In my impression from childhood, whenever people had a bruise, fracture, or dislocation, they would go to a Chinese medicine clinic to reunite bones, obtain massage, and apply Chinese topical ointments, as well as take wound medicine prescriptions to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Then the damage would be healed quickly.
But nowadays when people get injured, they often go to a Western medical clinic or hospital, where ice compresses are applied first (within 24 hours), followed by heat compresses (after 48 hours), then use anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, and muscle relaxant medications.
After having compared the two results of clinical treatment, I find that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment is more effective, is relatively free of after-effects, and the body will recover faster….