Chinese medical team provides free clinical services in Malta

STORY: Chinese medical team provides free clinical services in Malta SHOOTING DATE: May 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: BIRGU, Malta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a lecture delivered by the Chinese medical team 2. various of health consultations by Chinese medical team STORYLINE: The 19th Chinese medical team for Malta from the Mediterranean Regional Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine (MRCTCM) on Friday hosted a special event to provide free clinical services to elderly residents at the city hall of Birgu in southeastern Malta. Doctors from the medical team gave brief introductions about traditional Chinese massage techniques and shared recipes for a traditional soup made with brown sugar, red dates, and ginger before the services. Laurence Farrugia, 71, suffered from neck stiffness and limited mobility. He told Xinhua that after the event, he had decided to make an appointment with the Chinese doctors to relieve the stiffness of his neck. Miriam Ancil

Darvish has stiff neck

Darvish has stiff neck

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington answers reporters' questions on the stiffness in the neck of pitcher Yu Darvish in Surprise, Arizona, on March 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

Darvish has stiff neck

Darvish has stiff neck

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (R) is pictured after being scratched from the start in a Minor League game due to stiffness in his neck in Surprise, Arizona, on March 21, 2014. At left is pitching coach Mike Maddux.

Matsuzaka's season debut pushed back to mid-April

Matsuzaka's season debut pushed back to mid-April

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws pitches on March 6, 2010 in Fort Myers in Florida for the first time since he felt discomfort in his back in mid-February. Matsuzaka is unlikely to make his season debut until mid-April after falling behind schedule with stiffness in his back.

Rangers' Darvish suffers season's 1st loss

Rangers' Darvish suffers season's 1st loss

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish throws against the Chicago Cubs during a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 16, 2016. Darvish, who made his first start for over a month returning from right shoulder stiffness, took his first loss of the season in the Rangers' 3-1 defeat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rangers' Darvish suffers season's 1st loss

Rangers' Darvish suffers season's 1st loss

Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister (R) takes starter Yu Darvish (L) out of a game against the Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 16, 2016. Darvish, who made his first start for over a month returning from right shoulder stiffness, took his first loss of the season in the Rangers' 3-1 defeat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(CORRECTED) Matsuzaka's season debut pushed back to mid-April

(CORRECTED) Matsuzaka's season debut pushed back to mid-April

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws pitches on March 5, 2010 in Fort Myers in Florida for the first time since he felt discomfort in his back in mid-February. Matsuzaka is unlikely to make his season debut until mid-April after falling behind schedule with stiffness in his back. (Kyodo)

Matsuzaka's season debut pushed back to mid-April

Matsuzaka's season debut pushed back to mid-April

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws pitches on March 6, 2010 in Fort Myers in Florida for the first time since he felt discomfort in his back in mid-February. Matsuzaka is unlikely to make his season debut until mid-April after falling behind schedule with stiffness in his back. (Kyodo)

Left-handed pianist

Left-handed pianist

Photo taken in Ando, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2020, shows left-handed pianist Yuko Okada's last concert. Okada, 29, who debuted in 2016 as a pro despite dystonia in her right hand, will retire as she has begun feeling stiffness in her left hand as well. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Left-handed pianist

Left-handed pianist

Photo taken in Ando, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2020, shows left-handed pianist Yuko Okada's last concert. Okada, 29, who debuted in 2016 as a pro despite dystonia in her right hand, will retire as she has begun feeling stiffness in her left hand as well. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Otani out with fever, stiffness in legs

Baseball: Otani out with fever, stiffness in legs

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani arrives at the team's lodging in Peoria, Arizona, on Jan. 28, 2017, ahead of spring training. Otani skipped a workout the following day due to a fever and stiffness in both legs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo