Thai doctor continues his father's legacy to promote TCM

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Inheriting the healing skills from his father who moved to Thailand from China four decades ago, Chen Chantouch, a Thai doctor specializing in Chinese massage and bone-setting, has committed himself to traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, to treat the Thai people.

Working at Hua Chiew Hospital, the biggest TCM hospital in Thailand, which was established in 1995, 30-year-old Chen is among the nearly 3,000 TCM doctors who have registered themselves with the Thai Ministry of Health.