Cupping Therapy
How Cupping Works?
It’s a traditional method from Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures, in which a therapist puts cups all over your body or in the abdomen.
These cups are made from glass, bamboo, or silicone.
The provider will heat each cup. Traditionally, it involves using an alcohol-soaked cotton ball aflame.
The heat sends oxygen out of the cup, creating a vacuum in the applied part and suck out all the dermal impurities.
Modern methods involve the use of a suction device to remove the air from the cups.
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At a single time, 5-6 cups can be put on the body.
The number may be increased according to your body condition and the severity of the disease.
*After the cupping therapy, your skin might feel irritation or redness, which is normal, and they fade within a week or two. Although these marks will look like bruises, they’re not true bruises that injure muscle fibres.
There are three types of Cupping:
Dry Cupping, where only the cups are used.
Bleeding, which uses the cup method plus small incisions or skin punctures to release toxins through suctioned blood.
Running, similar to Dry Cupping, but using lotions or oils before placing the cups.
Dry Cupping
With dry cupping, a plastic or glass cup is placed on the skin, then the air inside the cup is suctioned, or vacuumed out.
The cups can be used at rest or with movement, and the application time usually ranges from five to 10 minutes.
Benefits of Dry Cupping
- QI Stimulation
- Detoxification
- Pain Relief
- Improves Digestion
- Clearing Respiratory Issues
- Improves Blood Circulation
- Boosts Immunes System
- Reduces Stress and Anxiety
- Sports Recovery
- Promotes Healthy Skin
- Alleviates Skin Conditions
Where can Dry Cupping be applied?
- Head: Internal Organs, Gonads, Stomach, Pituitary, Pineal, Headache Relief, Sinuses, Kidney-Adrenal, Pineal/Pituitary, Colon, Spine
- Shoulders: Shoulder Pain
- Arms:
- Torso: Lung/Immunity Booster
- Abdomen: Kidneys, Fertility
- Legs: Cellulite,
People use cupping in addition to traditional treatments and therapies.
Who shouldn’t get cupping?
Because researchers know so little about cupping’s effects on pregnancy, you shouldn’t have cupping therapy if you’re pregnant. You should also avoid cupping if you have:
- Anemia.
- A pacemaker.
- Bleeding disorders like haemophilia.
- Blood clotting problems, like deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a history of strokes.
- Cardiovascular disease.
- Skin conditions, including eczema and psoriasis.
- Seizures (epilepsy).
Even though cupping therapy carries a low risk of complications, it’s not for everyone. Talk to your healthcare provider before trying cupping or any other alternative medical treatment. (copied from Cleveland Clinic)