Guest guest Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 hi yes i agree, from a professional point of view it can be frustrating at times to not know, which points did the job and if they did work at all.. i worked once as an assistant for an acupuncturist who did mainly japanese style and i found the hara-diagnosis to be a great tool not only for diagnosing but also to reconfirm if your tratment was succesful or not. but we CM-practitioners do have pulses! i don`t use many needles (2-5).after each insertion i check to see if the pulse is changing according to what i want to achieve. if that is not the case, i manipulate further or choose another point. if the change of the pulses stays stable after taking out the needles i have a strong clue that the points did the job. hope,this helps rebekka Chinese Medicine , " Guy Sedan " <guysedan wrote: > > Hi Nam and Group, > > As a young practitioner (3 years practicing ), there is question that I > would like to bring up to came up in your email. Although we have our > pattern differentiation, treatment strategies and point selection, we never > really know what point did what in the treatment. We are always left > guessing if it was the SI7 that did the trick, or another point in the > selection of points. Sometimes we have to wait to see the patient a week > later in order to know if we are on the right track. > This sense of frustration is stronger when I see my colleagues who had > studied TCM and now have deserted to Japanese acupuncture, claiming that is > much more precise and gives better results. They tell me that they can know > immediatly if the point did the job and if the results were obtained by > checking reflexes , pulses and so on. It sounds too good to be true . I > would like to hear your thoughts on the subject. > > Thanks, > Guy > > > > Any way, that was actually a lucky shot when I chose SI 7. I did not > > expect a good result before I started a treatment. However, > > everybody needs a lucky shot like this once in a while. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Hi Rebekka I have never seen a modern TCM English textbooks, were it is stated that one can see if the the treatment was successfully by palpating the pulse just after applying the needling . Isn't this idea taken from the Japanese acupuncture? Have you read traditional Chinese texts or seen TCM doctors in China that use such a technique in order to confirm treatment outcome? I sometimes take the pulse after needling the patient, and I do see changes, but I am not convinced that a change in the pulse indicates the treatment was successful. Needling most acupuncture points probably affect the nervous system, which in turn affects the pulse Thanks, Guy 2007/7/27, rebekka <knumpf1: > > hi > yes i agree, from a professional point of view it can be frustrating at > times to not know, > which points did the job and if they did work at all.. i worked once as an > assistant for an > acupuncturist who did mainly japanese style and i found the hara-diagnosis > to be a great > tool not only for diagnosing but also to reconfirm if your tratment was > succesful or not. > but we CM-practitioners do have pulses! i don`t use many needles > (2-5).after each > insertion i check to see if the pulse is changing according to what i want > to achieve. if that > is not the case, i manipulate further or choose another point. if the > change of the pulses > stays stable after taking out the needles i have a strong clue that the > points did the job. > hope,this helps > > rebekka > > --- In Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\ ogroups.com>, > " Guy Sedan " <guysedan > wrote: > > > > Hi Nam and Group, > > > > As a young practitioner (3 years practicing ), there is question that I > > would like to bring up to came up in your email. Although we have our > > pattern differentiation, treatment strategies and point selection, we > never > > really know what point did what in the treatment. We are always left > > guessing if it was the SI7 that did the trick, or another point in the > > selection of points. Sometimes we have to wait to see the patient a week > > later in order to know if we are on the right track. > > This sense of frustration is stronger when I see my colleagues who had > > studied TCM and now have deserted to Japanese acupuncture, claiming that > is > > much more precise and gives better results. They tell me that they can > know > > immediatly if the point did the job and if the results were obtained by > > checking reflexes , pulses and so on. It sounds too good to be true . I > > would like to hear your thoughts on the subject. > > > > Thanks, > > Guy > > > > > > > Any way, that was actually a lucky shot when I chose SI 7. I did not > > > expect a good result before I started a treatment. However, > > > everybody needs a lucky shot like this once in a while. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 hi guy, you are absolutely right,that needling any point will cause a change of pulse, in fact just to lay down for a while and any kind of treatment will change the pulse. but, lets say,while palpating pulse for diagnosis i find a kidney-deficiency and a blocked liver pulse. if, only seconds after needling the kidney pulse grows stronger and the liver pulse flows more smoothly, i do think i can take this as an indicator,that the treatment is going in the right direction,don`t you think? i never read it explicetly in a TCM-book, but they do state that the pulse gives us the most immediate insight into inner-physical and psychological processes. and, most of the long-term experienced practitioners (TCM, ACM and japanese style) i used to work with, were using the pulse as a parameter for " succesful " treatments. sincerely, rebekka --- Guy Sedan <guysedan schrieb: > Hi Rebekka > I have never seen a modern TCM English textbooks, > were it is stated that one > can see if the the treatment was successfully by > palpating the pulse just > after applying the needling . Isn't this idea taken > from the Japanese > acupuncture? > Have you read traditional Chinese texts or seen TCM > doctors in China that > use such a technique in order to confirm treatment > outcome? > I sometimes take the pulse after needling the > patient, and I do see changes, > but I am not convinced that a change in the pulse > indicates the treatment > was successful. Needling most acupuncture points > probably affect the nervous > system, which in turn affects the pulse Thanks, > Guy > > > > 2007/7/27, rebekka <knumpf1: > > > > hi > > yes i agree, from a professional point of view it > can be frustrating at > > times to not know, > > which points did the job and if they did work at > all.. i worked once as an > > assistant for an > > acupuncturist who did mainly japanese style and i > found the hara-diagnosis > > to be a great > > tool not only for diagnosing but also to reconfirm > if your tratment was > > succesful or not. > > but we CM-practitioners do have pulses! i don`t > use many needles > > (2-5).after each > > insertion i check to see if the pulse is changing > according to what i want > > to achieve. if that > > is not the case, i manipulate further or choose > another point. if the > > change of the pulses > > stays stable after taking out the needles i have a > strong clue that the > > points did the job. > > hope,this helps > > > > rebekka > > > > --- In > Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\ ogroups.com>, > > " Guy Sedan " <guysedan > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Nam and Group, > > > > > > As a young practitioner (3 years practicing ), > there is question that I > > > would like to bring up to came up in your email. > Although we have our > > > pattern differentiation, treatment strategies > and point selection, we > > never > > > really know what point did what in the > treatment. We are always left > > > guessing if it was the SI7 that did the trick, > or another point in the > > > selection of points. Sometimes we have to wait > to see the patient a week > > > later in order to know if we are on the right > track. > > > This sense of frustration is stronger when I see > my colleagues who had > > > studied TCM and now have deserted to Japanese > acupuncture, claiming that > > is > > > much more precise and gives better results. They > tell me that they can > > know > > > immediatly if the point did the job and if the > results were obtained by > > > checking reflexes , pulses and so on. It sounds > too good to be true . I > > > would like to hear your thoughts on the subject. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Guy > > > > > > > > > > Any way, that was actually a lucky shot when I > chose SI 7. I did not > > > > expect a good result before I started a > treatment. However, > > > > everybody needs a lucky shot like this once in > a while. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > dddd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 hi guy, you are absolutely right,that needling any point will cause a change of pulse, in fact just to lay down for a while and any kind of treatment will change the pulse. but, lets say,while palpating pulse for diagnosis i find a kidney-deficiency and a blocked liver pulse. if, only seconds after needling the kidney pulse grows stronger and the liver pulse flows more smoothly, i do think i can take this as an indicator,that the treatment is going in the right direction,don`t you think? i never read it explicetly in a TCM-book, but they do state that the pulse gives us the most immediate insight into inner-physical and psychological processes. and, most of the long-term experienced practitioners (TCM, ACM and japanese style) i used to work with, were using the pulse as a parameter for " succesful " treatments. sincerely, rebekka --- Guy Sedan <guysedan schrieb: > Hi Rebekka > I have never seen a modern TCM English textbooks, > were it is stated that one > can see if the the treatment was successfully by > palpating the pulse just > after applying the needling . Isn't this idea taken > from the Japanese > acupuncture? > Have you read traditional Chinese texts or seen TCM > doctors in China that > use such a technique in order to confirm treatment > outcome? > I sometimes take the pulse after needling the > patient, and I do see changes, > but I am not convinced that a change in the pulse > indicates the treatment > was successful. Needling most acupuncture points > probably affect the nervous > system, which in turn affects the pulse Thanks, > Guy > > > > 2007/7/27, rebekka <knumpf1: > > > > hi > > yes i agree, from a professional point of view it > can be frustrating at > > times to not know, > > which points did the job and if they did work at > all.. i worked once as an > > assistant for an > > acupuncturist who did mainly japanese style and i > found the hara-diagnosis > > to be a great > > tool not only for diagnosing but also to reconfirm > if your tratment was > > succesful or not. > > but we CM-practitioners do have pulses! i don`t > use many needles > > (2-5).after each > > insertion i check to see if the pulse is changing > according to what i want > > to achieve. if that > > is not the case, i manipulate further or choose > another point. if the > > change of the pulses > > stays stable after taking out the needles i have a > strong clue that the > > points did the job. > > hope,this helps > > > > rebekka > > > > --- In > Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\ ogroups.com>, > > " Guy Sedan " <guysedan > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Nam and Group, > > > > > > As a young practitioner (3 years practicing ), > there is question that I > > > would like to bring up to came up in your email. > Although we have our > > > pattern differentiation, treatment strategies > and point selection, we > > never > > > really know what point did what in the > treatment. We are always left > > > guessing if it was the SI7 that did the trick, > or another point in the > > > selection of points. Sometimes we have to wait > to see the patient a week > > > later in order to know if we are on the right > track. > > > This sense of frustration is stronger when I see > my colleagues who had > > > studied TCM and now have deserted to Japanese > acupuncture, claiming that > > is > > > much more precise and gives better results. They > tell me that they can > > know > > > immediatly if the point did the job and if the > results were obtained by > > > checking reflexes , pulses and so on. It sounds > too good to be true . I > > > would like to hear your thoughts on the subject. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Guy > > > > > > > > > > Any way, that was actually a lucky shot when I > chose SI 7. I did not > > > > expect a good result before I started a > treatment. However, > > > > everybody needs a lucky shot like this once in > a while. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Die etwas anderen Infos rund um das Thema Reisen. BE A BETTER WELTENBUMMLER! www..de/clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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