In order to care for patients with chronic health problems, Chronological Chart from the inclusive point of view and traditional techniques of oriental medicine, especially moxibustion care, have been utilized at our institute. Throughout this practice, it has been noticed that it is necessary to follow up with regard patients' problems about tolerance, which we call abilities to live against various loads in daily life, as well as chief complaints in order to understand clearly that our moxibustion care benefits their health. In this paper we present 2 cases and discuss about them.
In one case, a female patient aged 65 seemed to be aware of her lessened tolerance at her first visit, while in the other case, a male patient aged 61 did not. Through our care, however, he had been aware of recovery of tolerance as well as relief from pain. We call such a change in patient's awareness “Awakening to a sense of health” and recognize it as a clinical significance.
As you know from the above cases, we think that problems about patient's tolerance can be an index of his/her own level of health whether they are complainant or not. We came to a conclusion that when we care for patients with chronic health problems, we can utilize traditional techniques of oriental medicine toward not only relief from pain but increace (or recovery) of tolerance which will promote their levels of health.