The Art of Cupping - Softcover

Piotrowski-Manz, Hedwig

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9783131486011: The Art of Cupping

Synopsis

Traditional technique -- Modern application

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.

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About the Author

Private Practice, Berlin, Germany

From the Back Cover

Praise for this book: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.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.