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The physician has only one task, to heal, and if he succeeds in this, it is irrelevant how he succeeded in it!

Hippocrates

The effects of cupping therapy are varied. You can often recognize it by a pleasant fatigue that occurs immediately after cupping. Hence, you should not deny the patient a potentially therapeutic sleeplike rest afterwards to allow the possibility of far-reaching regulating processes to take effect.

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The regulating effect of cupping manifests in patients in a renewed responsiveness to therapies that had previously become ineffective. We can also observe increased resistance against infectious diseases.

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Cupping therapy stimulates the body’s defense in general, as a result of which inflammations are stopped or prevented. The healing of many diseases is clearly accelerated or the complaints are at least alleviated.

Most visible are the effects of cupping in:

• Acute and subacute bronchitis.

• Angina.

• Influenza.

• Pneumonia.

• Major common colds.

A cupping treatment applied on the first or second day brings substantial improvement for the patient in a short time, and recovery can be observed almost immediately. The healing process is smooth and without complications common in treatment with medicinal drugs.

Even in cases where the patient comes for treatment only in the delayed stage, cupping therapy is recommended for fast recovery and prevention of secondary complications. Grogginess disappears quickly in difficult cases, and you will notice an increase in the will to recover and in vital energy.

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There is no other disease where the therapist succeeds as quickly as in diseases of the respiratory organs. Hence, these are the true domain of cupping.

In addition, disorders of the digestive tract, kidneys, or urinary tracts, as well as cardiovascular diseases also respond well to cupping therapy.

Chronic diseases that manifest in different forms and locations are a difficult, but also rewarding field for cupping therapy.

I often observe a surprisingly rapid pain-relieving effect, especially in several conditions where all other measures have failed. Persistent pain in the area of the spinal column, in neuralgia, in chronic rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in headaches that were caused by muscle tensions can generally be affected quite well.

When applied at the right locations, cupping relaxes the muscles, widens the blood vessels, and stimulates circulation. This allows for a faster elimination of pain-causing substances, as a result of which pain is reduced.

Similarly, essential nutrients are transported more rapidly to the location of the disorder by the increased circulation. This encourages the natural healing process.

Patients who had been taking strong analgesic drugs for years became almost pain-free or at least able to greatly reduce the amount of pain killers they were taking after a few cupping treatments. Patients suffering from insomnia were finally able to sleep well or at least better after treatment.

Again and again, we are surprised by the improvement in subjective general health in most patients, often manifesting already after a single treatment. As I observed in many cases in my practice, patients feel substantially fresher and more productive.

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A great advantage of cupping therapy is the fact that it can be combined with other therapies and that patients require neither bed rest nor any other special care in the course of treatment. During this time, they are able to pursue their jobs and any other activities.

Nevertheless: While cupping therapy does not cause any harm, it must still not be applied uncritically or indiscriminately because of this. Every case requires a precise indication in the treatment with cupping.