The Pulse Matrix

Advanced Traditional Chinese Medical

Pulse Diagnosis & Treatment Strategies

A Professional Text for Licensed Practitioners

What is The Pulse Matrix?

I began my study of Chinese medicine in 1997, at the age of forty. After being immersed in education and career rooted in the scientific method and unwavering logic, I was faced with the challenge of making sense of one of the oldest systems of medicine our world has ever seen. Two of my favorite teachers, Dr. Chuan Qin and Dr. Pingping Zhang, introduced my classmates and myself to the diagnosis and treatment of disease, according to Chinese medical theories. Their classes were so organized and revolutionary, that to this day, I still refer to my notes from their classes. The more I learned of this fascinating medicine the more challenging it seemed to describe it in a set of reproducible laws governing both diagnostic and treatment strategies. There seemed to be so many separate theories that shared no common root. It was very frustrating for me. However, as a student and then as a new practitioner, I simply just tried to memorize the information so that I could pass my boards and finally use the information, clinically, to help my patients.

I began my practice of Chinese medicine in 2001. It was exciting to be able to share the knowledge and wisdom of 8000 years of medicine and philosophy with my patients. While still a student, I had the opportunity to study with one of my most profound mentors, Dr. Richard Tan, from Taiwan. He revolutionized my awareness of Chinese medicine and gave me a new kindled confidence with patient care. In spite of this expanded awareness, in my daily practice, I still felt there was something missing, in respect, to unifying the various diagnostic and treatment strategies of Chinese medicine with natural laws.

From the first day I opened my clinic I began to consider a more global view of Chinese medicine by combining the information from all these great teachers with the knowledge I had learned from traditional engineering and science. Most of the information in this book isn’t new to seasoned veterans of Chinese medicine. However, the arrangement and organization of the material is all quite new, and hopefully refreshing.

The theories of Chinese medicine do not compare to rocket science. However, to be highly beneficial, ideas do not have to be complex. As you will find or probably already know, this is the beauty of Chinese medicine.

As a solo practitioner, I discovered, early on, I had to develop a system of “doing my thing” in a relatively quick and efficient manner if my clinic were to be a streamlined operation. This book represents years of experimentation, trial, and error, on the technical aspects of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

Traditional schools of allopathic medicine do an excellent job of preparing doctors. Medical students are extensively taught the hard science of their medicine: organic chemistry, biochemistry, endocrinology, anatomy, and physiology. Acupuncture schools do a fairly good job of preparing students to become competent practitioners. Unfortunately, schools of Oriental medicine do a poor job of teaching the hard science of our medicine. This is evident whenever a practitioner of Oriental medicine is asked a technical question and is unable to satisfactorily answer the question. Most likely, this is due to the fact that most Oriental medical school faculties are not trained or have backgrounds rooted in these sciences. When I was in school my classmates and I were taught that Chinese medicine was much different from allopathic medicine and operated under different rules or laws. This is not entirely true. There are universal laws that govern everything in the universe. All matter in the universe must comply with these laws. There are no exceptions. Western medicine and Chinese medicine have unique paradigms, though, the laws that govern both must comply with universal laws. The way for western and eastern medicine to be integrated is through these universal laws.

Chinese medicine has a rich and deep history rooted in creative methods of medical diagnosis and the treatment of diseases. The methods of Chinese medicine are rooted in natural laws. After many years of research, study, and application, I developed an innovative approach to diagnosis and treatment that is now available to practitioners of Oriental medicine. This approach allows the practitioner to quickly assess the underlying disease etiology from the perspective of major theoretical systems of TCM: Eight Principles, Six Stages, Four Levels, Extra Meridians, Five Elements, and Zang-Fu, etc.

This book is the result of the years of trials and experimentations I have had with patient care on numerous theories, ideas, and philosophies of Chinese medicine. If readers are able to take just one idea from this book and use it to enhance their own practice, then I will have accomplished my goal with this book.

My fundamental thought processes have always been rooted in the scientific method. Engineering is all about making things robust, efficient and elegant. If you’re wanting to make a quantum leap forward in your diagnostic and treatment strategies, then I highly recommend this book, not because I wrote it, but because it makes sense, it works and every practitioner deserves to be the best they can be – for their patients.

D. Mark Tryling

Table Of Contents

About the Author

Preface

The Infinite Nameless Substance

Qi

It’s all in the numbers

Energy

Holography

The Systemic Body

Yin, Yang & the Ba Gwa

The Five Elements

Zang Fu

The Pulse Matrix™

Pathological Evolution

Heaven and Human Levels

Strength and Shapes

Imagination, Interpretation & Formation

The Pulse Score™

The Cun Position

The Guan Position

The Chi Position

The Superficial Level

The Middle Level

The Deep Level

Case Studies

Case 1: Persistent Cough

Case 2: Oral Herpes

Case 3: Spicy Taste in Mouth & on Tongue

Case 4: Red Dry Irritated Eyes

Case 5: Kidney & Bladder Cysts

Case 6: Nausea, Fatigue, Loss of Appetite

Case 7: Neck & Joint Pain

Case 8: Finger & Hand Pain

Case 9: Depression, Insomnia & Allergies

Case 10: High Cholesterol

Case 11: Frequent Urination

Case 12: Stress, Anxiety, Uterine Fibroid

Case 13: Cough & Wheezing

Case 14: Sore Throat, Stress, Fatigue

Case 15: Joint Pain

Case 16: Kidney Stones

Case 17: Abdominal Discomfort

Case 18: Snoring, Edema, Shortness of Breath

Case 19: Rosacea, Skin Rashes

Case 20: ADD, ADHD

Appendix 1: Using the Pulse Matrix™

Appendix 2: TCM Pulse Reference

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