The traditional medicine that originated in China(TCM), and is characterized by holism and treatment based on pattern identification/syndrome differentiation.
If you surfer from headache, the Chinese Medicine practitioner will ask you, where, when, how, how long it lasts, What the obvious factors is, what season it will active, it get worse or better in night or day, early morning or evening, etc. Not only that, they also need to check your pulse, look at the tongue, ask if you are prone to sweating, how about your urination and stool, how about menstruation, how about appetite, how about sleeping, etc.