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Counterclockwise- death
Cupping – in Western portions of the world Yang- white
*In the community we can use cups or glass Yin- black
C. BODY FLUIDS
In the back, about 1 1/2 in from the midline we have back sho points
along the side of the spinal column that when massage or stimulated
/in acupuncture which has an effects to organs in the body
12 MERIDIANS:
HISTORY:
- the earliest known record on Ventusa could be found in China
as early as the third or fourth century B.C
- it is known as “pa-hou-kuan” in Chinese
- it is oftentimes translated as “cupping” in English
- it was then known as the “horn method” because of the use of
animal horns
MECHANISMS INVOLVED: D. VACUUM – a space devoid of air or gas
THEORIES INVOLVED:
A. VACUUM THEORY
B. BLOOD THEORY
TECHNIQUES The size of the cup should be selected according to the built of the
body part and area to be treated
A. Use of cotton dipped in alcohol
B. Use of paper cone A. Large Cups – for muscular patients
C. Use of coin wrapped in cloth or paper (not used anymore) B. Small Cups – for small patients
D. Use of cotton on ginger slice
INDICATIONS 4. First aid for snake bites
5. Gas pain or abdominal distention
a. SITE 6. Diarrhea due to damp cold
7. Myalgia
1. Particular acupressure points 8. Other signs referable to stuck Qi
2. Areas that are fleshy (back, legs, arms and to lesser extent the 9. External attack of wind - cold
abdominal area)
You can use ventusa near the joints
Paralyzed patients cannot complim of pain so we must be extra
careful: small ginger and less flame
Skin abscess
Stuck qi- not circulating, painful areas of the bodies; can be relieved by
ventusa; may not need commercial analgesics
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Diarrhea, when u touch the abdomen its cold, you can do the ventusa a. SITE
tunga sa pusod and u dont move the cups or the glass, let it stay in one
location may as well use several cups 1. Skin diseases
2. Areas overlying bony structures, lymph nodes and primary
b. DISEASES OR AILMENTS blood vessels
1. Arthritis or arthralgia 3. Hairy areas (you can do ventusa but do not move the cups)
2. Paralysis
3. Muscle cramps
b. DISEASES OR AILMENTS/ CONDITIONS
1. Unconsciousness
2. Convulsion or positive history of convulsion
3. High fever - if you add more heat, it will all the more create
imbalance
4. Pregnancy
5. Bleeding disorders