Acupuncture point LI20 located in the nasolabial sulcus at the level of insertion of the wings of the nose is known as Yingxiang. Ying translates into good and xiang into smell. Other possible translations include welcomed fragrance or pleasant perfume. The name of this point is due both to its location as their clinical indications. Lying near the nose is one of the main points used in the treatment of any problems affecting this sense organ in particular anosmia.
Acupuncture point ST29 located 1 cun superior to the upper edge of the symphysis pubis and 2 cun lateral to the SML (Sagital Midline) is known as Guilai. This term means back home. Its main clinical indications refer to the treatment of problems in the genitals and the uterus. His name provides him with the latter function, by which means, more correctly, the return home of menstruation. Read the rest of this entry »
Much has I written about what it means qi in Chinese medicine. Much has I written about this concept and the ridiculous manipulations that had victimize this ideogram and that end up systematically with translations as qi is “energy.” The same goes for other Chinese terms as yin and yang that always find them selfs being erroneous translated as “positive energy” and “negative energy“.
There are some differences between the qi in Chinese medicine and “energy” of Western Vitalistic Chinese medicine. The Qi of Chinese medicine can hardly be translated and easily find several possible translations, the “energy” of Western Vitalistic Chinese medicine is already translated. You can define the meaning of Qi. But nobody can define what it means by “energy.” Read the rest of this entry »
It is noted that diseases in Western medicine has a logical cataloging of symptoms and clinical signs similar to disease in Chinese Medicine than in relation to clinical patterns.
What matters, for the reader, is that the same disease may be presented with different clinical patterns. Imagine a urinary tract infection (urinary infection is a western disease, but serves for our example).
Low urinary tract infection will be characterized by various symptoms such as dysuria (painful urination), hematuria (blood in urine), pollakiuria (increased urination) and urgency to urinate. Can still be pain/discomfort in lower abdomen and changes in smell of urine. The presence of all these symptoms makes us think of the urinary tract infection. However, the urinary infection can present itself in the form of different clinical patterns. Read the rest of this entry »
Too often I find myself where my discussions were my interlocutors do not well understand what are symptoms, clinical signs, diseases or clinical patterns/syndromes. This text serves to explain exactly what these terms mean.
A symptom is no more than one complaint reported by patients. It refers to something the patient feels as pathological. For example, when a patient says “I feel toothache” is referring to a symptom. The symptom indicates that something is not right, that there is a problem, whether imagined or not the patient.
For its part the clinical sign is something that can be perceived by health professionals without resorting to the patient’s report. It is something directly perceived by health professionals.
Let’s assume a simple case study. A patient presents himself with joint pain that worsens with exposure to heat and in times of changing weather. Also you can feel hot skin to the touch and observe local redness. Read the rest of this entry »
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