{"id":1959,"date":"2018-01-31T09:27:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T17:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicelementsspa.com\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2022-04-21T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T22:08:20","slug":"cupping-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicelementsspa.com\/cupping-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cupping Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cupping therapy<\/a>\u00a0is an ancient form of\u00a0alternative medicine<\/a>\u00a0in which a therapist puts special cups on your\u00a0skin<\/a>\u00a0for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain,\u00a0inflammation<\/a>,\u00a0blood<\/a>\u00a0flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue\u00a0massage<\/a>.<\/p>\n The cups may be made of:<\/p>\n Cupping therapy<\/a>\u00a0might be trendy now, but it\u2019s not new. It dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. One of the oldest medical textbooks in the world, the\u00a0Ebers Papyrus<\/em>, describes how the ancient Egyptians used cupping therapy in 1,550 B.C.<\/p>\n There are different methods of cupping, including:<\/p>\n During both types of cupping, your therapist will put a flammable substance such as alcohol, herbs, or paper in a cup and set it on fire. As the fire goes out, he puts the cup upside down on your\u00a0skin<\/a>.<\/p>\n As the air inside the cup cools, it creates a vacuum. This causes your skin to rise and redden as your\u00a0blood<\/a>\u00a0vessels expand. The cup is generally left in place for up to 3 minutes.<\/p>\n A more modern version of cupping uses a rubber pump instead of fire to create the vacuum inside the cup. Sometimes therapists use silicone cups, which they can move from place to place on your skin for a\u00a0massage<\/a>-like effect.<\/p>\n Wet cupping creates a mild suction by leaving a cup in place for about 3 minutes. The therapist then removes the cup and uses a small scalpel to make light, tiny cuts on your skin. Next, he or she does a second suction to draw out a small quantity of\u00a0blood<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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