The Art of Cupping
Thieme (Verlag)
978-3-13-243172-0 (ISBN)
"A welcome addition...[The] author makes her guidance easy to adopt with the aid of numerous photographs of cup placement...excellent." - The Lantern
For over 5,000 years, cupping has been used across the globe to treat a broad spectrum of health disorders. A safe, comfortable therapy, it requires only simple, inexpensive instruments to achieve highly effective results. This comprehensive guide features all the information practitioners need, including historical facts, step-by-step instructions for application, and treatment of specific health problems.
Highlights:
- Detailed theory of dry and wet cupping
- Practical instructions for 45 different disorders
- Illustrated by real-life photographs from the author's practice
- Compact, user-friendly format for easy reference
Each chapter of the practical section deals with a different area of the body and its disorders. Information is given on the complaint, the correct cupping application, supplementary and alternative therapies, as well as preventive treatment.
Practice-oriented and highly detailed, this is an invaluable reference for experienced practitioners and an ideal learning tool for students.
Part 1 Introduction and Foundations
1 Historical Background.
2 What Do We Mean by "Cupping"?
3 The Therapeutic Conception of Dry Cupping
4 Self-regulatory Mechanisms in the Body-A Crash Course for Patients
Part 2 Clinical Applications of Cupping Therapy
5 Preliminary Comments
6 Dry Cupping
7 Wet Cupping
Part 3 Cupping Therapy of Indicated Disorders and Complaints
8 Comments on the Organization and Use of this Part
9 Disorders of the Head
10 Respiratory Tract
11 Cardiovascular System
12 Digestive Organs
13 Locomotor System
14 Reproductive Organs
15 Urinary Tracts
16 Nervous System
17 Venous Disorders
18 Obesity (Adipositas, Overweight)
19 Cellulitis (Adipositas Circumscripta Oedematosa); Cellulite (Dermopanniculosis Deformans)
20 Weather Sensitivity and Weather-Triggered Symptoms and Complaints
Part 4 Cupping Therapy in Conventional Western Medicine
21 Cupping as Supportive Therapy within Conventional Western Medicine
Part 5 Appendix
22 Myths and Facts
23 Conclusion
24 Figure Credits
25 Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.05.2020 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Sabine Wilms |
| Zusatzinfo | 74 Abbildungen |
| Verlagsort | Stuttgart |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 381 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► TCM / Ayurveda | |
| Schlagworte | complementary medicine • comprehensive guide • cupping therapy • disorders • Dry cupping • Indications • TCM • therapeutic concepts • Western medicine • Wet cupping |
| ISBN-10 | 3-13-243172-9 / 3132431729 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-13-243172-0 / 9783132431720 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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