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Traditional Chinese Medicine Cupping Therapy: A Practical Guide, 1e

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More people should know about this therapy - maybe this book will help. My wife's family used it in Vietnam, I experienced it during acupuncture treatment, and it turns out my father's nanny used it in Paris in the 30's! Mr. Chiraldi's 'History Of Cupping' section reveals its tradition reaching back to ancient Egypt or beyond and through all cultures.

This book is interesting, clearly written, authoritative, and would make a good reference for the professional and the well-informed patient.

This book gives very good guidelines and clear, precise instructions that will broaden the scope of treatment of any inquisitive TCM practitioner and/or student. Ilkay Chirali does an excellent job in presenting interesting applications of the cups, many of which will be totally new for a lot of people.

The book contains many clear pictures of cups, their different forms of application (ten methods of cupping, wow!), and also pictures that can help the practitioner explain to the patient the effects of the treatment. The section on treatment of specific conditions is very illustrative, and will be welcome by practitioners who are not afraid to try new things.

There are, however, a couple of weak spots. I acknowledge the effort of Mr. Chirali in researching and providing information on the background of cupping, but I would have liked to see more of that from the Chinese side. Most of the information in the first chapter dwells on cupping in the west. This material, although interesting, may not entirely be within the scope of the book (not at such length, anyway, in my opinion), and there are no quotes from Chinese books and only very little historical information on the development of cupping in the East. I would also have liked the author to discuss at length the Chinese theories on the workings of the cups, as well as to tie it in with the theories of chinese physiology TCM students are more familiar with.

There is a section on integrating cupping with other therapies, such as reflexology, aromatherapy, chiropractic, and so on. Although I agree that the benefits of cupping can very easily be extended to these other modalities of treatment, it also falls outside of the scope of a book entitled "Traditional Chinese Medicine Cupping Therapy". This information might well broaden the potential readership of the book in general, but to the acupuncture student (such as myself) these pages are not exactly useful.

It shines through the text that the author knows and loves his subject, with which he has had contact since he was very young. It is, all in all, a great, practical book, and I hope many practitioners will read it and add its contents to their treatment repertoires.

This book is very straight forward and easy to use if you have a decent understanding of TCM and point locations. It's a great resource for anyone who wants to add cupping to their practice.

I'm self taught when it comes to "cupping". This book (the only one available!) has filled in the blanks with valuable information. Not only do I have a better understanding of the meridians, but the history of cupping and how it has evolved and become more availabe is fascinating.
A "must get" if you are interesting in incorporating this technique into your existing bodywork profession or even for personal use.

Comprehensive guide to TCM cupping therapy. Includes case studies and helpful treatment protocols. Very helpful for Massage Therapists who are trained in "Massage Cupping" TM.

This is by far the most complete resource on cupping that I have encountered.

The DVD is nice but the video resolution is quite low, would love to see better quality video.

Highly recommended, even though it is a bit expensive.

Very well written and excellent explanation even for outsiders of the matter. Interesting specially for those looking for sports therapy.

As the ad states you are expected to be familiar with acupuncture. My opinion is there should be an insruction text for cupping alone as the points are not and can not be as precise as a needle point. To much is wasted on the story of cupping. Let's face it most of us want to know how to do it and doon't really care how it came to be. I couldn't really rate the book since I could not find any other book for comparison.