What is Cupping ?

Here is a brief review about cupping used by the practitioners of Chinese (Oriental) medicine. Many people still think cupping was used only in China. However, this technique dates far back in history and was used not only in China but in the different parts of the world. It is very interesting to note that countries implementing these techniques were geographically far away from each other. Sometimes, these countries were separated by a body of water. So this brings up a question – How did the people from different areas of the world came up to use the same technique? Cupping – is a form of treatment that uses any object resembling a cup. The cups were made form different materials. There were cups made out of bamboo, horn, glass, etc. The idea of a cup is to provide suction at the specific place on the body. This suction will start to bring more blood to the area which in turn may improve the circulation. For example you need to increase some circulation in the back because there is back pain. A practitioner of Chinese Medicine will use cups to provide suction to the back hence improving the circulation and providing a relief. In terms of Chinese medicine you move Qi and Blood and relieve stagnation in the back. This may be a very viable solution to many health problems. Please consult with your practitioner if cupping is something that may help with your problems.