{"id":11843,"date":"2013-09-17T14:44:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T20:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=11843"},"modified":"2018-05-25T04:10:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T10:10:23","slug":"forget-the-pudding-the-proof-is-in-the-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2013\/09\/forget-the-pudding-the-proof-is-in-the-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the Pudding…the Proof is in the PIE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Friends,<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Some time ago Dr. Jerry Nesseler posed a question:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I quickly explain to my patients the pie chart in Acugraph<\/span><\/a>?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s a bit of background. The chart he\u2019s referring to is our patented P.I.E. (personal integrated energetics) chart first introduced in AcuGraph 3.<\/p>\n

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\"Pie<\/a><\/p>\n

This chart was developed in response to those who requested a fast, easy indicator of patient progress. The advantage of the PIE is that it summarizes the energetic status of the meridians in a single number. So, though a patient may not understand the significance of split meridians, deficiencies, excesses, yin or yang, they can readily understand that their last score was a 30 and the new score of 61 shows improvement.<\/p>\n

The other feature of the chart is the color-coded \u201cPie Slices\u201d representing each meridian. Green is healthy<\/strong>. Non-green is not. The more green, the better. Patients get that<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the very curious, the non-green pie slices are color coded by the type of imbalance (deficient, excess, split) and sized according to the magnitude of the imbalance. The smaller the slice, the worse the imbalance.<\/p>\n

So the point is fast, easy patient communication. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, to answer Dr. Nesseler\u2019s question, here\u2019s the language I like to use:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Patient, as you can see, your score today is 30. That\u2019s significantly better than 0! As you receive treatment we’ll watch this score climb. This will show you\u2019re making good progress and that we\u2019re on the right track.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

If I\u2019m feeling particularly verbose, I might also add,<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you can see, 2 of your 12 meridians are testing as normal. The treatments you’ll receive will help restore the proper flow of energy in your body, session by session. Soon you’ll see 4 normal meridians, then 6 or 8! This is exactly the kind of progress we want to see.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

So it\u2019s really that simple. Stick to the numbers\u2013both numbers. The PIE score and the number of normal meridians give the patient something concrete and simple to summarize their progress.<\/p>\n

One More Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pie<\/a>So how\u2019s that score calculated and what does it really mean? As always, some are content just to drive the car, others want to peek under the hood. So for you hood peekers<\/strong> out there, the score considers a variety of markers including the following:<\/p>\n