Tthe things I like about this self-service cafe situated in the most unlikely location is its clean and brightly lit environment , quiet ambient, reasonable price and the food menu. This cafe is actually a staff canteen located in the basement of the TCM Department of the KL Tung Shin Hospital. Though not serving exclusive vegetarian fare, it has a large variety of vegetable dishes in its lunch time menu to choose from. For lunch I ordered stirred fried Chinese spinach, stirred fried mixed bean and nuts and stewed tofu while my wife also ordered two types of vegetarian dishes.
I accompanied my wife to visit the hospital for acupuncture treatment for her stiff and painful shoulder condition. She had been complaining that she could not raise her hand above her head without feeling excruciating pain. I should think that some people would call this type of shoulder ailment as "frozen" shoulder. The 40 minutes of laying on the bed with needles stuck on her shoulder and hand brought immediate relief to her painful condition.
Since it was about 1.00pm after her treatment we adjourned to the cafe which is located next door to the TCM acupuncture clinic for our lunch. After so many repeat visits to the hospital for acupuncture therapy we have grown quite attached to this cafe.
On Saturday my wife returned to the hospital for another 30-minute session of acupuncture treatment for her sore back.
After the first treatment last week the persistent back pain appeared to have intensified on the second day and then eased gradually until it almost stopped completely. For the past three days prior to her second visit she had not experienced any pain.
After looking at the x-ray of her slightly curved spine the TCM physician explained that her spine has degenerated due to bad posture and onset of osteoporosis. As a result her back bone pressing against the nerves cause her to experience pain and that the post-treatment intensified pain was due to her body reacting to the needle treatment naturally. After the treatment was completed the TCM physician then advised her to come back for a third session next week and then after that on a as-need basis.
For a 30-minute session and a week's supply of herbal medicine the hospital charged her only RM29.00 (RM8.00 for the needle treatment and RM21.00 for the medicine). I remembered about two years ago a chiropractor charged her more than RM100.00 and no medicine for a 30-minute session of spinal manipulation and electric electrode therapy, yet brought her only temporary relief. The herbal concoction which is to be taken two times a day is supposed to tone up her sluggish blood circulation system and also to relax her tensed nerves.
