What Pulse Changes Tell Us Over Time Introduction: Why Change Matters More Than a Single Reading Pulse diagnosis is often discussed as a snapshot of the body’s condition at a given moment. While this snapshot is valuable, its deeper clinical power emerges only over time. A single pulse reading reveals the current state of regulation; […]
What Pulse Changes Tell Us Over Time Read Post »
Pulse Diagnosis vs Symptom-Based Evaluation Introduction: Why Looking Only at Symptoms Is Often Not Enough When people seek medical care, they usually focus on symptoms—pain, discomfort, fatigue, or other noticeable problems. Symptom-based evaluation plays an important role in healthcare, especially for identifying acute conditions and emergencies. However, symptoms are outcomes, not origins. They describe what
Pulse Diagnosis vs Symptom-Based Evaluation Read Post »
Why Pulse Diagnosis Cannot Be Standardized Introduction: The Question of Standardization A common question raised about pulse diagnosis is whether it can—or should—be standardized. In modern medicine, standardization is often associated with objectivity, reliability, and scientific rigor. From this perspective, methods that resist strict standardization are sometimes viewed with skepticism. However, this assumption rests on
Why Pulse Diagnosis Cannot Be Standardized Read Post »
Pulse Diagnosis as a Dynamic, Ongoing Evaluation Introduction: Why Assessment Cannot Be a One-Time Event In many medical settings, diagnosis is treated as a fixed conclusion: once a condition is identified, treatment proceeds according to a predetermined plan. In clinical Chinese medicine, assessment is understood differently. Because the human body is a living, adaptive system,
Pulse Diagnosis as a Dynamic, Ongoing Evaluation Read Post »
Why Pulse Diagnosis Is a Systems Assessment Method Introduction: Pulse Diagnosis Beyond Technique Pulse diagnosis is often misunderstood as a traditional technique used to identify specific symptoms or disease categories. In clinical Chinese medicine, however, pulse diagnosis functions as something far more fundamental: a system-level assessment method. Rather than isolating individual signs, pulse diagnosis evaluates
Why Pulse Diagnosis Is a Systems Assessment Method Read Post »
Five Phases in Chinese Medicine: A Relational Model of Physiological Systems Introduction: Why the Five Phases Are Often Misinterpreted The Five Phases—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—are frequently described as symbolic elements or philosophical categories. In clinical Chinese medicine, however, they function as a relational model for understanding how physiological systems interact, regulate one another,
Five Phases in Chinese Medicine Read Post »
Yin–Yang in Chinese Medicine: A Regulatory Model for Balance and Change Introduction: Why Yin–Yang Is Often Misunderstood Yin–yang is one of the most widely recognized concepts associated with Chinese medicine—and also one of the most frequently misunderstood. It is often treated as a philosophical symbol, a cultural metaphor, or a vague idea of opposites. In
Yin-Yang in Chinese Medicine Read Post »
Qi in Chinese Medicine: A Medical and Functional Explanation Introduction: Why Qi Requires Clarification Qi is one of the most frequently used—and most misunderstood—concepts in Chinese medicine. It is often translated as “energy,” treated as a metaphor, or dismissed as a pre-scientific belief. Yet within Chinese medicine, qi is neither mystical nor symbolic. It is
Qi in Chinese Medicine Read Post »
Why Chinese Medicine Works Qi-Based Medical Thinking and Treatment By Songtao Zhou, President, Colorado Chinese Medicine University Chinese medicine continues to be used worldwide not because of tradition alone, but because it offers a coherent medical logic for understanding health, illness, and recovery. Rather than focusing solely on physical structures or isolated symptoms, Chinese medicine
Why Chinese Medicine Works Read Post »
