Stress Relief 13 - Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chapter 13 of DVD)

A complete system unto itself. Concerned with balance of Chi or Life Force. Under stress, chi is out of balance - deficiency of chi in one area, blockage of chi in another. Chinese medical practitioners diagnose by checking pulse: 3 different places, 2 different depths on either side. Each pulse is a different organ in the body. Patient sticks out tongue for doctor to check. Treatments: medical herbs, massage, diet, and acupuncture. Good research data show it helps with sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and pain.

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[ClassicalQIhouse]

First of all, there is more evidence that TCM works than there is of most drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Secondly, you can not measure, evaluate, or study TCM and its therapeutics using metrics related to other practices, such as western medicine; it would be like trying to measure speed with a manometer.

Do not try to find evidence of TCM from a point of view outside of TCM. I have seen more western doctors simply say "we do not know what to do" than TCM doctors....and get results.

[Soger91]

who cares, they´ve been doing it for 3000 years and they are all ok

[DrJekyll10000]

There is no objective evidence that accupunture works. Many studies have found its effect is equal to a placebo. Do a search on any evidence-based medicine database; pubmed, cochrane library, ACP Journal etc., and you will find the same thing.