Description
Chinese Massage: Cupping
中国中医按摩大全–拔罐疗法
Order No. D5011
ISBN: 7885184099
EAN: 6937475382741
Picture Format: NTSC (good for North American users)
Length: N/A
Number of Disc: 1
Language: Chinese with English and Simplified Chinese subtitles
Publisher: Guangzhou Audio & Video Publication
Price: $14.95
Cupping is a method of applying acupressure by creating a vacuum next to the patient's skin. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), it involves placing glass, plastic, or bamboo cups on the skin with a vacuum. The therapy is used to relieve what is called "stagnation" in TCM terms, and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cupping is also used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain. This technique, in varying forms, has also been found in the folk medicine of Vietnam, the Balkans, modern Greece, Mexico, and Russia, among other places, including Iran where it is called ‘bod-kesh’ meaning literally 'pull with air'.