Comprehensive diagnostics

 

We diagnose with

● Palpation of the patient's radial artery pulse (Pulse diagnosis) in six positions

● Observations of patient's Tongue, Voice, Hair, Face, Posture, Gait, Eyes, Ears, Vein on index
   finger of small children

● Palpation of the patient's body (especially the Abdomen, Chest, Back and Lumbar areas ) for
   tenderness or comparison of relative warmth or coolness of different parts of the body

● Observation of the patient's various odors

● Asking the patient about the effects of their problem.

● Anything else that can be observed without instruments and without harming the patient

● Asking detailed questions about their family, living environment, personal habits, food diet,
   emotions, menstrual cycle for women, child bearing history, sleep, exercise, and anything that
   may give insight into the balance or imbalance of an individual.  


Examination of the tongue and the pulse are among the principal diagnostic methods in Asian Medicine.
Certain sectors of the tongue's surface are believed to correspond to the Organ. For example, teeth marks on one part of the tongue might indicate a problem with the Heart, while teeth marks on another part of the tongue might indicate a problem with the Liver.
Pulse palpation involves measuring the pulse both at a superficial and at a deep level at three different locations on the radial artery ( located two fingerbreadths from the wrist crease, one fingerbreadth from the wrist crease, and right at the wrist crease, respectively, usually palpated with the index, middle and ring finger) of each arm, for a total of twelve pulses, all of which are thought to correspond with certain organ.
The pulse is examined for several characteristics including rhythm, strength and volume, and described with qualities like "floating, slippery, bolstering-like, feeble, thready and quick"; each of these qualities indicate certain disease patterns. Learning Asian Medicine pulse diagnosis can take several years.