oriental pulse diagnosis
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Oriental Pulse Diagnosis
with
Dr. Steven E. Bennett D.O.M.
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Overview
Yin and Yang
Five Elements
Pulse Positions
Factors of the Pulse
Differentiation of Pulses
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What is Oriental Medicine?
Whole Person Approach
Treat the Root and the Branches
Differentiation Through Yin and Yang
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Yin and Yang
Yin – Female
– Dark
– Cold
– Damp
– Still
– Empty
– Deep
– Quiet
– Slow
– Deficient
– Thin
– Blood, Anatomy
Yang Male
Light
Hot
Dry
Active
Full
High
Loud
Rapid
Excess
Thick
Qi, Physiology
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Yin and Yang and Five Element
Organs Combinations
Liver – Gallbladder (WOOD)
Heart – Small Intestine (FIRE)
Spleen – Stomach (EARTH)
Lung – Large Intestine (METAL)
Kidney – Urinary Bladder (WATER)
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Five Elements
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Radial Pulse Positions
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Radial Pulse Positions
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Normal Pulses
Each Person Differs
Not too Strong or Weak
Not too Thick or Thin
Not too Deep or Floating
Not too Fast or Slow
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Normal Pulses
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Factors of The Pulse
Jump
Strength
Rate
Quality
Shape
Width
Depth
Resistance
Topography
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Pulse Jumps
Strong vs. Weak
Fast vs. Slow
Stagnating vs. Flowing
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Pulse Shapes
Thick vs. Thin
Convex vs. Concave
Soft vs. Hard
Deep vs. Floating
Wiry
Scattered
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Six Pathological Pulses
Expanding
Shrinking
Dispersing
Constricting
Flowing
Stagnating
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Expanding Pulse Jump
– Strong
– Fast
Shape
– Thick
– Floating (dryness) or Deep (dampness)
– Hard (Arteriosclerosis)
Indication
– TCM
• Excess Heat
– Western Med.
• Acute inflammation, infection
• Hypertension
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Shrinking Pulse Jump
– Weak
– Slow
Shape
– Thin
– Deep
– Soft
Indication
– TCM
• Cold Deficiency, K yang Deficiency
– Western Med.
• Decreased Physiological Function, Weak
Immune System
• Convalescent state or Post-surgery
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Dispersing Pulse Jump
– Weak
– Slow
Shape
– Thick, wide
– Deep or Floating
– Soft and Difficult to Perceive the Perimeter
Indication
– TCM
• Blood Stasis with Deficiency Heat
• Excess Dampness with Deficiency
– Western Med.
• Chronic inflammation, slow metabolism
• Reproductive issues, trauma ,too much ice
water, LI polyps
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Constricting Pulse Jump
– Strong or Weak, the Stronger, the more
Severe
Shape
– Thin
– Deep or Floating
– “A Pulse with in a Pulse”
Indication
– TCM
• Excess Cold, Severe coldness
– Western Med.
• Myocardial Infarction
• Cirrhosis
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Flowing Pulse Jump
– Strong
– Fast
Shape
– Thick
– Deep and Floating like a wave
– Firm
Indication
– TCM
• Phlegm Heat causing shen disturbance
– Western Med.
• Dementia
• Epilepsy
• Brain related issues
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Stagnating Pulse Jump
– All Three Positions Bounce back at the
same time
– Slow
– Weak, Does not push up against the
fingers
Shape
– Thick or Thin
– Deep and Floating
Indication
– TCM
• Qi and Blood Stasis
– Western Med.
• Pain Syndromes
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