What is the difference between osteopathic physiotherapy in traditional Chinese medicine and physical instrument recovery in western medicine?

Bone-setting, Chinese medicine refers to the treatment of fractures, dislocations and other diseases by pushing, dragging, pressing and pressing. Orthopedics, as a specialty name, is a specialty for diagnosis and treatment of injuries, and it is also one of the "thirteen subjects" of ancient medicine, some of which are also called traumatology or orthopedics.

The object of bonesetting is mainly the damage of bones, joints and soft tissues caused by external forces, but it also includes visceral injuries caused by similar reasons. The word "Zheng" is used as a gerund here. That is, it is a scientific technology to correct limb deformation and recovery caused by bone and joint injury.

The diagnostic technology in the medical system of modern western countries is to make an accurate diagnosis of diseases with the help of advanced medical instruments and laboratories. Doctors use sensory organs to make a comprehensive and systematic examination of patients by visual inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, sniffing and other methods, or by using simple tools such as stethoscope, percussion hammer, sphygmomanometer and thermometer, so as to diagnose patients' diseases.

Western medicine is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, while Chinese medicine is all-round conditioning.