scholarly journals Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnosis on a Smartphone Using Skin Impedance at Acupoints: A Feasibility Study

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 4618
Author(s):  
Kun-Chan Lan ◽  
Gerhard Litscher ◽  
Te-Hsuan Hung
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Skin Impedance ◽  
Pulse Diagnosis ◽  
Cost System ◽  
Skin Response ◽  
Pulse Type ◽  
Fully Connected

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), pulse diagnosis is one of the most important methods for diagnosis. A pulse can be felt by applying firm fingertip pressure to the skin where the arteries travel. The pulse diagnosis has become an important tool not only for TCM practitioners but also for several areas of Western medicine. Many pulse measuring devices have been proposed to obtain objective pulse conditions. In the past, pulse diagnosis instruments were single-point sensing methods, which missed a lot of information. Later, multi-point sensing instruments were developed that resolved this issue but were much higher in cost and lacked mobility. In this article, based on the concept of sensor fusion, we describe a portable low-cost system for TCM pulse-type estimation using a smartphone connected to two sensors, including one photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor and one galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor. As a proof of concept, we collected five-minute PPG pulse information and skin impedance on 24 acupoints from 80 subjects. Based on these collected data, we implemented a fully connected neural network (FCN), which was able to provide high prediction accuracy (>90%) for patients with a TCM wiry pulse.

Opening up a New Field of Modern Medical Research 1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Li
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Body Structure ◽  
Special Effect ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
Opening Up

Modern medicine tells us that the human body is an organism composed of heart, lung, liver, kidney, spleen, stomach, brain, nerves, muscles, bones, blood vessels, blood and so on, while traditional Chinese medicine believes that besides these tissues and organs, the human body still has another part of the structure, traditional Chinese medicine calls them Jing Luo and Shu Xue. Jing Luo means the longitudinal line of the human body and the accompanying net, translated into English Meridians and Collaterals. Shu Xue means holes distributed on Jing Luo and outside Jing Luo, because stimulating Shu Xue's position by acupuncture, massage and other methods can cure diseases, so Shu Xue is translated into English acupuncture point, abbreviated as acupoint or point. Meridians and acupoints are the special knowledge of human body structure in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine not only draws the distribution map of the meridians and acupoints in the human body, but also has been using them to treat diseases for thousands of years. There are hundreds of these acupoints, stimulating each one by acupuncture, massage or other methods will have a special effect on the human body and can treat various diseases. But what effect does stimulating every acupoint have on the human body so that it can treat various diseases? The discussion of traditional Chinese medicine is vague and incomprehensible, and can not be proved by experiments. According to the author's research for more than 30 years, this paper makes a clear and accurate exposition of the effects on the human body and diseases that can be treated with acupoint massage. These statements can be proved by experiments, so they are believed to be reliable. It is hoped that meridians, acupoints and massage therapy can be incorporated into modern medicine and become a part of modern medicine after being proved by others through experiments. Massaging acupoints can not only treat many diseases that are difficult to be treated with drugs, but also have simple methods and low cost.

scholarly journals Acupuncture in Practice: Investigating Acupuncturists’ Approach to Treating Infantile Colic

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kajsa Landgren
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Infantile Colic ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
Practitioner Survey

Infantile colic is common, but no safe and effective conventional treatment exists. The use of acupuncture has increased despite weak evidence. This practitioner survey explores and discusses how infantile colic is regarded and treated in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The study is based on personal communication with 24 acupuncturists from nine countries. These acupuncturists specialize in pediatric acupuncture and represent different styles of acupuncture. Their experiences are discussed and related to relevant books and articles. Informants claimed good results when treating infants with colic. The TCM patterns commonly described by informants matched the textbooks to a great extent. The most common syndromes were “stagnation of food” and “Spleen Qi Xu.” Regarding treatment, some informants followed the teachers’ and the textbook authors’ advice on differentiated treatment according to syndrome. The points used most often were LI4, ST36, and Sifeng. Other informants treated all infants alike in one single point, LI4. The results demonstrate the diversity of TCM. The use of acupuncture for infantile colic presents an interesting option, but further research is needed in order to optimize the effects and protect infants from unnecessary or less effective treatment.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingcheng Dong
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Basic Structure ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Chinese Herbs ◽  
Pulse Diagnosis ◽  
Massage Treatment ◽  
Acupuncture Anesthesia ◽  
The Relationship

The essence of the traditional Chinese medicine has always been the most advanced and experienced therapeutic approach in the world. It has knowledge that can impact the direction of future modern medical development; still, it is easy to find simple knowledge with mark of times and special cultures. The basic structure of traditional Chinese medicine is composed of three parts: one consistent with modern medicine, one involuntarily beyond modern medicine, and one that needs to be further evaluated. The part that is consistent with modern medicine includes consensus on several theories and concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, and usage of several treatments and prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine including commonly used Chinese herbs. The part that is involuntarily beyond modern medicine contains several advanced theories and important concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, relatively advanced treatments, formula and modern prescriptions, leading herbs, acupuncture treatment and acupuncture anesthesia of traditional Chinese medicine that affect modern medicine and incorporates massage treatment that has been gradually acknowledged by modern therapy. The part that needs to be further evaluated consists not only the knowledge of pulse diagnosis, prescription, and herbs, but also many other aspects of traditional Chinese medicine.

scholarly journals Measuring Productivity and Efficiency of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals from 2009 to 2016: A Bootstrap-Data Envelopment Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinliang Liu ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Shaopeng Wu ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Jianan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Average Growth

Abstract Objective: It was to estimate the productivity and efficiency of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospitals to provide empirical evidence for hospital managers and policy-makers to improve the management and quality of TCM service.Methods: The data of the individual tertiary public TCM hospitals were collected from official Yearbooks of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China (2010-2017). Bootstrap-Malmquist-DEA was employed to measure the productivity and efficiency (2009-2016). SPSS23.0 was used to conduct the descriptive analysis of the input and output indicators. R3.2.1 was applied to calculate the productivity and efficiency with FEAR package. The statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.Results: The annual average growth rates of each indicator were 6.61% (health professionals), 8.15% (actual open beds), 7.08% (outpatients and inpatients) and 12.50% (discharged patients) respectively from 2009 to 2016. Except the total factor productivity change (TFPC) between 2014 and 2015, more than half of the TCM hospitals had TFPC scores over 1.000. The overall annual geo-mean TFPC score was 1.0379.Conclusions: The overall annual rate of the TFPC of the tertiary public TCM hospitals was slightly increased. The technological progress was the main driver to improve the total factor productivity. The decreased technical efficiency was more affected by the decreased scale efficiency. The TCM hospitals need to pay attention to the development and innovation of the TCM technology, thereby improving the competitiveness. The TCM hospitals managers should pursuit the high quality, high efficiency and low cost of the TCM services.

scholarly journals Study on Potential of Meridian Acupoints of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Qiuping Li ◽  
Tianxia Zhao ◽  
Xin’an Wang ◽  
Changpei Qiu ◽  
Bing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Accuracy Rate ◽  
Good Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Acquisition Scheme ◽  
Potential Signal

In recent years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has attracted more and more attention due to its good therapeutic effect, low cost, and convenience. This research is also a part of the goal of the modernization of TCM. Based on the meridian electric potential acquisition system independently developed by our project team, in this paper, we designed the human body's meridian electric potential acquisition scheme. We use principal component analysis (PCA) to prove that the meridional potential signal is derived from the ECG signal. Then, Inception ResNet V2 was used to classify acupoints and nonacupoints. Finally, the classification accuracy rate reached 86.59045265, and the F1 score = 0.72161642. This shows that acupoints and nonacupoints can be distinguished by their surface potential.

Optic fiber pulse-diagnosis sensor of traditional Chinese medicine

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Ni ◽  
W. Jin ◽  
B. N. Zhao ◽  
X. L. Zhang ◽  
C. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Optic Fiber ◽  
Pulse Diagnosis
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