What is – Chinese Cupping?
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What is – Chinese Cupping?

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What is – Chinese Cupping?

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Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.

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The cups may be made of:

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  • Glass

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  • Bamboo

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  • Earthenware

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  • Silicone

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Cupping Therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new. It dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. One of the oldest medical textbooks in the world, the Ebers Papyrus, describes how the ancient Egyptians used cupping therapy in 1,550 B.C.

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Types

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There are different methods of cupping, including:

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  • Dry

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  • Wet

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During both types of cupping, your therapist will put a flammable substance such as alcohol, herbs, or paper in a cup and set it on fire. As the fire goes out, they put the cup upside down on your skin

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As the air inside the cup cools, it creates a vacuum. This causes your skin to rise and redden as your blood vessels expand. The cup is generally left in place for up to 3 minutes.

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A more modern version of cupping uses a rubber pump instead of fire to create the vacuum inside the cup. Sometimes therapists use silicone cups, which they can move from place to place on your skin for a massage-like effect.

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Wet cupping creates a mild suction by leaving a cup in place for about 3 minutes.

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You might get 3-5 cups in your first session. Or you might just try one to see how it goes. It’s rare to get more than 5-7 cups, the British Cupping Society notes.

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Cupping therapy supporters believe that wet cupping removes harmful substances and toxins from the body to promote healing. But that’s not proven.

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What Does the Research Show?

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There haven’t been many scientific studies on cupping.

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One report, published in 2015 in the Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, notes that it could help with acne, herpes zoster, and pain management.

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That’s similar to the findings from a 2012 report, published in PLoS One. Australian and Chinese researchers reviewed 135 studies on cupping. They concluded that cupping therapy may be effective when people also get other treatments, like acupuncture or medications, for various diseases and conditions, such as:

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  • Facial paralysis

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But those researchers noted many of the studies they reviewed could have been biased and that better studies are needed.

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The British Cupping Society says that cupping therapy is used to treat:

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There isn’t research to back all of that up.

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Side Effects

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Cupping is fairly safe, as long as you go to a trained health professional. But you could have these side effects in the area where the cups touch your skin:

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  • Mild discomfort

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  • Burns

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  • Skin infection

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If the cups and equipment become contaminated with blood and are not sterilized correctly between patients, bloodborne diseases such as hepatitis B and C can be spread.

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What to Ask Your Doctor First

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Talk with your doctor before you start cupping or any other type of alternative or complementary medicine.

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Source: https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/cupping-therapy

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Please Note:

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Amazing FOOT SPA, nor our Owners, Partners, Staff, or Associates, do not condone nor condemn any of the preceding information. This information comes directly from the Source noted above, and is provided here for informational purposes only.

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Our Services and Fees section is what we perform and provide, and none of the information contained therein should be construed as we are implying, nor even suggesting, that any form of health benefit(s) can be gained from the work that we perform, because Traditional Chinese Reflexology, Traditional Chinese Acupressure, and other forms of Non-Invasive Traditional Chinese Healing Practices, mainly for “Pain Relief” is all that we do, and we know of none, nor are we suggesting or implying that any form of health benefit(s) can be gained from the work that we perform.

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Always seek the advice of your physician, or other qualified health provider, prior to starting any new diet or treatment, and with any questions, you may have regarding any medical condition. If you have, or suspect that you have, a medical problem, promptly contact your physician or health care provider.

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