Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are two very different
Medical models, both of which are academic, university-taught and have their full entitlement in the treatment of patients.

In short:

If you can look at two different points of view and assess diseases, expanded the range of treatments, the doctor can each better for the patient choose.
Without any therapy diagnosis!
Each treatment course is preceded by a diagnosis. Also in the production of diagnostic medicine are different, the two models.
First, the symptoms of patients a patient is collected. This is the so-called history. Followed by the clinical results. The following complaints may need additional evidence such as blood samples are obtained with different parameters, x-rays or other imaging techniques, smears, cultures, functional tests of the heart, lungs, nerves and muscles, etc.. The range of technical support studies in Western medicine is much more important than in the TCM.

But in times like these, where the health system is becoming more expensive, must be filtered out exactly what is really necessary. Multiple X-ray and laboratory tests bring nothing in different places.



The "trained eye"
In our part of it was in earlier times, not so many resources and opportunities to hire expensive, elaborate, high-tech investigations. The so-called country doctor had to his knowledge and ability, on his "trained eye" to leave. The patient was carefully examined. The pulse button and the assessment of the tongue were essential parts of western medicine. The lungs and heart were listening, to scan the abdomen and musculoskeletal system and be scrutinized. Today a lot of technology work replaced with man.

Working with the people
In TCM, the model of exact observation, listening for reports of symptoms of touch heart rate, skin, tissue, the various organs and the inspection of the tongue has received over years, and constantly evolving. The better to observe the TCM practitioner, as the voice of the patient sounds, respiratory function, the appearance (whether red or white face) to speak and type (whether low or high, hectic or calm, sad or deep) are the more accurate it can make the diagnosis more accurate and fail the therapy. Of course, this is a matter of practice. The more we apply this observation model, the sooner the doctor can put it into practice. In addition, the TCM doctor from the outer appearance of tongue and pulse, stool, urine and menstrual blood flow close to the interior.
Many complaints have the same root and are considered as a whole and treated.

The TCM practitioner is to the person sitting before him, focused.

Although findings are made, but they are secondary. In short:
The western doctor treats patients finding - the TCM doctor treats being sick!
That is the reason why patients come to the TCM practice with complaints that the
Western medicine are not verifiable, are not taken seriously or know for which Western medicine is no good treatment options.

The TCM is complex and widely applicable
In the field of diseases and in preventing them is an important part in the health system has become.
I can report an interesting case of a 45-year old woman who came up with heart palpitations, weakness, anxiety and vertigo attacks in practice. She was examined at the hospital by an internist and cardiologist, an orthopedic surgeon, a radiologist, a psychiatrist and a gynecologist. Each specialist was a different cause and diagnosis and prescribed a drug. With the patient, their possible therapy was discussed. She did not take all four drugs, but chose the Traditional Chinese Medicine. With acupuncture and herbs, she was treated three times in three weeks and was completely symptom free.
Every medical model has its advantages and disadvantages. It depends on the diagnosis, is treated as.