In an effort to understand my new pulse taking skills...I recently took a patient's pulse and felt an excess aspect (tiny extension) to the R- proximal guan...
Hi Sean, Good to 'hear' from you. Carl, who are you studying with? I assume it is the current stock of teachers who are certified by Dragon Rises. If that is...
Hi. I recently saw a 71y/o female in my school clinic. Her c/c was HTN, which she is currently managing with pharmaceuticals. Her BP was 110/70. She has no...
Hi Will and Sean! Many thanks for your answers! Yes, I am following the Shen/Hammer system, studying with Scott Towers and using their terminology. The problem...
Hello, Dr. Passov is it? The shape of the pulse you are describing is a yinqiao pulse according to Chapter 10 of Wang Shuhe's Pulse Classic. When I encounter...
Carl - I saw a patient like this once before, they worked in a factory with chemical exposures [the pulse had blood unclear (it gets slightly wider and then...
Hi, bleeding ap-points waste qi, and may be done only in severe and damaging symptoms of excess. Better to treat deficient points, then the excess will flow to...
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differs with different points, and one must have a real reason to do this some thoughts position of patient: example 1. bleeding the yintang is fraught with...
Hi Will, Thank you and Vanessa works well for me. I love this pulse group. Thank you. Hope all is well. Vanessa WMorris116@... wrote: Hello, Dr. Passov is...
Aha! Hi Vanessa, Good to hear from you. Let us know how the inquiry about yin qiao patterns unfolds. W William R. Morris, DAOM, MSEd, LAc President, AAOM 2700...
Hi Carl, Speaking of chemical exposures, a very slow rate is also a finding associated with poisoning (whether through malice or industry or both). Of course...
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Hey there Brandt, Thanks for the input and the hand-heart circulatory system/heart analysis. Yes , it is good to see activity on the list. It has an...
Hi Will, That's a tough question. I favor quality over quantity; Nevertheless an accounting of membership, such as introductions, would be interesting. I...
Hi KD, The expectation is that after palpating, or needling the xi cleft, the tai yang manifestation in the pulse will subside, pain will reduce, and range of...
Hi KD, The area you are identifying relates, according to Leon Hammer, to the Small intestine. I have included a chart summarizing all of the primary and...
Hello, 1) What does the presence of a bifurcated pulse indicate? I had a 27 y/o female patient come in a while back with a LV pulse that possessed two...
A very elementary question here, but I'm feeling some confusion. When assesing a pulse, how does one know what avenue to choose? Would you check all...
I have been utilizing some of the pulse taking techniques in the clinic. I know we were taught to insert the appropriate corresonding needles for only a few...
I had a patient in the clinic who was experiencing heart palpitations. She described it as a sensation of fluttering and when she grabbed her chest the...
Hi Sunara, That is absolutely OK-- The first phase of needles need not be removed, rather, additional needles such as: FM, BS, Yuan source, internal-external...
Hi Vanessa, It is confusing at times processing all the information available through the pulse. Will Morris once told me that the capacity to filter and focus...
Hi Allyson, Leon Hammer suggests that a "split pulse" particularly of the middle positions, can indicate an anomolus branch of the palmar artery, the splitting...
Joe thanks for the diagram and explanation ~ piece by piece this information is so helpful; thank you!! And w/regard to the SI connection, it does seem to be...
Dear Joe, and Allyson: Actually Leon would suggest that the Split pulse, which is most often felt over the whole pulse, or the left middle position is related...
When taking the pulse, I've often felt what seems to be 2 distinct characteristics on the HT position. There is the general overall HT pulse, but also another...
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