Coining Coining Therapy, also known as Cao Goi was originated by the Southeast Asians, and has been around for many years. This tradition has been a folk remedy in many households due to low economic status and limited health coverage. “Compared with whites, Asian Americans seek health care less frequently, and are less likely to be insured” (Behar, 2012).This alternative treatment has encouraged and spread among the Asian culture in order to relive various types of illnesses. Fever, muscle pains, and cramps are one of the few examples that coining are supposed to help a person feel relieved. For many years this tradition has made them believe that they now understand how ill the person is. Coining is an old Asian tradition that has been intended
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The main area where the treatment is done mostly is on upper body. It is usually from torso and up, especially on the person’s back or chest. Cao Gio literally means, “catch the wind”. They believe that the excess wind is the illness stuck inside the individual’s bodies, mainly a disruption to their body causing an unbalance. The Asian culture believes that the excess wind inside the person is causing them sickness. So, the therapy is supposed to give balance the person’s body and restore more energy. Depending on how red the skin turns is how sick the individual really is. Usually the bruises from getting coined stays approximately 2-3 days depending how ill the person may …show more content…
One of the main factors or problems could be that the treatment itself could be a placebo effect. There isn’t any clear explanation for cao gio and its ability to cure. Although there have been several researchers finding and stating a conclusion, their analysis might not be accurate. It may seem as you are being treated correctly, but only your mind knows how sick you really are. It could be psychology, how the mind confuses its actual treatment or if the body really does cure itself. Most of my friends have done it just for the experience and seen to get better as the end result. Most of them were cured after a day or two. Others still felt the sickness, but gradually went away. I believe it all depends on the person’s
The main area where the treatment is done mostly is on upper body. It is usually from torso and up, especially on the person’s back or chest. Cao Gio literally means, “catch the wind”. They believe that the excess wind is the illness stuck inside the individual’s bodies, mainly a disruption to their body causing an unbalance. The Asian culture believes that the excess wind inside the person is causing them sickness. So, the therapy is supposed to give balance the person’s body and restore more energy. Depending on how red the skin turns is how sick the individual really is. Usually the bruises from getting coined stays approximately 2-3 days depending how ill the person may …show more content…
One of the main factors or problems could be that the treatment itself could be a placebo effect. There isn’t any clear explanation for cao gio and its ability to cure. Although there have been several researchers finding and stating a conclusion, their analysis might not be accurate. It may seem as you are being treated correctly, but only your mind knows how sick you really are. It could be psychology, how the mind confuses its actual treatment or if the body really does cure itself. Most of my friends have done it just for the experience and seen to get better as the end result. Most of them were cured after a day or two. Others still felt the sickness, but gradually went away. I believe it all depends on the person’s