Cupping

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Cupping therapy is a traditional Chinese and Middle Eastern practice that people use to treat a variety of conditions.

By forming a negative pressure using heat or vacuum pumps inside the cupping jars, the suction force is applied over acu-points or other parts of body surface. 

It is believed that through creating local congestion and blood stasis, cupping can help promote the flow of Qi and Blood in the meridians.including to help with pain, inflammation, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.

There will be some Cupping Marks after the treatment. The marks left by cupping are not bruises. The marks are the result of having internal unwanted toxins pulled up to the skin. skin should look normal again within 10 days.

Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new. It dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. One of the oldest medical textbooks in the world, the Ebers Papyrus, describes how the ancient Egyptians used cupping therapy in 1,550 B.C.

Several Olympic athletes, including swimmer Michael Phelps, have appeared in Rio with odd-looking circular marks on their bodies. These marks are the result of "cupping therapy," a traditional Chinese medicinal practice for muscle healing.