Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 When i first learned pulses a fast pulse was 80BPM and above. Now i notice that it is 90BPM and above. John Shen also said it was 82 BPM and above. My experience is that 90 BPM is really fast and for most people 80 BPM or above is a good criteria for a rapid pulse. Any thoughts? Michael Tierra www.planetherbs.com _____ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 5289 Spam messages and set aside 3251 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hi Michael, I definitely agree that a fast pulse is anything at or over 80. At that rate, there is something going on that is clinically relevant. Most pulse texts will say 60-90 bpm is normal, but I feel (and teach my pulse students) that 72-76 is ideal, and 70-78 or is normal. -Anne **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 According to other practitioners, like Jeffrey Yuen, the number of beats correspond with the patient's breath, so there is some disagreement. I think the correlation with the practitioner is part of the development of the art of the medicine - the Zong Qi of the practitioner is steady no matter what they are engaged in. Dr. Anne Jeffres, DAOM, LAc Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 250 W. 49th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10019 (212) 542-0459 ajeffres **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Wow! So I'm back with no certainty about that one as well. How can anyone ever get out of acupuncture school and not have definitive answers to these very basic questions. Jeffrey is contradicted by both Bob Flaws and Maciocia. Now that should be enough for us to raise a miner student rebellion or face the fact that we may just have to trust ourselves a bit more. PS I still favor that the pulse should be compared to the practitioner's breath. Michael Tierra www.planetherbs.com On Behalf Of ajeffres Sunday, February 17, 2008 10:07 AM Re:How fast is a fast pulse -- really According to other practitioners, like Jeffrey Yuen, the number of beats correspond with the patient's breath, so there is some disagreement. I think the correlation with the practitioner is part of the development of the art of the medicine - the Zong Qi of the practitioner is steady no matter what they are engaged in. Dr. Anne Jeffres, DAOM, LAc Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 250 W. 49th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10019 (212) 542-0459 ajeffres <ajeffres%40aol.com> **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-du ffy/ <http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-du ffy/> 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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