Cupping Cupping is a method of treatment that relieves the symptoms of muscle tightness, muscle strain, back pain, soft tissue injuries, the common cold, coughing, digestive, and menstrual disorders. What to Expect A cotton ball is lit on fire and waved inside a glass cup. The heat of the fire pulls air out of the cup, thereby creating a vacuum. The cup is then quickly transferred onto the body where the underlying tissue is sucked upwards into the cup. Stagnations of blood, toxins, mucous, and energy are pulled to the surface, which allows them to be moved and dispelled. After the cups have been placed they are left on the body for 5-15 minutes. Bruising occurs on areas that are holding stagnations. The areas that have more stagnation will leave darker bruises than the areas that have less. These bruises are temporary and not harmful. They usually disappear altogether within 3-5 days.
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