The Difficult and Unpredictable Healing of Chronic Diseases Explained by the Nonequilibrium Theory of Prigogine

Abstract

Chronic diseases result from strong or prolonged stress. Prolonged stress is a series of milder stressors acting through small intervals of time, which allows their negative effects on the body to accumulate. A series of milder stressors (prolonged stress) led to the onset of the chronic disease and only a series of very mild stressors (acupuncture treatments) done on a daily basis 14 to 20 days in a row could heal the chronic disease through accumulation of the positive stimulation effect of each treatment. This article uses the nonequilibrium theory of Prigogine to explain that the healing of chronic diseases is difficult and unpredictable in principle. If the series of acupuncture treatments need to be repeated, the acupuncturist shouldn't be blamed for this because the healing is unpredictable in principle. This makes essential the early detection and prevention of chronic diseases. For early detection, pulse diagnostic was used in ancient times, pulsographs in modern times, and the patients' complaint about 'moving pain' could be used for this. This article offers a nonlinear mathematical model allowing computerized-measurements for early detection of oncoming chronic disease, which is a glimpse to the preventive acupuncture medicine of the future.