The bone-setting therapy in traditional Chinese medicine is a treatment for motor system diseases like bone fracture and joint dislocation through pulling, repositioning and aligning etc, with small splints keeping the broken bones in position. The therapy is a key component in traditional Chinese medicine, dating back over 3,000 years. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were already doctors specialized in orthopedic disease treatment. Basic theories and techniques in this field took shape in the Qin and Han Dynasties and were handed down from generation to generation. Such theories and techniques were greatly featured in medical works like the Thousand Golden Essential Prescriptions.

During the course of long-term medical practices, a unique and systematic set of theories, principles and methods about the bone-setting therapy has been formed, gaining rich experiences. Using small splints to hold bones in position was pioneered in China and later followed by many other countries. The bone-setting therapy is arguably one of the remarkable contributions traditional Chinese medicine has made to the world medical science.     

Characterized by “no operations, no medications, quick recovery and cheap expenses”, the age-old bone-setting therapy in traditional Chinese medicine has proved popular with the masses of patients. Simple and effective therapies like this have contributed a great deal to the health of the Chinese nation in the long-term medical practices. Meanwhile, such therapies have been passing from one generation to another and enjoying continuing development.