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Hardenings that are to be palpated during palpation in the area of the skin, connective tissue or muscles. These gels are especially important in cupping therapy. A distinction is made between fullness, empty and transition gels.
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- Filling gelose (hot gelose): Impact-elastic to hard, overheated, pressure painful, about the size of 2 Euro coins. As a rule, fullness gels mark the beginning of a disease according to the yang character of the disease. Type of cupping: Bloody cupping.
- Empty gelose (cold gelose): Small, hard or limp, pale, cold, valley-shaped sunken zone. Painful only with firm pressure. Empty geloses are an expression of the yin character of the disease: lack of energy and weakness. Type of cupping: dry, see cupping therapy.
- Transitional deficiency: Mixed form between hot and cold zone. Consistency: Doughy, large, cold, sometimes also larger, flaccid connective tissue zone. Cupping method: suction cup massage if necessary.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer