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Subject Talk Series on Chinese Medicine for Elderly Health (Oct - Dec 2019)
The subject talks aim to arouse the public awareness towards elderly health, the self-care ability of the elderly, and to enhance the quality of caregiving.
Past Activities
| Date: |
2019/12/20 (Friday) |
| Time: |
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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| Description: |
Nocturia patients have to wake up at night to pass urine, which affects both the quality of sleep and life. The Chinese medicine practitioner will explain the cause of nocturia, then suggest food nourishment treatment and acupuncture points that can help improve the symptoms to create a better lifestyle. |
| Date: |
2019/12/12 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Yau Ma Tei Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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| Description: |
Instead of leading to death, the most awful thing about stroke is the permanent severe damage to the patients. Therefore preventing from stroke is really important to us. The registered Chinese medicine practitioner will talk about the reason of stroke, the rehabilitation and the prevention of it. |
| Date: |
2019/11/15 (Friday) |
| Time: |
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Po On Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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| Description: |
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. The stiffness that makes you difficult or impossible to move, causes so much inconvenience in your life. You might also feel the pain in the shoulder muscles that wrap around the top of your arm, and even in your upper arm. Worse still, the pain could get worse at night, which can make it hard to sleep.
A Chinese medicine practitioner will illustrate to the definition, causes and preventions of frozen shoulder through this seminar. |
| Date: |
2019/11/13 (Wednesday) |
| Time: |
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Tsuen Wan Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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| Description: |
Have you ever suffered from low back pain? It is not uncommon no matter in youth or adults, in offices or on streets. Mild one can be relieved in few days but some gradually affect knee joints, and even worse, the entire spine.
A registered Chinese medicine practitioner will illustrate the cause, symptoms and most importantly the preventions of the low back pain in the talk. |
| Date: |
2019/10/18 (Friday) |
| Time: |
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 noon |
| Venue: |
Tai Po Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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| Description: |
An introduction of the risk factors, symptoms, preventive measures and Chinese medicine therapy for knee osteoarthritis. |
| Date: |
2019/10/17 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: |
Lockhart Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room)
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| Description: |
Do you suffer from shoulder and back pain? Any difficulty in combing hair? Feeling dizziness or numbness of arms? Is there anything can help?
A registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner will illustrate the common causes, symptoms and preventive measures of shoulder and back pain through this talk. Relevant Chinese Medicine treatments, such as acupuncture will also be introduced. |
