How do we diagnose and determine a treatment plan using Chinese Medicine?

Chinese Medicine uses an intricate system of pattern differentiation to determine the correct diagnosis.  Each group of signs and symptoms begins to move us through a web of options finally allowing us to determine a pattern of disease.  Simply, each group of symptoms is pulled together to show an underlying cause of disease.  Through a series of questions and answers the pathomechanism (mechanism that caused the disease) is determined.  This allows us to reverse the disease process in the quickest time with the most appropriate treatment.  Once the pattern and mechanism are determined a correct treatment plan can be established.  Each treatment (set of acupuncture points, herbal medicine, nutrition, supplements, etc …) is carefully picked to coincide with the diagnosis that has been established.

Treatment frequency is determined by a patient’s rate of response.  The establishment of a patient’s ability to heal allows our case manager to determine how frequently and for what length of time a patient needs to come in.  A patient’s rate of response is reevaluated by their case manager regularly to measure progress and adjust treatment plans as needed. 

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