Traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation therapists need to master many skills, including the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, diagnosis and syndrome differentiation. For example, they can distinguish between deficiency and excess and find out the correct treatment. Therefore, at present, many beauty salons and physiotherapy shops are hiring rehabilitation therapists with high salaries to feel the pulse of patients and give treatment directions.
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Traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation physiotherapy is a major item of traditional Chinese medicine, which requires familiarity with the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, yin and yang, five elements, Tibetan images, essence, qi, blood, body fluids, etiology and pathogenesis, and understanding the circulation of the fourteen meridians, the method of acupoint selection, the description of key acupoints and the application of specific acupoints (back Shu, Mu, Yuan, collaterals, Yong and Wu).
It is also necessary to master the basic knowledge of the four diagnostic methods (observation, hearing and questioning), the common physical examination knowledge (neck, back, upper limbs and lower limbs), and the basic knowledge of syndrome differentiation, etiology, qi, blood and body fluid of the eight cardinal principles. Its medical practice includes massage, acupuncture, moxibustion, scraping and cupping.