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Week 5-Case Study 1

Week 5-Case Study 1

Q Case Study 1: Please read the case study in Chapter 4 (pgs. 89-90). The first sentence of the case study is an intriguing one, "Some cultural practices used to treat illness produce marks on the body that can mimic abuse." Please answer the following questions and respond to two other peers' posts. Review the case study rubric in your syllabus for details. 1. What is the difference between coining and cupping? 2. Are coining and cupping child abuse? Explain your rationale. 3. When do cultural practices cross over to being abuse? Explain your rationale.

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Coining is used to treat many symptoms such as cough, cold, fever or headache. Heated ointments are rubbed into the skin and may contain herbs, camphor, menthol, wintergreen, eucalyptus, peppermint, or cinnamon oil. Also, what do cupping marks mean? Cupping marks can be explained by more than one theory. Purplish red cupping mark means severe damp heat. Red cupping mark signifies severe heat. Bluish purple cupping mark indicates severe cold dampness. Cupping mark with dark color means exuberance of the pathogenic qi, a life force.