NEW PERSPECTIVES IN VIEWING AN OLD TECHNIQUE
NEW PERSPECTIVES IN VIEWING AN OLD TECHNIQUE. A state of health is a state of stable equilibrium. If disturbed, it restores itself very soon. An acute disease is an unstable state, and seeks a state of equilibrium. Chromic disease represents an unstable state of equilibrium. A minor disturbance results in large changes in state. The laws of thermodynamics tell us what chances can take place in these states.