Pulse Taking + Chinese Medicine

✨ Pulse Taking ✨

Pulse taking is a fundamental piece of Chinese Medicine diagnostics, and many patients wonder what we’re feeling for when we take their pulse.

Different from allopathic medicine, we aren’t just counting. We’re feeling for strengths and qualities at three different positions and three varying depths which relate to the meridians and their corresponding organs. Together with the appearance of the tongue and a patient’s signs and symptoms, we decide on our diagnosis and develop our treatment strategy.

Some of the common qualities we feel for: thin, choppy, tight, wiry, full, slippery, excess, deficient and many more!

This is a subtle practice as part of a beautiful medicine. As we listen into the body, it is also an excellent time for us to become quiet and still as practitioners so that we can be more present, alert and intuitive in response.

Try feeling your own pulse and see what you notice. If you feel comfortable, comment with your results!

To experience the magic of Chinese Medicine, schedule your appointment online or give us a call at (843) 937-6890!