Cupping Therapy
Cupping is an ancient technique that is widely used by many Chinese Medicine practitioners. It is extremely beneficial in treating local qi stagnation or blood stasis in the channels. Practitioners use an open flame, place it in the cup for a very short period of time than quickly remove the flame from the cup, and immediately places the cup over the selected area that is being treated. This flame exhausts the oxygen in the cup and this creates a vacuum which will cause the skin to draw up into the cup. This technique helps with qi stagnation and blood stasis by encouraging the flow of qi and blood in the meridians.
When the cup is left in place on the skin for a few minutes, blood stasis is formed and localized healing takes place.
Cups are usually left in the same position for a considerable amount of time, while in other instances it is removed quickly and placed elsewhere on the body. Cupping, the technique, is very useful and very safe and can be easily learned and incorporated into your family health practices.
Case Study
Male, 29yrs old came into the clinic suffering from upper back strain. Two days earlier, he was working out at the gym and during one of the exercises ( upright rows ), he felt a pull in the upper back. Pain and discomfort have persisted ever since. After assessing the patient, it was evident that the patient was suffering from muscle spasms in his upper back. Patient had two treatments of cupping therapy and this was enough to cure him completely. In this case, cups were used to draw the qi to the muscles in spasm and disperse the stagnant qi resulting from the spasm. Cupping allowed the meridian affected to open up by encouraging the circulation of qi and blood. Because cupping draws blood to the surface of the body, sometimes minor weals or bruises are left after treatment. This possible consequence was explained to the patient before we began Cupping Therapy.
When the cup is left in place on the skin for a few minutes, blood stasis is formed and localized healing takes place.
Cups are usually left in the same position for a considerable amount of time, while in other instances it is removed quickly and placed elsewhere on the body. Cupping, the technique, is very useful and very safe and can be easily learned and incorporated into your family health practices.
Case Study
Male, 29yrs old came into the clinic suffering from upper back strain. Two days earlier, he was working out at the gym and during one of the exercises ( upright rows ), he felt a pull in the upper back. Pain and discomfort have persisted ever since. After assessing the patient, it was evident that the patient was suffering from muscle spasms in his upper back. Patient had two treatments of cupping therapy and this was enough to cure him completely. In this case, cups were used to draw the qi to the muscles in spasm and disperse the stagnant qi resulting from the spasm. Cupping allowed the meridian affected to open up by encouraging the circulation of qi and blood. Because cupping draws blood to the surface of the body, sometimes minor weals or bruises are left after treatment. This possible consequence was explained to the patient before we began Cupping Therapy.
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