Proposal of New Method for Abdominal Diagnosis in a Standing Position
10.3937/kampomed.65.231
- VernacularTitle:新たな腹診法の工夫─立位診の提唱
- Author:
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
abdominal diagnosis;
ritsuishin (abdominal diagnosis in a standing position);
saikokeishikankyoto;
hontonto (Chugoho)
- From:Kampo Medicine
2014;65(3):231-235
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The abdominal diagnosis plays an essential role in Japanese Kampo medicine. Moreover, this diagnostic method is a characteristic practice in Kampo medicine. The conventional method of abdominal diagnosis is performed with the patient in a supine position. However, the author has found that several patients have presented with tenderness of the epigastrium or hypochondrium in a standing position, which was not detected in a conventional supine position. This paper is intended to announce the significance of a new method of abdominal diagnosis named “Ritsuishin”. In this paper, the author describes the utility of this method via a case of saikokeishikankyoto and of hontonto (Chugoho).
