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Natural and Holistic Therapy
Comprehensive Holistic Therapy that
is Good for Health and Fitness
CUPPING THERAPY
Cupping
therapy has been part of Chinese medicine for about 3,000 years.
Originally used by tribes in Africa, Asia, and South America to remove
poison from insect and snakebites, cupping therapy has also been used to
treat colds and chest infections. More recently, cupping therapy has
been used to treat fibromyalgia by relieving tender muscles and joints.
Cupping therapy has gained popularity along with massage therapy,
acupuncture, and other alternative treatments.
Even with the growing popularity, Mayo Clinic reports that evidence
supporting cupping therapy as a beneficial treatment for fibromyalgia is
purely anecdotal. There are no peer-reviewed clinical trials which
evaluate cupping therapy as a treatment for fibromyalgia or other
painful diseases and conditions.
The traditional method of cupping uses glass cups. The practitioner
soaks a cotton ball with alcohol and lights it on fire. The cotton ball
is then held inside the cup to create a vacuum. The cotton ball is
removed from the glass cup and the cup is placed on the patient's skin.
Usually 4 to 6 cups are used at a time and they are left on the skin for
about 10-15 minutes. The skin raises up into the cup as circulation of
blood is drawn to the area. Cupping therapy is said to not be a painful
but it does leave red welts on the skin as it works to improve
fibromyalgia symptoms.
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