Cupping is helpful
for relief from
muscle spasms,
back pain, as
well as arthritic
and rheumatic
problems. While
stimulating the
skin and underlying
muscles, it promotes
the release of
toxins that have
accumulated in
the area and increases
circulation of
blood and lymph
vessels.
Cupping also stimulates
the organ-related
reflex zones in
the skin to further
improve the function
of inner organs,
including the
stomach, liver,
kidneys and intestines.
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Cupping can also
increase immunity
in a particular
area since the
suction causes
the release of
a histamine-like
substance in the
skin which stimulates
immune system
response.
Detoxify with Suction
Cupping
Other detoxification
therapies are
often used in
conjunction to
enhance the eliminatory
action of cupping.
Other therapies
combined with
cupping can be
used to treat
chronic pain and
discomfort more
successfully,
even where other
therapies have
failed. There
are very few conditions
in which cupping
should not be
used, such as
high fever, skin
disease, or if
the person tends
to bleed easily.
With fire cupping,
a vacuum is created
by air (heated
by fire) in a
glass cup placed
flush against
the patient’s
skin. As the air
cools in the cup,
a vacuum forms
that pulls up
on the skin, stimulating
the acupressure
effect. This type
of therapy is
used in the treatment
of respiratory
diseases such
as the common
cold, pneumonia,
and bronchitis.
It can also be
used to treat
back, neck, shoulder
and other musculoskeletal
pain. Cupping
may feel uncomfortable,
but the patient
will not feel
pain.
Unblock your Qi
with Suction Cupping
Cupping is widely
used by Chinese
medicine practitioners
to treat colds,
lung infections,
and problems in
the internal organs.
Cupping can be
used on people
for whom the injection
of acupuncture
needles poses
a problem or risk.
Chinese medicine
practitioners
begin treatment
by diagnosing
a patient through
interviews, examination
of the pulse,
tongue, and other
parts of the body.
Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM)
strives to balance
and improve the
flow of qi, or
life energy, which
travels throughout
the body in channels
called meridians.
Illness is caused
when qi does not
move properly
in the body. Acupuncturists
use cupping for
specific problems
in the flow of
qi. Cupping disperses
and moves qi by
exerting suction
and pressure.
Cupping is used
when the qi is
blocked at certain
points, or when
qi needs to be
drawn to the surface
of the body from
deep within. For
example, cupping
is used to treat
colds and lung
infections because
it is believed
that suction disperses
and energizes
the qi that has
become blocked
and trapped in
the lungs. Cupping
can also pull
out “wind-cold”
that in Chinese
medicine is believed
to cause lung
infections.
In today’s
world, suction
cupping is becoming
a very popular
and effective
therapy used by
both Western and
Eastern health
care professionals
to treat a wide
range of problems
such as the common
cold, chronic
pain, and internal
organ problems.
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