Archive for the ‘Diagnosis’ Category
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
A pulse diagnosis is an important part of the diagnostic process in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an ancient medical practice which has been an important part of Chinese culture for over two thousand years. The practice of TCM relies on the basic principle that illness arises from imbalances in the ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Diagnosis is Essential to Good Medicine
Doctors cannot treat without a diagnosis.ÿ Diagnosis means, literally, "complete knowledge."ÿ The TCM practitioner will conduct a thorough interview, history, and physical exam in order to get this complete knowledge of their patient.ÿ They will ask you questions about everything from your bowel movements and ...
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Pulse Quality Chart
Pulse
Description
Meaning
Choppy
Pulse is uneven and rough. Classically defined as a knife scraping bamboo.
Blood deficiency or blood stagnation
Deep
Pulse has most strength at lowest level and requires deep pressure to feel well.
Internal organ deficiency
Fast
Pulse is greater than 80 beats per mintue.
Heat, either excess or deficient
Full
Pulse can be felt strongly on all ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
by Cathy WongChinese medicine practitioners believe the appearance of your tongue can reveal a lot about your health.
Tongue diagnosis is an important part of the Chinese medical assessment. During an examination, the practitioner usually looks at the overall tongue coating, shape, and color. Then he or she looks at specific ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
The Marks of Wisdom and What They Mean
As we age our face changes. We get wrinkles and lines, dark spots and shadings. And though we tend to resent them, these signs of experience are good because they are recording our chronological passages of life. They are visual proof that we ...
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