manual therapy cannot be performed. Your odontoid process fracture is misaligned, and surgical realignment is equally challenging. The risk of surgery is much higher than manual realignment."
Li Jingsheng could only persuade him like this.
Upon hearing the mention of an odontoid process fracture, the patient showed a hint of surprise.
"It seems you are a doctor with real skills; I apologize for my previous attitude. Please help me sit up, and I’ll fully cooperate with the treatment."
The patient’s attitude made a complete 180-degree turn.
This took Li Jingsheng by surprise.
The nurse beside him was also wide-eyed as she looked at the patient.
This person was rather cunning; he didn’t wish to be treated like a guinea pig by the doctors, hence the uncooperative facade.
Upon realizing Li Jingsheng only examined with his hands yet identified his bone injury, he immediately understood that he encountered a doctor with genuine skill. Thus, he grasped the opportunity firmly.
"Don’t be so surprised. I previously sought treatment at a county hospital. That doctor was eloquent, but after treating me, there was no effect whatsoever. He even said to rest well at home, claiming recovery from a bone fracture takes a long time. After five or six days passed, I felt no improvement. This wasn’t working, so I came to Jiangli City’s big hospital for diagnosis.
I heard Qiaobang Hospital is Jiangli City’s best, so I came here for treatment.
After they examined me, they said my bone fracture hadn’t realigned."
The attending specialist also informed me that surgical treatment would cost at least thirty to fifty thousand. Coincidentally, there is a competition event here. Famous doctors locally and from abroad are participating in some skill contest.
