中医整脊疗法的英文名词 The English terminology of TCM Spinal Treatment Therapy

4 June 2014年6月4日

中医整脊疗法的英文名词 The English terminology of TCM Spinal Treatment Therapy

整脊疗法在2006年于中国正式立项，中医整脊要走向世界，必须把项目名词定好。要不然在英语名词上就会显得混淆。
The project of Spinal Treatment Therapy (Zhengji) as part of Chinese Medicine was officially approved in 2006 by the Chinese government, In order to let the project to engage into the global traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) community, we need to set an official English name for the project.

现在世界脊柱健康联盟已经成立，我们也授权成立新加坡国家总会，以后有许多文件需要使用到英语用词，我建议以英语Spinal Manipulation Therapy、Spinal Manipulative Therapy、Spinal Manipulative Medicine 来取代现在常用的Chiropractor、Chiropractic或 Zhengji。
The World Spinal Health Association was officially established, we have been authorized as the Singapore National Committee. In future, we need to prepare English documents in order to promote to Western world. We suggest to apply the term 'Spinal Manipulation Therapy', 'Spinal Manipulative Therapy', 'Spinal Manipulative Medicine to replace the terms of 'Chiropractor', 'Chiropractic' or 'Zhengji'.

Chiropractor 或 Chiropractic是指毕业于美式整脊学院的医师的职称或专业，他们的本科课程一般是5年左右。如果没有通过这5年的本科培训，我们认为不应该使用这类名词或衔头。
Chiropractor or Chiropractic are professions who has graduated from Chiropractic colleges which are usually degree course, one who are not trained in this profession should not use the term of these.

中医整脊历史比西方要早千百年，当然有很多人对我的说法不以为然。
Spinal Treatment Therapy in Chinese medicine has a far long history than Western Chiropractic medicine. Some may not agreed with us.

但根据《中国整脊学》韦以宗主编，人民卫生出版社出版（本书填补了中国整脊学研究的一项空白，使中医整脊上升到一个新的科学平台，促进其现代化的发展。）：现代临床常见的颈椎病、腰腿痛，早在公元前3世纪成书的《五十二病方》已有描述。《五十二病方•足臂十一脉灸经》、公元前1世纪的《黄帝内经》和公元3世纪成书的《针灸甲乙经》均有类似描述，或将颈肩臂痛称为“臂厥”，腰腿痛称为“踝厥”。
But according to written by Professor Yizong Wei (The book has enrich the studies of Spinal Treatment in China, and bring the Chinese Spinal Therapy to a new scientific platform, promote the development of its modernization.), the modern back pain related diseases were recorded on 'Classical Text of 52 Formulas' (believed to be the first Chinese medicine classical text in history), which was written 3rd century B.C. Similar symptoms were also recorded in 《Classical Text of the Yellow Emperor》and 《Classical Text of Acupuncture and Moxibustion》.

对于整脊手法的应用，公元610年，巢元方编《诸病源候论》，书中“养生方导引法” 介绍用引、伸、摇、振、压、努、挽等治疗颈腰病痛。公元640年，孙思送著《备急千金要方》中载“老子按摩法”，介绍推、捺、捻、掘、挟、细、抱、托、筑、挽、振、摇、溺、伸等手法治脊椎病及四肢病痛，这些手法一直延续发展至今。
The application of spinal manipulation methods were also recorded in《Treatise on the Causes and Manifestations of Diseases》, compiled by Yuanfang Cao on year 610. This classical text recorded many manipulation methods which are still using today.

中医整脊疗法包括理筋、调曲、练功的三大治疗原则，手法、针灸、内外用药、练功康复的四大疗法和八大整脊手法。经过数千年的发展，其历史、内容、文化都非常的深广。
Spinal treatment in Chinese medicine include of three important principles: treating the tendons, adjusting the bones and Qigong exercise. And also consist of 8 different types of spinal manipulation methods. It has a very long and deep history, culture and contents.

所以，我们根本就不需要使用这些西方的名词如Chiropractic、Chiropractor、Osteopathy、Osteopath等名词。
So, there isn’t any necessary for us to use any of these terms like Chiropractic、Chiropractor、Osteopathy、Osteopath etc.

在中国大陆的学术界，因为都是使用汉语为主，对英语不甚理解，所以有些学者还是使用Chiropractic的名词，或者有些就直接翻译Zhengji，就如推拿Tuina一样。Tuina因为使用时间较长久，所以还有许多人了解，但是如果用Zhengji，相信很多人就不明白其中含义。
Chinese academia may not understand English so well, so some of them may still use the term chiropractic or so, or some even use direct translation of ‘Zhengji’. ‘Zhengji’ is same as ‘Tuina’, are direct translate from Mandarin, but many may not understand the term of ‘Zhengji’.

建议以英语Spinal Manipulation Therapy、Spinal Manipulative Therapy、Spinal Manipulative Medicine来取代现在常用的Chiropractor、Chiropractic或 Zhengji。
We suggest applying the term 'Spinal Manipulation Therapy', 'Spinal Manipulative Therapy', 'Spinal Manipulative Medicine to replace the terms of 'Chiropractor', 'Chiropractic' or 'Zhengji'.

朱立信 Choo Led Sin

世界脊柱健康联盟新加坡国家总会主席
Chairman of Singapore National Committee of the World Spinal Health Association