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i have created an audio book on autumn pulse on CD
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dr holmes
www.acu-free.com


WMorris116@... wrote:
> Hi Heiko,
>
> The nature of the changing pulse is an area of exploration that is
> poorly addressed in standard pulse diagnosis texts. There are a number
> of factors that cause a changing pulse or the perception thereof.
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> /Patient/
> Touching tai yuan (lu9) over time will change the pulse as it is a
> meeting point of the vessels, stream point and source point for the
> lung. These influences are non-trivial.
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> If the patient has qi depletion, the holding power of the qi is
> diminished and there is lower stability in the expression of the
> qualities. This is especially true if the wei qi is weak.
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> Stability is also a feature of the shen. A changeable shen will cause
> the pulse to change (depletion of jing or qi may cause instability of
> shen).
>
> /Practitioner/
> Another factor that contributes significantly to poor interater
> reliability is technique. If one practitioner presses to the surface of
> the vessel, they are more likely to feel a wiry pulse while if the
> practitioner presses into the bloodstream, they are more likely to feel
> a slippery pulse.
>
> There is a risk that this beginner's experience will generate decisions
> about the value of pulse diagnosis that skew further investigation. In
> my opinion, there is value in this inquiry and it is important for the
> learner to understand the reasons for the events that are occuring.
>
> These are just a few ideas, I would like to hear about other ideas on
> these matters.
>
> Will Morris
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>> Then I come back and yes , the pulse is no longer bowstring and all
>> the pulses have changed dramatically in a space of 15 minutes. Now,
>> these students are not practising any kind of qi gong , massage or
>> anything to influence the status of health of the patient. I know many
>> acupuncture practitoners go by the rule that the pulses must change
>> during the needling in order to acertain that the treatment is doing
>> something.
>> I have suspected that even the intent of an acupuncture practitoner
>> could influence the pulse but what has happened here at college has
>> ruled that out.
>> Do pulses just change with the ebb and flow of the day even after
>> after 15 minutes? Are some acupuncture practitoners just concluding
>> the wrong things because the pulses have changed during a treatment?
>> Does just touching someone change the pulse?
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