Lu’s Eight Duan Jin for Fibromyalgia Syndrome

The Eight Duan Jin, which originated in the Song Dynasty, is one of the longest running and most widely used health exercises, and also has the effect of eliminating diseases and fitness, because it has eight sets of movements, people call it “Eight Duan Jin”. It has been applied to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic syndrome and other diseases and fatigued subhealthy people, and has achieved preliminary results. It has also been reported that Badaanjin can improve sleep and mental health. Jiao Juan, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guang’anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Lu’s Eight Duan Brocade is an innovation by our national medical master, Professor Lu Zhizheng, based on the inheritance of the essence of Eight Duan Brocade for health and wellness, with appropriate simplification of the movements for patients with rheumatic diseases with extensive muscle pain and stiffness, which reduces the difficulty of practicing while improving the therapeutic effect. Lu’s Eight Duan Jin combines physical and mental exercise, with slow, gentle and elegant movements. Through breathing and mental regulation, it can unblock the meridians, harmonize the internal organs, achieve the unity of form and spirit, and balance yin and yang. Recently, it has been tried to be applied to the treatment of rheumatic diseases with widespread muscle and joint pain such as fibromyalgia syndrome. Patients need to come to the hospital to practice 1 to 2 times a week, each time lasting 60 minutes, and the rest of the time to practice at home for 30 minutes a day (can be divided into 2 sessions). Doctors in charge of this program: Dr. Jiao and Dr. Zhao. For inquiries, please visit the Rheumatology Clinic on Mondays and Thursdays all day or on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, or call 88001425