What is Chinese pulse diagnosis?

Traditional Chinese medicine (tcm) pulse diagnosis is one of the four major assessments in tcm consultation. Through pulse palpation at three locations, i.e. cun, guan and chi, on both wrists, general health condition of a person and a particular organ can be fully recognized.

How does Chinese pulse reading work?

In traditional Chinese medicine, the pulse is divided into three positions on each wrist. The first pulse closest to the wrist is the cun (inch, 寸) position, the second guan (gate, 關), and the third pulse position furthest away from the wrist is the chi (foot, 尺).

Is pulse diagnosis accurate?

Pulse Diagnois is Shockingly Accurate.

What does pulse rate mean in Chinese medicine?

The pulse indicates overall health and strength of energy. Although rate is noted if it is abnormally fast, slow, or irregular, what an acupuncturist tunes into otherwise is overall quality of the pulse as in strength, width, shape, depth, length and more.

How can pulse be diagnosed?

When the doctor has examined the tongue, it is time for pulse diagnosis. The patient stretches out her wrists or lays them on a small cushion on the table. The doctor will use three fingers to take the patient’s pulse at three positions on each wrist, using first gentle then stronger pressure to feel in depth.

How can I improve my weak pulse?

How to treat a weak or absent pulse

1. Lay the person on a firm surface.
2. Kneel down beside the person’s chest.
3. Place one of your hands on the center of their chest, and place your other hand on top of the first.
4. Lean in with your shoulders, and apply pressure to the person’s chest by pushing down at least 2 inches.

How is pulse disease diagnosed?

In Ayurveda Nadi-Pariksha (pulse examination) is used for making the diagnosis. It uses pulse signal sensed at radial artery on wrist below the thumb for diagnosis manually. The pulse signal contains very useful information related to human body. In some cases physician needs patient to tell symptoms of disease.

Why do they check your pulse before acupuncture?

While the pulse is an instrumental tool used in both Western and Chinese medicine, in TCM, it is used to assess the overall health and functionality of the major organs, blood flow and the state of the qi/energy (in the body).

How do Chinese doctors diagnose?

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners use 5 basic methods of diagnosis in their assessments, including looking, listening, smelling, asking, and touching. Inspection not only focuses on the patient’s physical appearance and behavior, but it also pays particular attention on the tongue.