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Temporomandibular arthritis

Witness :Zhang MingXiang

Symptoms: Temporomandibular arthritis

Magician Liu Qian’s saying “It’s time to witness the miracle!”, suits perfectly the wonders created by Doctor Wen. 

The medical domain mainly focusing on Chinese and western medicine treatments includes others such as folk, natural and private medicine treatments. However, in the public’s opinion, based on accurate diagnostic instruments and convincing data, western medicine seems to be treated as the legitimate medical method while Chinese medicine is the second choice if the disease cannot be cured by western medicine. Once I went to a doctor, I heard a young girl who has never seen a Chinese medicine doctor before because she thinks Chinese medicine lacks grounds. This reflects the subjective concept of modern people on medical treatment. 

Chinese medicine has thousands of years of history. For this reason, is it not convincing enough? I also had such concept and thought anti-inflammatory drugs and paregoric were going to cure my diseases easily. Hence, I thought Chinese medicine can only treat injuries from falls, fractures, contusions and strains and therefore I couldn’t trust it completely. Maybe, it is really hard for Chinese medicine that only relies on massaging, acupuncture and moxibustion to convince fussy patients. 

Well, what is the miracle? I went on a trip and it was such a good day that I began singing (I usually don’t like singing.). But then, a horrible thing happened. I suddenly felt pain on my chin going to the right ear and I even started to have trouble speaking. During the entire trip, I was suffered more and more every day and had lost interest on everything else. 

After I returned home, I immediately searched on the internet and knew my symptoms were the same with that of temporomandibular arthritis. I didn’t know this disease and so I figured that I had to see a dentist. What’s worse, none of the dentists couldn’t solve my problem. But fortunately, I learned about a doctor from the BoaiHospital who has specialized in this disease and was coming to Taipei. I then took an X-ray and went to receive treatment. I was diagnosed with temporomandibular arthritis. The doctor then prescribed a muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory drugs and asked me not to eat hard food. I then went back for further treatment after using ice compress and hot compress successively. 

Following the doctor’s advice, I was able to open and close my mouth normally  in a week. However, it didn’t last too long. One day, my chin got stuck again and that made me continue to shuffle from the hospital and my home. I even tried the Tri-serviceGeneral Hospital several times, but all concluded that it would be a long road to recovery and that there is no quicker way. They advised me to relax and be patient, not to eat hard food and continue with the cold and hot compression. I had prepared to have this disease all the rest of my life. Besides, every time I went to see a dentist, they always ask me to open my mouth, but I can only open it a little bit and it was such  a painful task for me. 

Recently, I was even starting to have a hard time eating noodles. Western medicine couldn’t solve my problems so I searched on the internet and unexpectedly found “Wen Chong-Kai”, someone who specialized in temporomandibular arthritis. Besides, many patients shared their improvements and experiences with Dr. Wen’s skills in scalp acupuncture. So I immediately asked for a leave and set out to see the doctor. One rainy day, I arrived at the clinic and was surprised at the crowd of patients and their testimonies. Thanks to the therapeutic atmosphere, I believed that I found the right doctor at last and that my disease could be finally cured. I heard from a lot of patients there that Dr. Wen had earned a reputation of “Magic Needling”.

Dr. Wen is a kind person and not the typical authoritative doctor. When he learned I had been suffering for a long time, hesaid with a smile: “It is not a big deal and I have cured many patients with the same symptoms as yours”. During his skillful acupuncture therapy, I was totally relaxed without any pressure. After I left the clinic, I could surprisingly eat normally again and didn’t feel any pain anymore. It was so amazing!

Presently, I have received scalp acupuncture treatment for four times and my symptom has greatly improved. I don’t only  praise Dr. Wen for his medical wonders, but I also convince those who don’t believe in Chinese medicine to try scalp acupuncture treatments on their own. Anyway, thanks so much to Dr. Wen. 

Dear friends, do not waste any more time and try to get treatment here at Dr. Wen’s clinic.

From a grateful witness