What Your Pulse Says About You
In a traditional doctor’s office, you will most likely have a nurse take your pulse. Medical professionals look at your pulse as telling them a number of things about the overall health of your body. Acupuncturists do the same thing for the same reason, but the techniques they use may be quite different. Pulse diagnosing is a common way for your acupuncturist to learn more about you and the health of your qi, or body energy. When you first see an acupuncturist, be aware that he or she may use your pulse, as well as a facial reading and color reading, to determine the best acupuncture course of action for you. There are many acupuncture points on the body, and your pulse can help your acupuncturist decide which spots to target, as well as in what order to stimulate these spots and with what intensity.
The ancient Chinese acupuncturist Li Shi Zhen is the leading expert in pulse diagnosis technology for acupuncturists. His teachings have been translated into many languages, and a number of modern acupuncturist professionals have written criticisms of his work or adaptations that are easier for modern students to understand. If you are interested in how your acupuncturist can use your pulse to determine your best treatment options, Zhen is the teacher you want to research.
According to Zhen, the pulse can be in 27 different states and it is important for an acupuncturist to be able to distinguish between these states. Measured through the wrist, these 27 states can be very difficult to understand and many students struggle with the concepts. Basically, there are four main things to look for when measuring pulse with an acupuncturist perspective: floating, sinking, slow, and rapid. Once these terms are understood, it is easy to further distinguish between the different states of the pulse. The pulse can also be knotted, big, long, healthy, balanced, and choppy. Only through intense study and practice can a professional learn these and other ways of defining a pulse’s rhythm.
Learning to read a pulse may be difficult, but further study shows that the complexity of our pulses only helps an acupuncturist more fully understand our true state of health. Many acupuncturists are not skilled at this art and may only be able to distinguish between the very basic pulse characteristics-and that is fine. However, the more techniques of diagnosis your acupuncturist employs, the better he or she will be able to treat you. Keep this in mind when you are choosing an acupuncturist for the first time.
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