Cupping Therapy: What Are The Benefits?

Among the many traditional Chinese medicinal practices, cupping therapy is one that is gaining popularity. Besides acupuncture and herbal medicine, cupping therapy is one that is proven to improve health as well as provide a pleasant experience. 

Cupping therapy is a technique wherein a small glass or bamboo jar is placed on the skin. Suctioning is done in different ways. This process is done to uplift the pressure from the body. This provides a relieving sensation to the patients. This traditional massage technique is the opposite of massage, wherein pressure is applied to the muscles.

Cupping therapy is known to have a lot of benefits. Here are just a few of them:

• It is able to treat various diseases. To name a few: anemia, hemophilia, arthritis, fibromyalgia, fertility disorders, gynecological disorders, eczema, acne, hypertension, migraine, anxiety problems, depression, asthma, fatigue, rheumatism and varicose veins.

• It is known to loosen muscles.

• It encourages blood flow.

• It relieves hand, leg, back and neck pains.

• It promotes weight loss.

• It is a known treatment for cellulite.

• It’s a cure for common cough and colds.

• It can solve breathing difficulties.

• It's a cure for constipation and diarrhea.

• It solves stomach ache as well as heart burn.

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