Traditional Cupping

Cupping

Known by many names, practiced by many cultures, cupping is a practice that is quickly gaining much attention in the West. The dangers arises when capitalistic influences driven by the profit motivated medical industry encroach on ancient, conservative, proven, holistic treatments that were entrusted to healer, not businessmen. We are now in an age controlled by the Medical Mafia. No matter if treatments are termed conventional or alternative, buyer beware.

Cupping is an ancient therapy use by many cultures including the Egyptians Greeks and the Chinese. The first known recording is by Ebers in his famous medical text book dated approximately 1550BC and was also used by Hippocrates.

The therapist uses a cup to expell oxygen from a cup or vessel to create a vacuum on a place on the body. The primary objective of cupping is to release stagnation of any kind within the body. Cupping is effective at releasing the flow of 'Qi' (energy), when blocked the body finds if difficult to heal. Cupping will stimulate the flow of blood to aching or damaged muscles. Cupping will remove congestion and enhance the flow of lymph. Cupping helps relieve painful muscles, joints and initiate renewal therefore healing.

For more on cupping, see:

http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=documents/CAM/guasha.htm

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Cupping.asp

http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/cupping