Cupping

Cupping is a traditional East Asian medical therapy that uses glass, plastic or bamboo jars attached to the surface of the skin by way of negative pressure (suction). Cupping therapy gently lifts and manipulates skin, muscle, and fascia to reduce muscular tension, pain, and inflammation.

In traditional East Asian medicine, cupping therapy is utilized to facilitate the free flow of qi and blood through the meridians, to dispel cold and damp from the body, and to reduce inflammation and pain. It may be used as complementary therapy to acupuncture in treating variety disharmonies.