Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2284: At Least One More Treatment Plan Than Others

It is customary for high-level academic conferences to follow a relatively fixed procedure. The process is usually peaceful and uneventful, with everyone chatting amiably along the way, having a meal at the hotel, and everyone being happy!

The subsequent discussions will delve deeper into specific academic hotspots, focal points, and points of contention, and will be divided into sub-items, groups, and levels. If we are lucky, a few substantial academic communications may be published after the conference. If the academic atmosphere reaches a certain level, breakthroughs may sometimes be achieved at the academic level. The organizing committee will usually issue an academic bulletin, which is considered a great success for the academic community.

Bian Mu suddenly dropped two major technical bombshells, disrupting the existing order in the venue.

The audience below consisted of academic luminaries from all over the world. Bian Mu shared his experience in making technological breakthroughs in two directions from two technical perspectives. On the surface, it might not seem very impressive, but that was not the case. Most of the experts sitting in the audience had worked on the front lines of clinical practice and drug research, and a considerable number of them were once business elites. After sitting there and thinking carefully for a while, they quickly realized that Bian Mu was no ordinary person!
What should be the future of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)? What should TCM look like in the near future—more scientific, more rigorous, and more effective? Where should we begin to improve the relevant academic theories, and in which direction should we make breakthroughs? Everyone is particularly uncertain about this.

There's no other reason than that it's almost impossible to suddenly reconnect with someone who has been away from the front lines of clinical practice and drug research for so long.

Bian Mu's remarks convey a very clear message, whether explicitly stated or implicitly: He has a solid grasp of academic, technical, clinical, and pharmaceutical research expertise. He possesses strong theoretical foundations, though not yet fully developed; he has practical experience, having already surpassed most renowned doctors in clinical practice, earning him a prestigious reputation! In pharmaceutical research, he may appear quiet and unassuming most of the time, but when it matters most, he can produce excellent drugs with sound reasoning and evidence. His theoretical contributions are subtle yet profound, demonstrating his experience and maturity. He is steady and reliable!
His behavior is completely inconsistent with his actual age!
Incredible!
The young upstart's performance on stage completely exceeded the expectations of the audience, and for a moment, controversy arose one after another, making the atmosphere in the venue lively.

Bian Mu originally planned to leave the scene, but he didn't expect that this move would cause such a stir. If he left without saying goodbye at this juncture, he would offend the entire academic community. How could he ever face anyone again?!

Should I continue? Bian Mu was worried that if she couldn't handle the situation and made a fool of herself, she wouldn't be able to make a living in the future.

For a moment, Bian Mu stood there looking somewhat awkward.

After a moment's hesitation, Bian Mu made a snap decision, turned around and gestured to a volunteer on duty to the left of the stage. The young man reacted quickly and went behind the stage to bring Bian Mu a simple wooden chair. It was neither too high nor too low, and it was quite comfortable for a short while.

"Thank you!" Bian Mu said softly, then placed the wooden chair aside and sat down casually, looking down at his nose and mind, completely at ease. Well, he sat there playing "meditation," seemingly oblivious to the reactions from the audience.

This tactic actually worked. After a while, some observant people in the audience began to remind the guests around them to stop talking nonsense, as the person on stage was already in deep meditation. The audience gradually returned to normal.

Suddenly opening her eyes, Bian Mu moved to the front of the podium as if nothing had happened, as if she had never left at all.

Those in the audience with more life experience realized that the person on stage was not someone to be trifled with. At the very least, he had excellent mental fortitude. At such a young and vigorous age, it was truly remarkable that he could regulate his mental rhythm so flexibly and consistently.

"A bamboo knife can cut paper without damaging its fibers and vital energy. The inner activity of the cut paper can be maintained for over a thousand years. The tension and vitality of human skin, muscles, tendons, blood vessels, fascia... are similar. Whether it's Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine, resorting to surgery is a last resort, not the best option. This is a fundamental principle. Why do I emphasize this point? Because if we hold this view, we will naturally place surgical treatment in a secondary position during the actual operation in the operating room. We must constantly remind ourselves that surgery can only be an auxiliary measure to other traditional Chinese medicine techniques, not a central measure, much less the ultimate solution. In this way, when making incisions, inserting needles, or administering medicine, we will naturally reduce all measures to a minimum. This is indeed completely different from the basic thinking of our Western medicine colleagues and other traditional Chinese medicine colleagues, which is why I have repeatedly emphasized this point. Without this, there is no way to talk about new types of traditional Chinese medicine surgery!" Bian Mu changed from his previous very humble tone to an equal exchange, the tone of an experience summary report, and his tone and demeanor were much more confident.

The senior teachers in the first three rows had already clearly sensed this, and they couldn't help but marvel at it.

Bian Mu deliberately paused for a moment to allow the teachers in the audience time to adjust.

Seeing that no one in the audience raised any further questions, Bian Mu continued, "Based on my practical experience in clinical practice, I believe that surgery itself is a form of trauma. In other words, as TCM doctors, before performing any surgery on a patient, we must be clear about one point: to treat disease B, we are actually preparing to intentionally inflict another type of Class A harm on the patient. Here, I want to emphasize that acupuncture itself is also a form of harm. Therefore, when we formulate the corresponding plan before surgery, we must at least add a prevention and treatment plan, which is a treatment plan targeting the trauma caused by the surgery itself. In practice, we will naturally and proactively minimize all surgical trauma. This is one of the essences of the so-called new TCM surgery. To put it bluntly, if TCM treatment really reaches the point where surgery and acupuncture are necessary, it is actually a sign of incompetence. Really! I am willing to take responsibility for this statement!"

Upon hearing this, the audience fell into an eerie silence, as if no one was there.

Bian Mu's words were indeed quite shocking!
Tilting his head slightly upward and taking a deep breath, Bian Mu continued his speech: "Even if a patient from a car accident or with a severed finger suddenly comes to the clinic, I still demand the same of myself: to stop the bleeding with the best surgical medicine, to completely cut off the source of infection as soon as possible, and to reconnect the patient's blood and qi as quickly as possible. I would never easily choose so-called new TCM surgery. At most, I would use special tools like needles and knives to do some minor shaping and fixation work, mainly relying on the miraculous effects of special medicines, supplemented by acupuncture and other treatments, striving to avoid major surgery. Really! That's how I usually operate. So, the meaning of 'the bamboo knife enters the body' is actually quite profound..."

Upon hearing this, some guests in the audience began to applaud and cheer!