PULSE DIAGNOSIS NUANCES
(Posted 2011-09-09 10:55:25 by ArchPaladin)

One of the online acupuncture & herbal groups of which I am a member had
this link [ http://www.acupuncture.com/education/diagnosis/pulsediag.htm ]
[acupuncture.com] circle around it for a little while.  I am linking to it
here more for my retrieval benefit than anything else.  It is not material
I would expect non-acupuncturists to understand.

The writer (James) goes into considerable nuance over pulse diagnosis - one
of the most enigmatic diagnostic subjects in the acupuncture profession. 
It seems to me that when trying to base one's medical therapies off of
classical texts you will inevitably come up against these problems - what
to do with all the thorny passages in the text?  I applaud James for his
treatment of the subject, although at times I have to admit what value
there is in trying to acquire such finely tuned skills.  Does it really
impact clinical outcomes that much?

I suppose we all approach this medicine from different angles and find and
immerse ourselves in the things that best connect us to it.

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