TCM / Traditional Chinese Medical Assessment
Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history ( about 3,000 to 5,000 years ago )of diagnosis and treatment that detects subtle imbalances that form before disease appears, for that reason it is called preventative medicine. TCM consists of the 4 pillars of diagnosis which are touch, sight, sound and smell. TCM feels the pulses, looks at the tongue and eyes, listens to sounds and voice, and smell. During pulse diagnosis the practitioner feels for subtle quality differences in the six pulse positions detecting the state of qi in the 12 meridians and organs.
During the tongue diagnosis the practitioner looks for changes in the tongues shape, color, moisture content, and tongue fur or coating to detect the state of qi.
While looking at the patients eyes and listening to the voice and other sounds the practitioner is able to detect the health and quality of the mind or spirit and the level of the patients vitality.
Through the sense of smell one can also detect for imbalances through the skin, breath, and other orifices. | 
