Chinese Medicine Cupping
Arrives In The West
Chinese Medicine Cupping is an age old tradition with many modern uses. It is becoming increasingly common for Western medicine to bind with the ancient techniques of medicine in China. Chinese practices like acupressure and acupuncture are much more familiar to the Western world than Chinese Medicine Cupping, but it is a practice that is becoming more and more talked about as the capabilities of this age old tradition are better understood. If you are suffering from chronic pain from a variety of sources, this form of cupping may be the alternative treatment that your body requires in order to regain balance. It is a technique that involves glass globes or cups which are heated up from within using a small flame in order to remove the oxygen from the cup and to create a vacuum. Then, this is placed directly on the skin in the area that is afflicted, causing suction which pulls at the skin in order to suck the toxins out of the body.
Benefits Of Cupping
This practice, when completed correctly, is actually capable of relieving a great deal of discomfort in your body that is caused by the congestion of fluids like mucus or blood in your body, the stiffness of stagnant energy, and can also reduce swelling.It is said to improve the circulation in the body by opening the lungs up and drawing the toxins away from them and toward the skin's surface. Cupping draws out Wind, Cold and Damp according to traditional Chinese philosophy. Studies are beginning to show that Chinese medicine cupping can be used to treat a variety of very different ailments, including swelling, asthma, edema, dull aches, pains, bronchitis, arthritis, stomach ache, abdominal pain, headache, indigestion, painful menstruation, lower back pain, coughs and a lot more. The heated cups that are used in this technique are placed on the skin right above whatever muscle or part of the body is in pain. Sometimes a cup can be placed where an acupuncture needle has already been applied to the afflicted area of the body. The vacuum that the heat creates is meant to dispel dampness from the body, reducing swelling and warming the Qi at the same time. The cups tend to stay in place for between five and fifteen minutes, leaving a small bruise behind upon their removal. Bruises may take several days to go away, but they are a small price for you to pay in return for an effective pain management treatment. Chinese medicine cupping is not ideal for everyone, or for every situation. It should not be done on the back or abdomen of a woman who is pregnant, or on anyone who has a skin allergy or an ulcerated sore. Anyone who is suffering from cramps, convulsions or a high fever should also avoid it. The best way to get the most out of cupping is to use it in conjunction with acupuncture and Chinese herbal remedies.
Contra-indications For Cupping
Chinese medicine cupping is not ideal for everyone, or for every situation. It should not be done on the back or abdomen of a woman who is pregnant, or on anyone who has a skin allergy or an ulcerated sore. Anyone who is suffering from cramps, convulsions or a high fever should also avoid it. The best way to get the most out of cupping is to use it in conjunction with acupuncture and Chinese herbal remedies.
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