Traditional Chinese Medicine possesses rich traditional cultural elements and is heavily indoctrinated with general ethics.It advocates for individualized treatment for different patients and adopts a multiple targets approach.Although scientific medicine in the modern age has offered a lot to human health,its deductive approach has appeared deficient in too many areas like degenerative,immunological disturbances and cancer.As the mystery of genomic studies is gradually unveiled,individualized treatment is expected to materialize while the complicated interactions within the human body,outside and inside the cells,between the proteins and the influences of the external environments await future answers.It is therefore obvious that Chinese medicine could be used as a specialty which helps to keep a balance between the interacting forces,while methodology of modern science could be utilized to supply reasonable explanations in the long run.

Multichannel intraluminal impedance( MII)is a new technique that monitors comprehensively the function of esophagus and the nature and composition of gastroesophageal reflux, and can be applied for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease( GERD),especially suitable for the diagnosis of weakly acidic reflux,non-acid reflux, refractory GERD,and GERD with atypical symptoms. This article reviewed the study on MII and its clinical application in diagnosis of GERD.

[Objective]To look for rehabilitation means for swollen and painful hands,and feet.[Method]A Herbal bath was used to bathe swollen hands and feet after wrist and ankle fractures.The design of the clinical trial was randomized,single-blinded with placebo.Parameters measured included hand or foot volume,joint motions and self-evaluation.[Result]Results showed that positive outcome was observed in swelling control and joint motions as well as self-evaluation.[Conclusion]Herbal bath produced good results in the control of hand and foot swellings.