{"id":10240,"date":"2026-10-21T20:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/cupping-therapy-descriptive-synthesis-of-training\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:06:06","slug":"cupping-therapy-descriptive-synthesis-of-training","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/cupping-therapy-descriptive-synthesis-of-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Cupping therapy: descriptive synthesis of training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/57911f1d-0fac-4db6-8288-5f32986d2c2b\/content\" alt=\"Cupping therapy: descriptive synthesis of training\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/debafeb2-d8b0-4b65-b794-725bd8ebc856\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/debafeb2-d8b0-4b65-b794-725bd8ebc856\/content')\">Download <span>(1.1 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;\">Cupping therapy: descriptive synthesis of training presents an evidence-informed overview of how cupping therapy training is reported and organized across different settings within traditional, complementary and integrative medicine. Drawing primarily on a systematic scoping review, the working paper describes reported training pathways, curriculum content, competency domains, learning outcomes, approaches to delivery and assessment, trainer qualifications, training facilities and accreditation arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The analysis focuses primarily on cupping based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) while acknowledging the diversity of cupping practices across medical systems. Designed as a descriptive, non-normative reference, it is intended to support informed discussion among policy-makers, regulators, education and accreditation bodies, health professionals, researchers and cupping therapy practitioners, with its use and application considered in national, regional and global training and regulatory contexts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nGlobal Traditional Medicine Centre (TMC),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nWHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">30<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">ISBN: <\/strong><span>9789240125964<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240125964?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (1.1 MB) Overview Cupping therapy: descriptive synthesis of training presents an evidence-informed overview of how cupping therapy training is reported and organized across different settings within traditional, complementary and integrative medicine. 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