Historical Cupping Therapy of the Resettled Czech Community from Ukraine in the Context of Contemporary and Alternative Medicine in the Czech Republic
Historical Cupping Therapy of the Resettled Czech Community from Ukraine in the Context of Contemporary and Alternative Medicine in the Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: Cupping therapy is an ancient technique of healing used for a whole spectrum of health problems in a wide range of ways, variations and methods. Besides the type of material used, the forms of application and explanation of the mechanism of the effect, the methods of its conduct differ. In addition to medical grasp of the subject, a broader and more comprehensive view of this method is also supported by a comparison of the historical variations and forms across territorial units and time horizon. For this purpose, both the historical context of cupping therapy on the territory of the Czech Republic, its archaic form captured within the community living in emigration in Ukraine and a brief overview of the current situation in the Czech Republic are depicted. The data was collected in 2008–2018 within three waves of resettled Czechs from Ukraine all over the territory of the Czech Republic.

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