Provider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Questioning Style TCM questioning X X X X X X Biomedical history X X X X X Examination Tongue X X X X X X X Pulse X X X X X X X Visual inspection* X X X X X Voice analysis X X X X Palpation Technique Pressure points X X X X X X Channel X X X X X X Abdominal X Diagnostic Assessment Kidney Qi deficiency X X Yin deficiency X X Qi stagnation X X X X X X Blood stagnation X X X X X Lung Yin deficiency X Liver Qi stagnation X Day patient sees provider (over 15-day schedule) 1 2 3 7 9 12 15
X = Technique used by provider. * Included inspection of posture, skin color, expression.
Prescribed Treatment at First Visit Provider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No. Points 5 4 14 9 5 ? 11 Spine (neck/back/buttock) 0 4 12 6 4 ? 5 Leg/foot 2 0 2 3 1 ? 5 Hand 3 0 0 0 0 ? 1 No. needles 10 7 26 15 10 ? 20 Elicit de qi ± + + + + ? ± Time (min) ? 20 20 20 30 ? 15-20 Use of heat IR/IM IR IR/WN IR/IM None ? IR Other adjuvants Cupping Key to Figure legend 1 (Square) 2 M 3 (filled triangle) 4 (open triangle) 5 (circle) 6
IR = Infrared heat lamp, IM = indirect moxibustion, WN = warm needle, + = elicited at all points, ± = elicited at some but not all points, ? = not recorded.