Understanding acute disharmonies of the channel sinews.
A wide variety of symptom presentations have been identified in association with exogenous pathogenic attack of the "channel sinews" (CS). In accordance with the Eight Principles of Diagnosis and with reference to the classical literature, the author explores the outcomes of attack by exogenous pathogenic wind, cold, heat, and dampness at the acute stage.
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Faculty of Human Development, School of Health Sciences, Victoria University, Melbourne City, Australia.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016740:Meridians; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016709:Yin-Yang