Medicina Tradicional Chinesa (MTC) e o seu papel na Medicina Preventiva

  • Ana Varela Escola de Medicina Tradicional Chinesa de Lisboa
Palavras-chave: Medicina Tradicional Chinesa, Medicina Preventiva, Caso clínico da MTC

Resumo

Em tempo de repensar os recursos humanos para a saúde no limiar da era pós-moderna (Fronteira, Dussault & Buchan, 2021) ou da era da Medicina de Precisão (Wen-jian Wang & Teng Zhang, 2017) é dada cada vez mais atenção ao papel da teoria da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa na manutenção e preservação da saúde e na prevenção da doença.

O propósito do presente artigo é apresentar a importância da Medicina Preventiva da MTC no âmbito da prática clínica e fora do contexto clínico, sob a orientação da teoria dos Tipos Constitucionais da Medicina Chinesa. A fim de ilustrar a prática habitual do profissional de MTC é apresentado um exemplo de diagnóstico diferencial, princípios terapêuticos e tratamento de um caso clínico depois de infeção pelo COVID-19, acompanhado de um exemplo de plano de cultivo da saúde para a mesma pessoa, de acordo com a avaliação do seu Tipo Constitucional.

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2022-03-16
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