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Acupuncture Congress 2018 Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151 Page 65
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9th International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
Most TCM practitioners and Acupuncturists are educated to
use cupping as a means of moving Qi and blood stagnation
in the body. Most of the techniques learned involve treatment on
the back and sometimes the legs. The instruments that are used
in schools are fire cupping with glass cups and plastic pump and
gun cups. Silicone cups are often not considered, yet they can be
utilized in a very different way to address issue that lies in the
organs and channels. This leads to dramatic and lasting changes
in the body systems. Using silicone cups as a tool creates the
possibility to adjust the suction within the cups to a very precise
level which enables practitioners to work in a very subtle and
gentle way and allows for treatment on sensitive areas, such
as the hara (abdomen). Silicone cups also allows practitioner
to move the patients body, to increase joint mobility, perform
stretches and open channels to allow the better flow of Qi. The
other unique quality of silicone cups, if properly applied at the
correct level, is that the practitioner can feel the blockages under
the surface of the tissue in an incredibly clear and powerful way.
It is always easier to treat something when we can find it. What I
have noticed in my clinic is when I utilize silicone cups to provide
abdominal treatment is that clients have powerful shifts in their
body, including a dramatic increase in bowel motility, release of
endometriumand a decrease in inflammation and a general sense
of lightness of being. I see digestive issues being greatly reduced,
fertility and premenstrual symptoms resloving themselves and
a lot of very happy customers. The Hara (abdomen) is one of
the least treated areas of the body with cupping. For digestive
conditions, including fatty liver, food stagnation and common
digestive ailments like leaky gut syndrome, Colitis, Chrohn’s,
IBS and most other gut pain and dysfunction. The same can
be said for the female reproductive system, where we can treat
Endometriosis, Polycyctic Ovary Syndrome and other causes
of Infertility. Generally the way cupping is applied becomes too
strong to work on these more delicate body areas. This is an
opportunity to see cupping from a different lens and consider a
new perspective for this anceint modality. Cupping is medicine
that in its simplest form is very effective. Learning to treat the
body, where it needs to be treated and at the depth where the
disharmony lies is an art form and silicone cups are a great tool.
LisaDowlinghas taught silicone cupping toover 600studentswho
are receiving simlilar results in their practice and the demand for
cupping is increasing. Massage therapists are using silicone cups
and more moving cupping techniques with their patients. Many
TCM practitioners and acupuncturists have not adapted cupping
to be used as more of a manual therapy tool in their practice. To
add these manual techniques to the unique understanding of
the body that practitioners of East Asian Medicine have made
this an incredible merging of the ancient and modern worlds.
This presentation will address silicone cupping techniques to
address deeper organ and meridian treatment. A discussion on
how to address each of the individual meridians based on their
energetic properties, as well as effective treatments directly on
the abdomen to increase Parasympathetic Nervous System
function; Digestive and Reproductive function. We look forward
for more and more practitioners understanding the versatility and
effectiveness of cupping as this modality comes into its own.
Five element cupping – how to address the root of the problem
with silicone cupping
Lisa Dowling
Meridian Therapy Institute, Canada
Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-003