All You Need To Know About Cupping Therapy

Posted by eddie brown on August 29th, 2019

Cupping is a type of alternative therapy that originated in ancient China. It involves placing cups on the skin to create suction that facilitate healing with blood flow. Many studies claim that the suction helps facilitate the flow of “qi” meaning life force in the body. The method is believed to balance yin and yang, or the negative and positive, within the body. Restoring balance between these two extremes is thought to help with the body’s resistance to pathogens as well as its ability to increase blood flow and reduce pain. When searching for online cupping therapy appointment make you choose a certified practitioner.

Cupping increases blood circulation to the area where the cups are placed. This may relieve muscle tension, which can improve overall blood flow and promote cell repair. It may also help form new connective tissues and create new blood vessels in the tissue. There are two main categories of cupping performed today:

• Dry cupping is a suction-only method.
• Wet cupping may involve both suction and controlled medicinal bleeding.

 Your practitioner will recommend any of these according to your medical condition and preferences.

Benefits

Cupping can effectively treat a wide variety of conditions. It may be easing conditions that create muscle aches and pains. The cups are specifically placed on major acupressure points which has great results in treating digestive issues, skin issues, and other conditions commonly treated with acupressure. Cupping therapy may help with the following conditions, among others:

• Shingles
• facial paralysis
• cough and dyspnea
• Acne
• lumbar disc herniation
• cervical spondylosis

Side effects associated with cupping therapy

There aren’t many side effects associated with cupping as it is a safe non-invasive method of treatment. The side effects that an individual might experience will occur during your treatment or immediately after. Individual may feel lightheaded or dizzy during your treatment.

Some other side effects that follows may include:

• Excessive sweating
• Nausea
• scarring of the skin
• hematoma (bruising)

After treatment, the skin around the rim of the cup may become irritated with circular pattern marks. You may also feel slight pain at sites or feel lightheaded or dizzy shortly after your session.

Infection is always a risk after undergoing cupping therapy. Make sure your practitioner follows the right methods for cleaning your skin and controlling infection before and after your session. 

Author’s bio: the author is a blogger and the article is about cupping therapy.