Sujets :
Médecines alternatives
Médecine du sport

Résumé :
If you've ever turned your ankle, hit your head while working out, or strained a muscle, you know how painful recovery can be. Cupping can play an important role in regaining your strength and stamina. In Sports cupping, you'll learn about traditional Chinese medicine and how cupping works. It's a treatment that's earned a lot of attention in recent years and is used by athletes like Michael Phelps. Cupping may be thousands of years old, but it's just as effective today as it was back then. This book contains guides on treating a wide variety of sports related injuries, such as ankle sprains, groin pulls, shin splints, trauma headaches, nausea, lower back pain. you'll also learn how to treat common health conditions that can have a negative effect on athletes, like anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Each condition includes graphics of the relevant pressure points and other treatment options, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and changes in diet. The book also includes detailed descriptions of cupping sets, essential oils, and Chinese herbs that all play a role in the cupping experience. If you lead an active lifestyle, you are at risk of getting injuries. To recover properly, you need the right treatment options, and cupping can be a part of that plan. Even if you've never heard of cupping before now, you won;t get lost as you explore the easy to understand information in this book

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque

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