What Is Cupping Therapy?
upping Therapy is an ancient form of alternaticve medicine . It is performed by applying cups to selected skin points and creating a sub-atmospheric pressure, either by heat or by suction.
Cupping is widely used as a TCM treatment, but it was also part of numerous ancient healing systems. For thousands of years, Chinese Medicine practitioners have been using cupping therapy to move Blood and Qi, remove Cold pathogens as well as Heat pathogens and eliminate any stagnation in the body. One of the oldest medical textbooks in the world, the Ebers Papyrus from 1550 B.C., describes how the ancient Egyptians used cupping therapy for treating fever, pain, vertigo, menstrual problems, and other ailments.
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates has also compiled extensive descriptions of the cupping application.
How to do?
For either type, in the traditional method (fire cupping), the practitioner puts a flammable substance such as alcohol inside a cup and sets it on fire. As the fire goes out, they put the cup upside down on your skin.When the air inside the cup cools, it creates a vacuum. This causes your skin to rise and redden as your blood vessels expand.
Intensive treatment will apply oil to the back and move the cups around the back to awaken the meridians. Based on the color and condition of the corresponding organ points on bladder meridians and the back , the degree of local muscle tension and the balance of internal organ function can be determined, and combined with other diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine, to provide a more complete treatment plan.
What to Expect?
As a result of detoxification, cupping helps ease muscle pains, diminishes the swelling in tissues, speeds up metabolism, and strengthens the immune system. Recent researches also show that cupping therapy helps to:
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Reduce musculoskeletal pain: lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, and fibromyalgia
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Induce comfort: muscle relaxation and reduce anxiety
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Alleviate digestive problems: Bloating, gastric reflux, and constipation conditions
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Good for improving recovery: Cough, asthma, and the common cold
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Good for skin issues: Acne, Eczema, urticaria, allergic dermatitis
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