Guest guest Posted December 23, 2002 Report Share Posted December 23, 2002 I would add that TCM also allows the medicine (flawed as it may be) to be taught to a large number of people in a short amount of time. doug Finally I think TCM is for the masses, a gross over-simplification for a great number of people. To make it appealing, it must be easy, and have answers. But life and medicine is not cut and dry. When one dives deeper into the void one sees contradictions and one can make a choice, write them off and only rely on a consesus view or one can learn the flexibility of our existence and learn how to juggle many seemily contradictory paradigms. This latter stance is not going to be tolerated by many, therefore I think that is one reason that TCM is the way it is. But that is yet another option. -JAson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2002 Report Share Posted December 24, 2002 There were two of Ze'v's posts that I wanted to reply to. There are so many so callled alternative therapies out there. One of my patients recently saw an intuitive energy healer that put her on an herb, a liver enzyme and a cleanse program. The patient, seeking fast results, did as the intuitive (using muscle testing...) suggested. She is not noticing much change. People seek fast results and as professionals some acupuncturists take a two day seminar and study this and that technique to use muscle testing or electronic gadgets to show the channel pathways. Our tradition is ancient, time tested and true. The classical texts are indeed an ocean. In our lifetime we could not exhaust its depths. Having faith in oneself and in one's medicine, pursuing a scholarly study of the medicine- why are other methods necessary?? Patience is a virtue indeed, realizing that in treating longstanding chronic cases as well as acute, timing is of the essence. One may not produce immidiate results, but over time the patient will improve dramatically and have a better quality of life, better sleep, less pain and more energy. The combination of chinese medicine with other modalities usually leads to a less than thourough study and practice of both, a "generic" use of the modality without a deep enough study of either. Eti Eti Domb, L.Ac.AcuClinic: Acupuncture and Herbs1281 University Ave, Suite ESan diego CA 92103619.543.9280 Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2002 Report Share Posted December 26, 2002 , Eti Domb <etidomblac> wrote: One may not produce immidiate results, but over time the patient will improve dramatically and have a better quality of life, better sleep, less pain and more energy. classic herbal texts frequently make claims of very rapid cessation of symptoms with correct treatment. failure to produce immediate results has typically been considered a sign of failure throughpout chinese history. producing quick result s and providing a complete cure over time are two interwoven but separate facets of treatment. the goal is complete cure over time, but I find that dismissing failure to relieve symptoms is the battle cry of those who do not know how to relieve symptoms. and this is usually a matter of things like herb dosage or focusing too much on the root and yin organs when the branches need to be addressed. since most of our patients come to TCM for self-limited complaints, I find no solace in them getting better in six months. that might have happened anyway. in my experience,you can relieve symptoms and improve general quality of life right from the outset. especially with integrative therapy. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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