Chapter 729: Chapter 298: Easily Cured, The Patient Who Got the Runaround
The child is so young, the parents’ biggest worry is the huge risk brought by surgery and the unsightly scars it may leave. They are even more concerned whether the arm can regain normal mobility after treatment.
Some severe falls can cripple a child.
"From the X-rays, the child’s right shoulder joint dislocation is severe. I can try to manually reduce it, and if successful, he might just need to rest for about a month to recover. If manual reduction is unsuccessful, surgery might then be considered."
Zhou Can has observed several senior doctors in clinics multiple times.
Although this is his first time treating patients alone, he is fully capable of addressing the questions from the families and patients.
Not giving definite answers but leaving room for possibilities is a fundamental principle in doctor-patient communication.
Many medical conditions can change in an instant.
Some patients might appear to have mild symptoms at first, but in the next hour or two, they might be gone.
The most common cases are like cerebral infarction or sudden cardiac death.
"Is it really just manual reduction needed? That’s great! Can Dr. Zhou perform this manual reduction?" the boy’s mother eagerly asked after hearing the treatment plan, strongly desiring for the doctor to perform manual reduction on her son.
It’s cost-effective, and the child suffers less.
"I can try!"
After saying that, Zhou Can stood up and walked towards the boy, still letting the child’s father hold him.
"Manual reduction might hurt a bit, little buddy, you have to be brave!" Zhou Can comforted the child while signaling the father to cooperate.
He grabbed the boy’s right arm and supported his right shoulder with the other hand.
The boy immediately showed a pained expression.
Zhou Can gently swayed the boy’s right arm, searching for the proper joint reduction point.
"Uh uh..."
The boy let out a low whimper, the pain still within his tolerance.
His eyes were fixed on Zhou Can, filled with a hint of panic.
The child’s parents need not even be mentioned.
Their hearts were hung high with each motion of Zhou Can’s right hand, extremely anxious.
Suddenly, Zhou Can’s gaze turned cold, and with a slight push and press upward,
"Crack!"
The sound of the bone joint snapping back in place echoed, and the boy cried out loud from the instant intense pain.
The parents almost jumped out of their throats.
"Dr. Zhou, how is my son?"
The boy’s mother asked first.
Not being professionals, they couldn’t tell the condition from the outside.
"Do you have a lollipop in your hand?" Dr. Zhou asked without directly answering the mother’s question.
"Yes! My child was crying a lot on the way here, so I bought two candies to soothe him."
The boy’s mother didn’t know why Zhou Can was asking this.
"Here, let me borrow this."
Zhou Can took the candy from her hand and shook it in front of the crying boy. Sure enough, it had a special effect.
When a child cries, he is actually seeking attention and care from adults.
Despite the boy crying bitterly, he was actually keeping a watchful eye on the adults’ reactions with his eyes slightly open.
For a child, sweet foods are an irresistible temptation.
"Want some?"
Zhou Can, without any extra words, went straight to the point.
"Uh uh... want!"
The little boy was only three years old and had none of the cunning of adults.
A child’s thinking is very simple.
Seeing the food he likes, he really wants to eat it.
"Here you go!"
Zhou Can handed it to him.
The boy immediately reached out with his left hand, but Zhou Can shook his head.
"Use that hand!"
The boy hesitated at first, but ultimately couldn’t resist the temptation of the sweet, tentatively extending his right hand.
"Ah... God, it’s okay, it really is okay! My child’s arm is fixed!"
The boy’s mother covered her mouth in disbelief, an expression of surprise on her face, genuinely thrilled.
"Ha ha, experts indeed are experts, casually putting my son’s arm back in place! Today has truly been an eye-opener!"
The boy’s father was also extremely happy.
Zhou Can seemed to have known it was fixed, maintaining a calm demeanor with a slight smile.
Watching the joyful family of three.
After receiving the candy, the boy stopped crying.
However, probably because he had been quite upset, he still sniveled from time to time.
"Dr. Zhou, is my son all right now? Does he need any medication?"
"The child is only three years old, I won’t prescribe any medication; after all, every medicine has its side effects! However, once a joint dislocates, it is very susceptible to a repeat dislocation if not properly attended to in the short term. So I need to make a sling for his right arm to hang around his neck for about a month. And then you can give your child some calcium-rich foods. I will also prescribe a bottle of children-specific calcium tablets."
Zhou Can provided the subsequent treatment plan.
A dislocation is not a big issue, but the joint capsule becomes loose due to the dislocation, significantly reducing the difficulty of re-dislocation.
Those street performers who dislocate their arms without any external support can do so because, through extensive practice, they have loosened their joint capsules, making dislocation much easier.
Doctors usually cast or sling a dislocated joint for about a month to let the patient recover.
And also prescribe calcium tablets to strengthen the patient’s bone density.
"Okay! We’ll do as you say!"
Having witnessed Zhou Can cure their son, the boy’s parents were very impressed by his medical skills.