Digging to the heart of things - An essay on patterns of diagnosis in traditional East Asian medicine: Comparing Chinese and Japanese systems.
Acupuncture
Cultural differences
Diagnostic patterns
Journal
Integrative medicine research
ISSN: 2213-4220
Titre abrégé: Integr Med Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101612707
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
received:
22
08
2020
revised:
09
11
2020
accepted:
13
11
2020
entrez:
5
3
2021
pubmed:
6
3
2021
medline:
6
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Traditional East Asian Medical (TEAM) practice systems exhibit much variation. Little work has been done to study reasons for this variation. This essay explores cultural and historical explanations for how variety occurs by contrasting the use of two TEAM concepts in diagnosis in Chinese and Japanese systems. Focussing on two important concepts, While TCM texts describe many heart-related diagnoses, MT texts do not describe any. While TCM associates ' In light of these findings, important questions arise about the nature of concepts and diagnoses in TEAM practice systems. They are not objective like biomedical constructs and diagnoses, nor are they clearly articulated and studied yet according to international standards. This suggests a range of research strategies that are needed. There are valid historical and cultural reasons for the differences we see between Japanese and Chinese TEAM systems. In light of these, further research is needed to elaborate and identify critical issues that are important for education, practice and research.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Traditional East Asian Medical (TEAM) practice systems exhibit much variation. Little work has been done to study reasons for this variation. This essay explores cultural and historical explanations for how variety occurs by contrasting the use of two TEAM concepts in diagnosis in Chinese and Japanese systems.
METHODS
METHODS
Focussing on two important concepts,
RESULTS
RESULTS
While TCM texts describe many heart-related diagnoses, MT texts do not describe any. While TCM associates '
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
In light of these findings, important questions arise about the nature of concepts and diagnoses in TEAM practice systems. They are not objective like biomedical constructs and diagnoses, nor are they clearly articulated and studied yet according to international standards. This suggests a range of research strategies that are needed. There are valid historical and cultural reasons for the differences we see between Japanese and Chinese TEAM systems. In light of these, further research is needed to elaborate and identify critical issues that are important for education, practice and research.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33665085
doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2020.100695
pii: S2213-4220(20)30332-2
pmc: PMC7906889
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100695Informations de copyright
© 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine.
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