This new edition explores and describes techniques of cupping in the context of TCM theory. It provides a clear and detailed set of practical guidelines to applying this technique for various common conditions, and looks closely at issues of safety, expectation and theoretical principles of action. This new edition includes new scientific research on cupping therapy and the effect on the immune system as well as new material on muscular pain, stress management and cupping therapy and sports medicine. A dedicated website complements the text with video clips showing the eleven methods of cupping therapy. - Explains cupping therapy clearly, allowing the practitioner immediate access to a set of skills for everyday application - Well illustrated to support the guidelines discussed in the text - Includes website containing video clips showing 11 methods of cupping therapy plus picture gallery of more than 150 colour photographs - Gives practical guidelines on the use of cupping in helping to treat more than 30 common conditions - Looks closely at issues of safety, expectation and theoretical principles of action - Text clarified and updated throughout, with an expanded artwork program and improved layout and design - New chapters by specialist contributors cover Cupping's Folk Heritage, Buddhist Medicine, and Thai Lanna Medicine - New chapter on Cosmetic Cupping Techniques - New section addressing Frequently Asked Questions - An expanded discussion about the benefits of cupping therapy, including the treatment of new pathological conditions including myofascial pain - Includes new evidence-based research on the effects of cupping therapy, including a systematic review

"An important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, cupping has recently gained widespread acclaim for its many benefits. It may look like some kind of torture and temporarily leave strange circles on your skin, but it's so effective that everyone from professional athletes to famous celebrities is using it to improve their health and well-being. In this book, you will discover what cupping is, how it works, and which cupping techniques would be best for you. You will learn the science behind the suction and the many conditions and ailments it can alleviate."--Back cover.

An ancient alternative technique that has found its right place in the modern world of healing. In recent years countless high profile athletes and celebrities have been sporting distinctive circular "cupping" welts on their bodies -- the back and shoulder area being most common. Dating back thousands of years, cupping is a form of alternative medicine. The cups create suction and help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, deep relaxation and can even provide relief for sciatica and sinus congestion. Massage Cupping body therapy is a modern and modified version of cupping therapy that creates suction and negative pressure through the use of both stationary and moving cups. These cups are available at pharmacies and do not use heat like old-fashioned glass cupping -- making them entirely safe and easy for home use. Shannon Gilmartin is a licensed and nationally certified massage therapist and certified vacutherapies educator who teaches this wonderfully diverse therapy and has witnessed the positive outcomes for patients. This book shares all her extraordinary professional and hands-on experience, so that everyone can experience the positive benefits of cupping. Nearly 200 step-by-step photos and full color pages make it easy to follow this expert instruction. The book includes: The history of cupping, the types of cups and the many therapeutic benefits of cupping from skeletal and muscular to the digestive and nervous systems What to expect after a cupping session including comprehensive safety and techniques information Applications for common conditions that range from stress and back tension to frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJD (temporomandibular joint dysfunction) and even acid reflux A section for speciality applications like athletic performance, prenatal therapy and working with inflammation (acute vs. chronic). A comprehensive and easy-to-read cupping therapy book, with plenty of practical suggestions. This must be one of the best cupping therapy books I have seen recently published. -- Ilkay Zihni Chirali, Author of Traditional Chinese Medicine Cupping Therapy

This comprehensive guide to Chinese cupping therapy details this traditional and effective treatment with extensive clinical examples, commentary, and detailed diagrams. Cupping therapy delivers healing effects by improving blood circulation, promoting smoother flow of qi through meridian points and dispelling cold and dampness in the body. It involves local suction on the skin through vacuum created by heating and subsequent cooling of the air in the cup. Because of its easy application and immediate effects, cupping therapy has been practiced in China since time immemorial and remains to this day as a form of traditional medicine for treating illnesses and enhancing health. With solid grounding in both theory and clinical practice, the author introduces the fundamental principles of cupping therapy and areas that require special attention, which are followed by techniques of cupping for targeted ailments. The book covers nine areas: internal medicine, surgery, ENT and ophthalmology, dermatology, andrology, gynecology, and pediatrics (with 73 common illnesses), as well as sub-health condition and health and complexion enhancement, with cupping options for various target skin areas. A Comprehensive Guide to Cupping Therapy contains: A therapy for healing, enhancing health and improving quality of life through the natural way of traditional Chinese medicine Techniques of cupping that can be quickly mastered to help yourself heal, with easy to follow illustrations Tips from a medical professional on having a better diet and life style to prevent illness and gain a healthy complexion.

Cupping therapy is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique that has been used for thousands of years as a highly effective treatment for a variety of conditions, including skin conditions and musculoskeletal complaints. Many bodyworkers are very interested in learning about how to use Cupping Therapy within their own specialties, and this book is for them. Drawing on 40 years of expertise, Ilkay Chirali provides a wealth of information on cupping for those without TCM knowledge, covering safety information, equipment and the different variations of cupping and their best uses. Beautifully illustrated with over 120 full-colour photos, it empowers physiotherapists, massage therapists, sports medicine professionals and beauty therapists to add cupping therapy to their toolbox of techniques.

Undoubtedly, hijama is the most excellent and most useful of treatment methods. We have prepared this work in order to bring this useful method of treatment to a more scientific level, to put the efforts of hijama practitioners on a more systematic basis, and to provide an answer to the questions of patients who are struggling with synthetic drugs in today's world: "Which diseases will hijama benefit, and how much it will benefit them?" While preparing this work, we have added our own experiences while referring to works written in Turkish and in foreign languages, and in Ottoman times. I hope that this work, which we prepared with meticulous study, will be a guide for you readers and for our colleagues who practice the profession of hijama.

FACIAL CUPPING BOOK Facial cupping protocols, natural beauty book with cups, white paper / interior color / facial cupping for beginners / Easy four different programs for beauticians, family, Spa or for all. This book is practical and accessible, explanatory diagrams with natural beauty products set. It is a simple and effective technique with cheap natural beauty products for girls (or boys). Each step is detailed, with simple words for effective beauty tips. Cupping therapy and cups for face are safe therapy. Simple memo with lymphatic drainage or rejuvenationprotocols. Do like the Hollywood stars (like the Kardashian family), practice facial cupping therapy with this cupping therapy book. You need to: cupping kit facial / cupping kit silicone / cupping set silicone small / facial cupping oil or wrinkles cream / gua sha or roller jade. DIFFERENT PARTS This natural beauty book is divided into four parts. - LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE The first part, insists on lymphatic drainage. Try the Venus-Star protocol! The second part, is a deepening of the knowledge of the first part on lymphatic drainage. These two parts are a kind of lymphatic drainage book. It wants to be autonomous and practical for anyone with little anatomical knowledge. - REJUVENATION The third part, is an application of suction cups for the rejuvenation and facial treatments wrinkles. Try three protocols of rejuvenation!! The fourth part, explains three tips or methods that are included in the concept of integrative facial cupping. - CUPPING JOURNAL Also, this book can be a beauty tips calendar! Generally, you need three sessions facial cupping a week. But you can do every day, with little pression with cupping set. ++ This cupping book features: Four protocols and combo for wrinkles treatments Lymphatic drainage with simply memo Cheek anatomical treatments Focus on palpebral anatomical zone Perfect book with natural beauty gift set / natural beauty gift set / cupping gift set. Also forrejuvenation for men! Great gift book, cupping journal, cupping diary are the another names of this simple book in color!

This text is the most complete and up to date book on cupping therapy (Hijamah) at this time, it cuts straight into the subject and quenches the curiosity of the reader whether it be a layperson, prospective patient or seasoned medical professional. Dr IH experience and insight into Hijamah and traditional medicine as well as his strictness in correlating it with scientific findings is reflected throughout this guide. The author shares with you the complete and comprehensive depth to this topic and empowers the reader in understanding and applying the concepts, rules and guidelines regarding Hijamah in order to improve general health and benefit from this oft misunderstood and sometimes feared medical procedure. The importance of this book is clear in establishing and clarifying the true method of practising Cupping therapy and in manifesting the scientific precise rules of true scientific hygienic Cupping. These rules control the Cupping procedure therefore they prevent any side effect and make it very fruitful. The book Encyclopedia of cupping therapy shows the high effectiveness of true cupping in curing the incurable diseases and chronic ones. You read in this book the scientific explanation of each of the rules which control Cupping procedure, Cupping and its site from person's body, Cupping and physiological conditions of human body, and between Cupping and having food. In addition, you read in this book very important scientific notes and advices, and you notice the true Cupping operation step by step. Actually the main book of true Cupping from which this book is quoted is considered the first precise scientific reference of true cupping. This edition is complete guide to cupping therapy book. This book is a complete cupping therapy professional lessons, to help to understand cupping therapy and how to use this effective therapy for various diseases. It is an illustrated book for complementary and alternative medicine professionals, students and supporters.

Are you interested in learning more about how to get started with cupping therapy? Would you like simple, step-by-step instructions that can help you get started safely with this unique healing practice? If so, then keep reading... Modern medicine has allowed for some amazing advances in medical treatments. It has helped save and extend countless lives and continues pushing human ability forward. It has also, however, placed a high interest in medications (perhaps due to financial interests). Unfortunately, doctors are prescribing pills for any and all injuries, illnesses, or ailments. These pills, in turn, have their own side effects, which require more pills... It becomes an endless cycle that provides only temporary comfort. More and more people are considering alternative, and natural methods to heal. One of the more successful treatments that continue to gain popularity is cupping therapy. It may have come to your attention after seeing some of your favorite athletes and celebrities with round hickey like marks on their body. They likely underwent the therapy for recovery, relaxation, or beauty. So what are the real benefits and how does it all work? This guide book can help answer all of your questions. You will effectively be "handheld" safely through the practice, and find great tips and techniques that allow you to potentially soothe various issues. Here's just a little of what you will discover inside... How cupping has been used for centuries, and how the practice evolved. The benefits of cupping and how it can help treat many of the ailments you may be facing. The science behind how the therapy heals, treats, and relaxes... Are you better off visiting a clinic or using an at-home kit? (This will surprise you) What all to consider before getting started with cupping. Animal horns as cups? Not anymore, but learn about all the different cups and tools used today. Weak flash cupping, or medium moving cupping? Understand all the techniques practitioners use, and how you can as well. Diagrams of over 40 different effective placements on the body to help treat everything from shoulder pain and feet issues to a variety of beauty treatments. What to consider after completing a session. (Don't eat the following meals...) How to effectively clear cupping marks faster. ... and much, much more. This book provides an unbiased view of cupping therapy. If you are new to the practice or even if you have plenty of experience, there is guaranteed to be something in here for you. Ready to find out more? Then let's get started by scrolling up and tapping "Buy Now".

Have you ever hurt yourself while working out? Are you looking for a simple, inexpensive treatment method? Cupping could be the answer! For thousands of years, cupping has been practiced in countries like China, Egypt, and Greece. By heating a glass cup and pressing it against pressure points on the body, therapists can encourage healing and promote good health. If you're cupping at home, you will use the vacuum-cupping method, which replaces glass cups with plastic, rubber, or silicone, so you don't need to involve fire. This therapy has become increasingly popular among athletes who frequently deal with sore muscles, stretched ligaments, and other health problems. In Sports Cupping - A Beginner's Guide to Cupping Therapy for Athletes at Any Level, you'll learn about the history of cupping and all its benefits. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, all of life is sustained by energy known as "qi," and the human body is no exception. Unfortunately, the flow of qi can stagnate because of injuries and cause symptoms like pain, dizziness, and decreased athletic performance. By applying cupping, you can activate healthy qi flow again, strengthen your immune system, and prevent diseases. In this book, you'll learn how to treat injuries like: Hamstring strains Groin pulls Shin splints Lower back pain Knee injuries Tennis elbow Neck pain We'll also cover health conditions that can affect an athlete's performance, like anxiety, depression, nausea, and insomnia. If you're an active person or a professional athlete, you are at risk for injuries. This book provides you with detailed guides on where to cup and other treatment options like changes in your diet and herbal medicine. You'll also learn about specific essential oils and herbs that can enhance your cupping experience, and complementary treatments that therapists often offer. An injury shouldn't stop you from achieving your athletic goals. Educate yourself on an ancient and effective treatment method, and become stronger than ever!