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Hi,
Cupping has been used for years in the Mediterranean countries against colds and it worked fine. My Granny did it to my mother the site is not very nice seeing the skin rise like a puffed cake under the glass. I was not the recipient of the treatment the result:I get two colds a year each spans about 6 months!
posted by
chiq
on July 1, 2008 at 2:50 AM
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Re: Funny, that
Hi, Charlie - Welcome and thanks for your comments. Sarcasm and sexual innuendo are my usual form of communication!
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gapcohen
on June 9, 2008 at 7:00 AM
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Hi, Rainbow - I ordinarily HATE needles, but for some reason, these are not so bad. Can't imagine doing it myself though! Don't try this at home.
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gapcohen
on June 9, 2008 at 6:43 AM
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Acupuncture, cupping, herbal medicine, etc.
Mal,
For many years now, I have been curious about all these ancient treatments and my natural skepticism made me suspect that the apocrophal reports could be attributed to psyhco-somatic (sp?) or placebo effects. If I am at a loss for answers to future maladies, I will try to keep an open mind about these disiplines, solely because of your posting. You have performed a valuable community service by speaking to this subject. Thank you!
Guy
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northsage_45
on June 9, 2008 at 5:39 AM
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Funny, that
I'm in the process of becoming in trained in massage therapy (emphasis on neuromuscular technique), and am amazed at what I'm learning about the effects that muscular pain can have on the body...
Anyway, a friend had heard a bit about the 'cupping', but thought it was a massage technique. He said, "Do you do that massage with suction and candles?"
I replied, "If I'm in using suction and candles at the same time, it ain't a massage I'm giving!"
Uh....yeah. I specialize in sarcasm and sexual innuendo...
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CharlieMine
on June 8, 2008 at 10:01 PM
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He handed you the brochure AFTER he'd already done the procedure???
I am glad this helped. I've concerned acupuncture for my chronic back pain, but I seriously doubt Medicare would pay.
Maybe I should just stick the needles in myself. It wouldn't be the same, but it would be something.
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Rainbow_Writer
on June 8, 2008 at 9:44 AM
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Good that it helped you. Now you and Gwynıth have something ın common. She is actually one of the few young actresses I quite like. Thanks so much for your comments on my stories from Turkey. More to come.
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vogue
on June 8, 2008 at 12:08 AM
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Naut- It didn't help my husband's back, either. But there have been studies about Eastern Medicine and its effectiveness. This acupuncturist happens to also be an MD and told me "sometimes, you just need to take Advil." He's pretty cool and just the fact that I'm not dying tomorrow from cancer was relief enough to take the pain down many notches!
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gapcohen
on June 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM
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gap
I'm glad it works for you, though it didn't for me. Maybe it's that you belived it would help, and I didn't. And my lack of faith was punished severely - the pain in my hand (caused by the truck that hit me while riding my bike) persists, there wasn't the slightes improvement after eight treatments! It got to be too much of a bore, so I quit...
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Nautikos
on June 7, 2008 at 7:15 PM
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I am so happy for you. I can only imagine how relieved you are. sam
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sam444
on June 7, 2008 at 2:24 PM
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Zen - right - men are pigs, but pigs can be cute! Get that aura back into whack!
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gapcohen
on June 7, 2008 at 11:55 AM
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Good for you Mal.............for being the squeaky wheel. Just the stress of living w/ "what if" can worsen your condition. I'm so happy that it turned out to be nothing serious. I am a firm believer in Eastern approaches to dealing w/ health. I practice T'ai Chi and it has changed my life (just as my instructor told me it would).
Although at Thursday's class.........he told me my "aura" was "out of whack". I told my husband what he said and my husband's response was "oh well, as long as your "oral" is still working. What a pig.
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ZenMom
on June 7, 2008 at 11:13 AM
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