Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes knowledge of: Anatomical or mobility/flexibility assessment Anatomy and physiology of the body systems according to an oriental therapy framework Back and spinal palpation assessment Data analysis techniques Disease process Knowledge and understanding of types of further investigation available Masunaga meridian palpation assessment Methods of meditation, relaxation, stress management and its effect on health status Oriental therapies including yoga, tai qi, qi gong, sotai, seitai, corrective exercises Referral process Relationships between body types and symptoms according to five phases theory Relevant testing and assessment options and procedures Signs and symptoms of condition TCM pattern differentiation TCM pulse and tongue diagnosis The contribution of the different schools of thought and historical theories of clinical practice The fundamental theories of oriental therapies including qi xue, jin-ye, shen and jing, yin and yang, wu xing, jing luo, zang fu, curious fu, oriental therapy diagnosis and the concept of patterns of disharmony, function and dysfunction according to oriental therapies framework, major points and functions, origins and development of disease The influence of lifestyle, diet, exercise, personal history and values and attitudes on health The methods of differentiation which refine aetiology and pathology of disease The pattern differentiation in the formulation of treatment principles The relational dynamics within and between human behaviour, anatomy and physiology, pathology and the natural world |