Body pain is associated with every individual's life in this
world. Pain basically indicates that there is some disorder or imbalance
in the body due to some external or internal factors. Right from the
ancient times to this modern world various medicines and therapies have
evolved to treat different pains in different parts of the body. The
modern therapies used are some modification of ancient ones only but the
basic concept or logic behind them remains the same.
Among so
many therapies, one is cupping therapy. This is basically a 3500 years
old China based therapy for reducing body pain. Cupping therapy mainly
includes use of plastic or glass cups to create a vacuum on the body
part which enhances circulation of blood and lymph through tissues.
During ancient times, heat was generated among the glass or bamboo cups
and then this heat was applied to the painful part of the body. This
heat would help in healing that particular area.
Cupping therapy
mainly works on the meridians. Meridians are the energy pathways lying
all across the body reaching to all tissues and organs. The energy
inside our body, also called as chi, flows through these pathways only.
Any disorder in our body is caused due to blockage in smooth flow of
energy. So this therapy mainly clears the energy pathways through
increasing circulation of blood and oxygen and smooth working of
lymphatic system. This is mainly carried out on back portion as our back
have maximum no of meridians i.e. five. Moreover this helps in
releasing body toxins from the tissues and organs. As the vacuum creates
the suction, it reaches deep inside the cells and tissues which causes
toxins to move out of cells.
This Cupping therapy is performed in
two methods. One is Stationary and another is moving. Basically oil is
applied on the body for creating smooth movement of suction cups.
Sometimes these cups are kept on a particular part for 5-7 minutes
without any movement. This comes under stationary method. While when
vacuum pumps are continuously moved on body covering a large area then
this is called as moving cupping therapy. At times, five to six cups are
placed on different parts simultaneously and removed cyclically. This
is termed as Flash Cupping.
Once you are over with this therapy,
you may feel some sensation and tingling deep in the tissues. This
sensation is the indication of fast blood flow after this therapy. It is
very beneficial to apply essential oils just after this treatment so
that it reaches inside the tissue, nourishes them and makes your skin
glow and shine.
There are so many health benefits of this Chinese
cupping therapy. It mainly reduces back pain, headache and fatigue. This
regulates and balances hormones in the body, helps in ovulation in
women, solves the constipation problem, eliminates skin problem and
makes your skin healthy and reduces weight problems. It also strengthens
our immune system thus giving us power to fight with attacking
diseases.
If you want to try this therapy for yourself then you
may visit any health centre who will offer you complete package. You may
also get the instruction from the internet so that you can do it for
yourself. For this you will have need of cupping set which can be
purchased from any medical supplier or you can also order it through on
internet from anywhere in the world. Due to the increasing health
benefits of this Chinese cupping therapy, it's becoming popular day by
day.
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