Technology's Role II - Spectrum Wellcare

I have discussed the importance in the communication between the patient and the practitioner. I believe in order to render the most effective treatment the practitioner must connect with his patient in some meaningful way. One reason is simply that when a patient feels comfortable with his doctor, he is likely to be more receptive to his treatment and advice. I am saying this from my experience in treating patients.

When something potentially can alter this relationship, I do get concerned. Technology is one area that is just making its impact in Western medicine. I have talked with many Western practitioners who feel technology can only make a positive impact in their medicine. They tell me that they now can see more patients in a day. They also feel that technology is enabling them to be more efficient in their treatment.

What they don’t realize is how this efficiency is comprising their holistic relationship with the patient. I just showed the importance between a very transparent relationship between the patient and practitioner. What I worry most about the increasing role of technology in medicine is that it could potentially minimize the impact of such a relationship.

In TCM, technology is not having close to the same effect. Due to the philosophy behind this field, technology will never radically change the relationship between patient and physician. I take great satisfaction in knowing this and feel privileged to practice this art. The impact technology is having on my practice is mostly in taking the vitals. There are now more efficient devices that I use to take vital such as blood pressure and temperature.

Now, I don’t want to leave you with the impression that I am completely against using technology in my practice. I do keep up with the latest research on the technological advances that are arising in TCM. If I feel it will enhance my practice skills without comprising my relationship with the patient, I will definitely consider using any technological instrument in my practice.

The effects of the COVID virus is being felt in the healthcare community, in a big way. I’m sure that this is not a revelation to most of you. However, I’m also confident that most of you are not appreciating just how the manner in treating patients is being affected.

As I have explained before, what makes TCM so unique is the natural manner that a practitioner uses to both diagnose and treat. What I mean by natural is how TCM practitioner uses his own senses, such as touch and feel, as instruments to treat a patient. With the advent of policies such as wearing masks/face shields or the need now to perform temperature checks on every patient has definitely altered the pristine nature of the treatment. Yes, I am speaking from personal experience of my current treatment of patients.

However, as with any factor that causes such a change to society, there are avenues by which members of society can help to curb the intensity of these effects. Most of you appreciate that COVID is a virus and thus there are symptoms that are associated with it, as with any other virus like the flu. The Western medical community naturally looks to treat such a virus, like COVID, by finding artificial means.

What do I mean by artificial means? If you are keeping up with the Western medical establishment’s response, you should be realizing that they feel that a vaccine is the surest way to combat the virus. They push this vaccine without listing the ingredients in the vaccine and publishing any trials that this vaccine is going through. However, what is most pertinent to this blog is their lack of acknowledging the natural means that are effective in treating, at the very least, the symptoms of the virus.

In the next blog, I will address how certain TCM protocols are very effective in treating COVID symptoms…

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Technology’s Role II

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